Cracking the word ‘Crack’

Introduction

Exercise 1

1. crack cocaine    

2. are you on crack?  

3. to crack    

4. tough nut to crack  

5. crack of dawn  

6. crack the code

7. you can’t make an omelette without cracking a few eggs

8. crack under pressure

9. crack somebody up

10. crack jokes

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Practise

Exercise 2

• I fell and … a bone in my arm. 🩼🦴

• We all … up at Josh's joke. 🤣

• Your students clearly don't respect you. I know you don't want to yell at them, but you can't make an omelette without … a few eggs. 🍳

• The surface of the road … in several places. 💔

• I … a few jokes to try to cheer everyone up. 😆

• He is addicted to … 💉

• She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to … 😣

• Our super-strict principal is a tough nut to …, so I hope Kate can convince her to let us host this event. 🤔

• Her voice … because of stress. 😓

• Stress and overwork are causing teachers to … ☹️

• You want me to find more money in the budget? Ha, there's a tough nut to …! 🤔

• He … the safe and took all the money. 🔓

• That comedian always … me up. 😄

• Several kilos of … were found in her luggage. 💉

• He was said to have … under the pressure and resigned. 😩

• Jill: Why do they have to tear down that beautiful old building to build an office park? Jane: You can't make an omelet without … eggs. 🍳

• We'll have to leave at the … of dawn. 🌇

• A stone hit the window and … the glass. 🏚️

Exercise 3

c… c…

t… n… to c…

c… of d…

a… you … c…?

c…

Clip analysis

Exercise 4