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Revision of English-File Advanced Units 1-2

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I told a wh____ l__ because I didn't want to upset him.

a white lie - a lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person

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We tried to c____ the waiter's e__, but he just ignored us.

catch someone's eye - attract someone's attention by making eye contact with them.

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I woke up suddenly in the d____ of n____ - there was a noise downstairs.

the dead of night - the quietest, darkest part of the night

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He's a really nice guy - very d___ to e____.

be down to earth - with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic

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This printer is such a p____ in the n____; it never works.

pain in the neck - someone or something that is very annoying

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H___ on e____ could you spend $2,000 on a watch?

How on earth ... - an exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust

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I followed the instructions to the l______, but I still couldn't get the wi-fi to work.

follow instructions to the letter - you do exactly what you have been told to do, giving great attention to every detail

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Let's not focus on the details. We need to see the b_____ p______.

big/bigger picture - the most important facts about a situation and the effects of that situation on other things

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Jack's got his n____ to the gr______ revising for his exams.

keep nose to the grindstone - to do hard, continuous work

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I've got a g___ f_____ that this meeting is going to go badly.

gut feeling - an instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale

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She's been off / out of work for three days with the flu.

be off work

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I won't get that job; I don't have the qualifications / benefits.

qualifications

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He resiged before they could quit / sack him.

sack sb

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I'm hoping to get promoted / a rise to a more senior post.

get promoted

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I don't earn much, but it's a very rewarding / high-powered job.

rewarding

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Job-searching / Job-hunting can be really demoralizing.

job-haunting

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