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Objective Proficiency Unit 1

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  • "After trying for so long, we finally _____ __ meeting Taylor Swift." (to finally be in a particular place or situation)
    ended up
  • What the hell does this mean??
    to become happy or make someone else happy
  • To end a relationship is to b____ __
    break up
  • "I had to ..... the money to be able to pay for the holiday."
    get in with
    catch up with
    bring about
    come up with
  • A phrasal verb that means "to accept eagerly".
    jump at
  • "I feel at ease now that 've finally s______ __ to my new."
    settled in = to become familiar with somewhere new and feel comfortable and happy there
  • Use one of these phrasal verbs to describe this GIF.
    chill out
    run out
    hang out
    bring about
  • What does the following mean? "I was (stuck) in a rut and couldn’t get out of it".
    too fixed in one particular type of job, activity, method, etc., and needing to change
  • "I think I should s___ __ to try and resolve the situation"
    step in = to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution
  • Suddenly and unexpected
    out of the blue
  • Use "track down" with this GIF.
    = to find after a long search
  • "All my studying ____ ___, I passed the exam!"
    paid off = it was successful
  • A phrasal verb that means to employ someone.
    take on (someone)
  • What does the following mean? "Happiness all *comes down to* money".
    If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most
  • "Spain is _____ _____ ____ . Services are getting worse and worse."
    going down hill
  • Use "build up" with this GIF
    = to cause something to increase or become greater
  • If you change your opinion or the way you feel about something, you...
    ring the changes
    have a change of mind
    have a change of heart
    change your heart
  • Cause to happen (choose one and use it in a sentence)
    pay off
    end up
    ring the changes
    bring about
  • to shock or upset someone very much, or to make someone very ill
    knock someone sideways
    trip someone over
    blow someone up
    pull someone in
  • "I'm so happy now! Moving here was a ______ for the ______ ." (an improvement)
    CHANGE for the BETTER
  • "Eating all those cookies began to _____ __ ____ him and started causing health issues."
    catch up with = it begins to cause problems for you
  • Use "cut back on" with this GIF
    eg: "He should cut back on the coffee" = to spend less, do less, or use less of something
  • To stay near a place or person, often for no reason: h___ a_____
    hang around
  • What is the meaning of "live beyond your means" ?
    to spend more money than you receive as income
  • Use "the rest is history" in a sentence.
    the rest is history = everything that happened since then is well known
  • To do something in a different way in order to make it more interesting
    ring the changes (on)
  • When something is likely to happen
    (be) on the cards
  • To assist = h_lp out
    hell to you!
  • "I tried to _____ the waiter's ___, so we could order" (to get someone's attention)
    catch *someone's* eye
  • "After all the careful planning, everything ____ into _____ ."
    fell into place = happened in a satisfactory way, without problems
  • Which of the following does NOT mean to make someone leave their job
    make someone redundant
    fire someone
    release someone of obligation
    let someone go
  • "I could never g__ __ ____ the cool kids at school" (to be or become popular with someone)
    get in with