Prima wanted to blow the lid off the IUP 2018 secret scandal: all the IUP men had conspired together and decided to always go Dutch if they took any IUP women out for dinner (even if Rugimin did drop the ball once and treated his date by paying her share too; he thought he was just doing Rugiyem a good turn, and she certainly didn't need him to jump through hoops to prove himself to her). More than once, there were IUP women who jumped out of their skin when they suddenly realized their purses were empty with the Gadjah Wong waiter hovering expectantly having placed the exorbitant bill on the table. And there were some who felt a bit wet behind the ears about this new 21st century 'Men's Rights' dating protocol. There seemed to be a few of these men who thought allowing their date to pop out sheepishly to get cash from the ATM while he waited for her at the restaurant would pour oil on the troubled waters; little did they know, any chance of romance had bitten the dust. He might have thought he'd taken a good crack at wooing her heart, but she'd almost certainly then go into Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde mode: all smiles and see-you-next-times as they got into their taxis outside the restaurant, but she'd be cutting up photos of him into tiny bits with a scissors a little while later back at her boarding house. Prima wanted the world to know about all this. Oh well, I gave myself eight minutes to write this gripping stuff for you, ladies and gentlemen, and it's only taken me six; so I have made good time.
To blow the lid off something
A. to use force or violence to get something done
B. to reveal a secret or expose a scandalous situation
C. to accidentally stumble across something hidden or secret
D. to use explosives to open an oyster sauce bottle
To pour oil on troubled waters
A. to add pollution to a place that is already polluted
B. to cause a kitchen fire by throwing water on a flaming frying pan
C. to make a difficult situation worse or stir up a dispute between people
D. to try to calm a difficult situation or settle a dispute
To eat your own liver
A. to take control without authority
B. to eat as if incredibly hungry
C. to be angry and humiliated
D. to combine hobbies: self-surgery with cookery
To jump through hoops
A. to get past obstacles and challenges
B. to make excuses no one believes
C. to escape from an embarrassing
situation
D. to wear fried squid like an ankle chain
To have Dutch courage
A. to be pompous and bossy with hotel or restaurant staff
B. to pretend to be brave, to keep calm despite feeling fear
C. to be well armed, or have military strength
D. to be brave or rude because you are drunk on alcohol
To take a crack at
A. to criticize someone harshly
B. to try to do something difficult
C. to find something hilarious
D. to break a biscuit in half
To do someone a good turn
A. to help someone out without asking for anything in return
B. to change your mind after being persuaded by someone
C. to urge someone to be a better person
D. to reduce the volume on a hi-fi playing bad music
To drop the ball
A. to accidentally reveal a secret
B. to tell someone some bad news
C. to let down a team effort
D. to search for a pen in a drawer
To be a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A. to have a dark side
B. to be two faced or insincere
C. to have different sets of friends
D. to have a confusing business card
To make good time
A. to hold a party for friends
B. to use your spare time wisely
C. to stay after work to finish a task
D. to make good progress on a journey or arrive early
To bite the dust
A. to fall on one’s face (look foolish)
B. to die or fail
C. to reluctantly agree to something
D. to wave to a stranger by accident
To be wet behind the ears
A. to be very inexperienced
B. to hide your sadness after hearing bad news
C. to be extremely nervous
D. to lick your own ears with an extraordinarily long tongue
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