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True Stories C1 Lesson 30
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That extra sparkle on the design is unnecessary—it’s just ________.
 
gilding the lily
 
testing your mettle
 
throwing the baby out
 
keeping a stiff upper lip
They knew the situation was hopeless, but they decided to ________ and not complain.
 
keep a stiff upper lip
 
feather their nest
 
gild the lily
 
come down to the wire
We’ve already cancelled most of our project—let’s not ________ now and get rid of the useful parts too.
 
throw the baby out with the bathwater
 
come a cropper
 
test our mettle
 
take the day by storm
The new influencer trend was silly, but thousands ________ and started doing it too.
 
jumped on the bandwagon
 
ran on a shoestring
 
were right up their street
 
tested my mettle
He saw his colleague pretending to be friendly, but he knew he was dealing with ________.
 
a snake in the grass
 
a cropper
 
a shoestring
 
a slik purse
The director likes to ________ even on the smallest decisions—he never delegates anything.
 
call the shots
 
keep a stiff upper lip
 
gild the lily
 
make silk purses
The marketing campaign was already ________ and making a progress when the CEO decided to change everything. Everybody had to stop
 
in full swing
 
on a shoestring
 
down to the wire
 
like turkeys voting for Christmas
I’m not surprised she applied for the art teacher's position—it’s ________. It's in her blood.
 
right up her street
 
a snake in the grass
 
throwing the baby out with the bathwater
 
keeping a stiff upper lip
He's only working so hard at that charity because he wants to ________ when no one's looking.
 
feather his nest
 
test his mettle
 
jump on the bandwagon
 
go down to the wire
She didn’t just win the competition—she ________, impressing both the judges and the audience.
 
took the day by storm
 
threw the baby out with the bathwater
 
came a cropper
 
ran on the shoestring
The film was made with almost no money; they managed to ________ from donations and volunteer work.
 
run on a shoestring
 
take the day by storm
 
keep a stiff upper lip
 
gild the lily
You can’t expect a rusty old bike to win a race—you know what they say, ________.
 
you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
 
gild the lily
 
try to call the shots
 
come the cropper
I nearly failed the course—I passed the final exam ________.
 
by the skin of my teeth
 
to test my mettle
 
on a shoestring
 
by jumping on a bandwagon
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