Share C2 Idioms - Key Word Transformation
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She got very jealous of my shoes when she saw them. // When she saw my shoes she was ____ (GREEN)
When she saw my shoes she was green with envy.
This flat is tiny! // This flat is too ____ in. (SWING)
This flat is too small to swing a cat in.
If you have a balanced diet, you won't have health problems. // An __________ doctor away. (KEEPS)
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
You're going to have a lot of trouble with that student. // You've __________ for you with that student. (CUT)
You've got your work cut out for you with that student
Unless your results improve, we will have to fire you. // Unless your results improve, we are __. (LET)
Unless your results improve, we are going to have to let you go.
You're lucky you avoided the consequences. // You really ____ (BULLET)
You really dodged a bullet.
He is extremely optimistic about his chances of getting the job. / He _______ (HIGH) of getting that job.
He has high hopes of getting that job.
I don't often manage to speak to my local representative. / _____________ the chance to talk to my representative. (RARELY)
Rarely do I get the chance to talk to my local representative.
This is the only possible time we can carry out the operation. / This is the only ______ we will have for the operation. (WINDOW)_
This is the only window of opportunity we will have for the operation.
