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When I'm reading in English I sometimes GET ST_________ on a word and have to look it up

GET STUCK

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Do you usually FOLLOW recipes TO THE L___________ when you are cooking, or do you like to improvise?

FOLLOW S/TH TO THE LETTER

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The dress CAUGHT MY E_________ as soon as I walked into the shop. It was stunning!

CAUGHT MY EYE

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we have to F_______ this problem head-on and solve it as soon as possible.

FACE A PROBLEM

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The more you think about it, the worse it'll be. Just go with your G________ FEELING and see what happens

GUT FEELING

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Mark didn't really want to go to the theatre so he told a W_______ LIE and said he wasn't feeling very well

WHITE LIE

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Laura BROKE John's H_________ when she said she didn't want to marry him.

BROKE S/B'S HEART

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My mind went completely BL__________ in the exam. I just didn't know what to write

IT WENT BLANK

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Next door's dog's been barking for ages. It's really starting to DO MY H______ in.

DO MY HEAD IN

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It must be really difficult for surgeons to keep calm in a LIFE-OR-D__________ situation.

LIFE-OR-DEATH

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What's the name of that actor in The Imitation Game? His name's on the T______ OF MY TONGUE

TIP OF MY TONGUE

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I got the W_______ END OF THE STICK - I thought she was criticizing me, but she was actually trying to help.

WRONG END OF THE STICK

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They say that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to GET YOUR T________ ROUND. The pronunciation is impossible.n

GET YOUR TONGUE ROUND

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James and Pete are talking at CR_______ PURPOSES, which is why they didn't understand one another. They weren't even discussing the same thing.

CROSS PURPOSES

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Our boss is always full of big plans for the company, but he never F_________ THEM THROUGH.

FOLLOW S/TH THROUGH

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The health system needs investment, and the taxpayer will have to F______ THE BILL

FOOT THE BILL

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