When I want to give contrasting information to what I have just said.
15
What do these verbs have in common? REMEMBER / TRY / STOP / MEAN
Their meanings change depending on whether they're followed by an infinitive or a gerund,
25
Name 3 'weather' idioms.
under the weather / keep a weather eye on / make heavy weather of sth / fairweather friend /
15
4 'storm' idioms, please!
the calm before the storm / ride the storm / a storm in a teacup / a storm of protest...
20
When you can make the most of two different situations, you can have the best of _________ ________.
both worlds
15
When something happens suddenly it happens out of the _________.
blue
15
If you sit on the fence, what are you doing?
trying not to take sides or give an opinion
25
What does it mean if you're risk averse?
You don't like taking chances.
20
It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time. ESCAPING There is ______________ we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
no (way of) escaping the fact that
15
Try as she might to be punctual, Dolores ...... arrives late. (VARY)
invariably
15
She was melancholic, but he, in ____, rarely looked sad.
turn/contrast
25
Critics said the film would shock audiences, but I found it fairly ___________. OFFENCE
inoffensive
15
After all the work she's done, it's ___________ that she'll fail the test. CONCEPT
inconceivable
25
Her methods are ___________. She doesn't work like the rest of us. CONVENTION
unconventional
15
When would you describe someone as 'a nasty piece of work'?
