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CPE Idioms quiz

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    What idiom goes in the gap?
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  • The mobile phone contract looks like a good deal, but it comes __________________
    With strings attached
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  • I really need a coffee to ____________________ in the morning, otherwise I'm a complete mess.
    Get into gear
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  • Losing his job was _______________________ for Colin, and he decided to return to his hometown.
    The final nail in the coffin
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  • It was bad that Stacy broke up with her boyfriend, but Lauren really _________________ when she started dating him so soon.
    Twisted the knife
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  • After 2 years of research, the university ran out of funding and the project went __________________.
    Down the tube.
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  • Success comes from team work. All it takes is a _______________________ and the whole group can fail.
    Weak link in the chain
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  • I think we ______________________ somewhere. I said "Venice", not "Vienna".
    got our wires crossed
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  • After a bad day at work, and walking home in the rain, I was ready to ______________ the moment I walked in the door.
    blow a fuse
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  • Let's just ____________________________: Jake is a liar and he always will be.
    call a spade a spade
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  • The opposition has really ____________________. They will never get the votes they need now.
    shot the bolt
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