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True Stories B2+ Lesson 19 revision

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  • I dislike attending meetings which last hours, but the conversations tend to ______ .
    go around in circles.
    reach wide of the mark.
    play devil's advocate.
    give Hobson's choices.
  • I know it's a huge amount of work, but ___________. I'm sure we'll manage.
    we should take a plunge
    it gives us Hobson's choice
    it has made a storm in a teacup
    many hands make light work
  • You cannot punish Fiona because she was rude to you. _____________
    Two wrongs don’t make a right.
    Take the plunge.
    It's no use crying over spilt milk.
    It's just a storm in a teacup.
  • The Olympic stadiums usually _____ after the closing ceremony. Hardly anyone uses them after the event.
    force us ride the gravy train
    become white elephants
    are wide of the mark
  • I think this is ___________ and there is nothing to worry about.
    a storm in a teacup
    Hobson's choice
    taking the plunge
    a white elephant
  • My brother ________ ever since he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world.
    had made many hands light work
    has had Hobson's choices
    has run around in circles
    has been riding the gravy train
  • If you want to get an engineering job after college then you need to move to the bigger cities. _____________ There are no jobs in small towns.
    You had to take the plunge.
    It is Hobson’s choice.
    It's no use crying over spilt milk.
    You just run around in circles.
  • If you have been thinking about investing your money into stocks, now could be the time ___________.
    solve this Hobson's choice
    to ride the gravy train
    buy a white elephant
    to take the plunge
  • The teacher often __________ with his students so that they could have an interesting discussion and look at other point of views.
    played devil’s advocate
    went around in circles
    gave Hobson's choice
    caused a storm in a teacup
  • Their estimates _____________. They were absolutely incorrect!
    made two wrongs right
    went around in circles
    were wide of the mark
    gave us Hobson's choice