CPE Expressions

I went all the way across town and they didn't even have it in stock! It was a wasted JOURNEY / TIME / TRIP.

The politician backed DOWN / THROUGH / UP as soon as the interviewer challenged his assertion.

The airline has announced cheaper round FLIGHT / ROUTE / TRIP tickets between Denver and Los Angeles.

The class' enthusiasm for grammar practice activities knew no BOUNDARIES / BOUNDS / LIMITS.

They've just bought a run-DOWN / -IN / -UP house nearby: they call it a "fixer upper".

After a difficult period for this project, I realised that I needed to step BACK / DOWN / UP and reevaluate our priorities.

You have to keep you HEAD / MIND / WITS about you driving in Roma, the roads are dangerous and chaotic.

She tried to save FACE / HEAD / MIND by saying that the bill had never arrived and that she would pay it immediately.

My boss is so awful, I'd love to give him a piece of my BRAIN / MIND / WITS.

I've been COMBING / RACKING / SEARCHING my brains all day and I still can't remember the name of Rob's sister.

We were told not to bring any IN- / NON- / UN-essential items on the safari.

In the north of Italy, beautiful secluded beaches can be found off the beaten ROUTE / TRACK / WAY

My sister gets JOURNEY / MOVEMENT / TRAVEL sickness whenever she sits in the back seat of the car

The government has promised to crack DOWN / THROUGH / UP hard on teenage delinquency.

Jorge lives in the back of BEYOND / NOWHERE / STICKS in a mountain village.

We mustn't JUMP / LEAP / SPRING to conclusions, Leo kept on saying.

Thankfully, her condition is improving by HOPS / JUMPS / LEAPS and bounds.

The traffic in this city never lets DOWN / THROUGH / UP, even at night.

'I've got a really sore throat' he CHIRPED / CROAKED / GROWLED