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  • What does “end up spending a fortune” mean?
  • The police arrested the man …………………… he was acting in an aggressive manner.
    On the grounds that
    In vain
    In conjunction with
    With the exception of
  • What does “to get by on a shoestring budget” mean?
  • What does “to get off the beaten track” mean?
  • What does “to be in the lap of luxury” mean?
  • What does “enjoy being a culture vulture” mean?
  • What does “to have to rough it” mean?
  • Her pay rise was …………. 200€ per month.
    in the region of
    On the brink of
    On the verge of
    In conjunction with
  • To be honest, you should, …………………., bear some of the blame for making her upset.
    to some extent
    On the grounds of
    In vain
    With the exception of
  • The magazine is released ……………… a free subscription for a month.
    with the exception of
    On behalf of
    On the grounds that
    in conjunction with
  • All the players, ……………… Tyler and Joe, were available for the match
    In vain
    in the region of
    in conjunction with
    with the exception of
  • Sarah was ……………. finishing her essay when she realised she had deleted the document
    To some extent
    In conjunction with
    on the verge of
    On behalf of
  • The father spoke …………………. his sister who was sick in hospital.
    on behalf of
    With the exception of
    In the region of
    On the brink of
  • he begged ………….. as his wife had already decided to leave him.
    in vain
    On behalf of
    to some extent
  • The government was ……………. a huge crisis.
    on the brink of
    in the region of
    on the grounds of
    In vain
  • What does “to be able to chill out” mean?
  • What does “to get back to nature” mean?
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