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  • You'll need to work harder to stand ____ _______ ___ passing the maths exam.
    a/any chance of
  • What word completes this idiom? The ______ of the pudding is in the eating.
    proof (said to mean that you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used, or experienced it)
  • Rephrase this using a participle clause- Tabernas, which is Europe's only desert, is located in Almeria.
    Located in Almeria, Tabernas is Europe's only desert
  • Rephrase this using a participle clause- We stopped for a rest because we were feeling tired
    Feeling tired, we stopped for a rest.
  • Sorry I'm late. I was watching TV and completely _____ track of time.
    lost
  • How do describe someone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems?
    A fair-weather friend
  • ____________ repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
    despite
  • It's high time you ______ ___ for yourself!
    stood up
  • I'm not too sure at the moment but I'll keep you _______.
    posted
  • Coming from a small, close-_____ community, he found the hustle and bustle of the city a bit overwhelming.
    close-knit
  • Do you like to_____ ___ _____ current affairs?
    keep up with
  • They _________ out £3,000 on a holiday
    splashed
  • He must be about 60, _____________ his wife looks about 30.
    whereas
  • They __________ out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
    backed/pulled
  • His wife _________ him out after finding out he'd cheated on her.
    kicked (or chucked/threw)
  • Rephrase this using a participle clause- "we bought our tickets and then boarded the ferry"
    Having bought our tickets, we boarded the ferry
  • "I regret saying that" Sara told me she wished ......
    (that) she hadn't said that/it
  • People flocked to the shop on the first day and we sold ___ ___ the T-shirts in the first couple of hours.
    out of
  • She apologised profusely ___ _______ to leave at 3.30 p.m
    for having
  • __________ to all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend.
    contrary
  • We've had to ______ down our plans due to coronavirus.
    scale