Matching Pairs Guess the WordOnline version Guess the synonym of the word given from the picture provided. by Gloria Hidalgo-Machirant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DEAD-END ( Permitting no opportunity for progress or advancement: a dead-end job.) BUTTER SOMEONE UP (To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.) BLEND ( To combine (different elements) into a single entity: a career that blends medicine and engineering) BRAINWASH ( persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people") DEEP-ROOTED ( Firmly implanted; well-established: deep-rooted prejudices.) CHAT UP ( To talk informally with (someone), especially in a flirtatious manner) SEE EYE TO EYE (WITH SOMEONE) ON SOMETHING (be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question) BREAKTHROUGH (A major achievement or success that permits further progress, as in technology.) CARROT-AND-STICK ( Combining a promised reward with a threatened penalty: took a carrot-and-stick approach to the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.) BOMBARD ( to assail vigorously: bombarded me with questions) BUZZ (sound like the one that bees make) WORK AROUND THE CLOCK (work day and night) AIRTIGHT (excuse, alibi, social class, etc.) (without cracks or holes or weak points) CUTTING-EDGE ( in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "cutting-edge technology";)