She’s forever warning her husband about driving too fast, but he pays no attention. OFTEN No ……………………………………………………………………. her husband about driving too fast, he pays no attention.
MATTER HOW OFTEN // SHE WARNS
Don’t get too excited just yet, the final election results haven’t been confirmed. HOPES Don’t ………………………………………………………. just yet, the final election results haven’t been confirmed
GET YOUR HOPES // UP
I’m not sure but I think Chris was the last person to leave the office on Friday. KNOWLEDGE To ………………………………………………………., Chris was the last person to leave the office on Friday.
THE BEST // OF MY KNOWLEDGE,
She got her licence because her father helped her learn to drive. ASSISTANCE But …………………………………………………………………. passed her driving test.
FOR HER FATHER’S ASSISTANCE, // SHE WOULDN’T HAVE
If anyone finds out what the boss really said in the meeting, it could cause a big scandal. LIGHT If what the boss is rumoured to ………………………………………………………., it could cause a big scandal
HAVE SAID IN THE MEETING COMES // TO LIGHT,
It wasn’t Susan’s fault that the dog chewed your slipper. BLAME Susan’s …………………………………………………………….. your slipper.
NOT TO BLAME // FOR THE DOG CHEWING
He takes great satisfaction in being a great cook. PRIDES He ………………………………………………………. to cook.
PRIDES HIMSELF // ON HIS ABILITY
Thanks to Bob, we won the match. FOR Had………………………………………………………….. lost the match.
IT NOT BEEN FOR BOB // WE WOULD HAVE
They hadn’t planned on buying a new sofa before they bought it. SPUR They bought their new sofa ………………………………………………………. moment.
ON THE SPUR // OF THE
The band’s not going to play any more, so why don’t we leave? NOW We might …………………………………………………………… given their final encore.
AS WELL LEAVE // NOW THAT THE BAND HAVE
I don’t think I made a good impression on my new boss today. FOOT I think my boss and I might ………………………………………………………. today.
HAVE GOT/GOTTEN OFF // ON THE WRONG FOOT
My father persuaded me to learn another foreign language. TALKED It was ………………………………………………………………. another foreign language
MY FATHER WHO TALKED ME // INTO LEARNING
Many workers are finding it difficult to accept losing their jobs because of the recession. REDUNDANT Many workers are struggling to come ………………………………………………………. because of the recession.
TO TERMS WITH // BEING MADE REDUNDANT
1. I’ve been racking my brains to remember where I’ve seen that man before. FINGER Try as I ……………………………………………………….. where I’ve seen that man before.
MIGHT/MAY I CAN’T // PUT MY FINGER ON
I briefly saw John as he walked past the bedroom window. CAUGHT I ………………………………………………………. as he walked past the bedroom window
CAUGHT A GLIMPSE // OF JOHN
The company didn’t tell us anything about the staff cuts for several months. DARK We ………………………………………………………. about the staff cuts for several months.
WERE KEPT // IN THE DARK
He promised never to lie again. TRUTH He swore…………………………………………………………… now on
TO TELL THE TRUTH // FROM
My brother called me unexpectedly on Sunday night. BLUE On Sunday night, completely ………………………………………………………. my brother called me.
OUT OF // THE BLUE,
The sight of the finish line in the distance motivated the runners to continue. WONDERS Seeing the finish line ………………………………………………………. levels.
DID/WORKED WONDERS // FOR THE RUNNERS’ MOTIVATION
My host family on the exchange trip did everything they could to make me feel comfortable. STOPS My host family really pulled ………………………………………………………. ease.
OUT ALL THE STOPS // TO PUT ME AT
His logic proved to be irrefutable. ARGUMENT So ……………………………………………………………to refute it.
LOGICAL WAS HIS ARGUMENT // (THAT) IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE
Phil stopped being unrealistic when he lost his job. BROUGHT The ……………………………………………………………… Earth.
LOSS OF HIS JOB // BROUGHT PHIL DOWN TO
He looks a lot like his uncle Bill. RESEMBLANCE He ………………………………………………………. his uncle Bill.
BEARS A CLOSE/STRIKING // RESEMBLANCE TO
I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow. HEAD I ……………………………………………………………………… the plot of the book
COULDN’T MAKE // HEAD NOR TAIL OF
She emigrated immediately after gaining her degree. GRADUATED No ………………………………………………………………..abroad.
SOONER HAD SHE GRADUATED // THAN SHE MOVED/WENT
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