Matt and Glenda have decided to ______ their engagement. (end suddenly)
break off
The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to ________. (begin suddenly)
break out
I was surprised when the old man suddenly _______ song. (suddenly start doing)
break into
Stella ______ when the police told her about her husband's accident. (lose control)
broke down
Fred joined the course to _______ his maths skills. (improve)
brush up on
They _______ the enemy's ammunition dump. (explode)
blew up
These figures ______ the fact that more children are becoming obese nowadays. (support)
bear out
Not everything about my job is good, but _______, I enjoy it. (on the whole)
by and large
My cousin turned up ______ on Christmas Day. (suddenly and unexpected)
out of the blue
I had the ______ of using apricots instead of dates, and the cake was delicious. (sudden clever idea)
brainwave
I miss when we were young and _______ . (full of energy)
full of beans
Politicians make and break so many promises that it's no wonder the public are _____. (fed up)
browned off
I don't think I'll come to the party on Saturday—I'm __ Jenny's _______ at the moment. (have fallen out of favour)
in Jenny's black books
Her husband thinks she's under suspicion, but I'm sure he's _______. (follow a mistaken idea)
barking up the wrong tree
