Plain

1. [Match]

See if you can pick up the underlying meanings of ‘plain’ here!

(Notes
A bobby on the beat is an ordinary, standard policeman who does the usual tasks for a policeman but nothing else beyond that.
A plain classroom teacher would be a teacher unsuited for or uninterested in promotion or managerial posts, who may have the skills for something ‘higher’ but still not be interested in posts other than the classroom job of teaching.
In a plain (or simple) fracture the bone is broken, but only the bone – as opposed to a compound fracture, where the cracked bone has cut through the area around the bone
a plain lie = an obvious lie, nothing but a lie
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Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. plain chocolate (correct)
• 2. a plain woman (correct)
• 3. the plain fact is …. (correct)
• 4. a plain bobby on the beat
  (correct)
• 5. plain paper (correct)
• 6. plain English (correct)
• 7. a plain envelope
  (correct)
• 8. plain yoghourt (correct)
• 9. a plain fracture (correct)
• 10. plain food (correct)
• 11. He’s keen on plain speaking.
  (correct)
• 12. in plain clothes (correct)
• 13. plain flour (correct)
• 14. a plain dress (correct)
• 15. plain sailing (correct)
• 16. plain stupid (correct)