They made the screen smaller and even increased the price! BUMP - Not..............the price, but they also made the screen smaller.
only did they bump up
I finally learned some Japanese after I had stayed in the country for a year! PICK - Only after staying in Japan for a year, ................... Japanese.
did I pick up
idiom: talk about your work when you're not working
to talk shop
synonym: empathy
sympathy
We'll go for a walk when it stops raining. UP - When the ............., we'll go for a walk
rain lets up
synonym: possibilities, chances
the odds
unexpected phone calls or visits by someone trying to sell you something.
COLD CALLS
the act of using celebrities to support a brand name
celebrity endorsement
an advertisement on a website
A BANNER
large advertisements in an outside public place.
BILLBOARDS
synonym: mean/ungenerous
stingy
We agreed to share the cost of my birthday lunch. GO - We decided .................for my birthday
TO GO DUTCH
Although his alibi was convicing, his dad didn't believe him. COOKED - Although he ...................explanation, his dad didn't believe him.
COOKED UP A CONVINCING
He hadn't studied for the exam but still got a 5. THROUGH - He managed ....................the exam although he hadn't studied.
TO SCRAPE THROUGH
You're in touble treating Katie like this. THIN -You are ......................... treating Katie like this.
WALKING ON THIN ICE
to miss school without permission
to play truant
