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English 4th year Review

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  • To receive the firing or discharge of a weapon.
    get shot
  • "We bailed on that reality". Explain BAIL ON
    to abandon
  • Touching these keys ....the computer screen light up (make-generate-enable)
    make
  • Are you nuts? Do you think I’d buy this ---- car? If I bought it, it’d cost me a fortune to repair!
    beat-up
  • Come closer and have a look at the …..of galaxies in this photograph. (a group of)
    cluster
  • his sealed door won't .... the water to come into the basement (let - allow)
    allow
  • to break it to someone (give example)
    to give you the bad news, to give you the heads up
  • The humidity sensor .... the robot getting wet (makes - stops - allows)
    stops
  • If you find it impossible to get out of a situation or relationship, it means you are …….. (this expression is used to refer to addictions, too).
    to be unable to quit
  • Complete the phrase and give our example: "You don't know the ............."
    the half of it
  • The hydroelectric plant needs to.... more electricity (generate - make - cause)
    generate
  • The sensor, located at the robot’s feet, ....it to walk back (makes - enables - lets)
    enables
  • A beep in the machine ..... it to stop (CAUSES-LETS-MAKES?)
    causes
  • Define or give an example of "I'm in awe"
    to be utterly surprised by something, in a good way.
  • “I don’t wanna overstep my bounds” give example with "overstep..."
    to go above the line
  • The quarantine .....the virus from spreading (stopped - prevented - allowed)
    prevented
  • To introduce somebody to a new notion or new piece of information, usually used ironically.
    Clue someone in
  • right off the get-go (define and give example)
    right from the beginning, from the very first moment.
  • " to be into something" means...
    to really like something
  • To be persuaded usually by means of violence or strong cohesion.
    to be roped into sth.
  • Example with "a figure of speech"
    a way of saying
  • The robot can .... the bicycle crashing (stop - avoid - allow)
    avoid
  • To fail or to go bankrupt, especially referring to a business or company.
    to go belly up
  • “all” , “each” or “every”? "I practice martial arts ---- two days."
    every
  • The criminals were caught crossing the border as they were attempting to …. imported whisky.
    smuggle
  • To be involved in a difficult situation that you cannot get out of. This situation has started a while ago and has gotten worse with time, but now it's too late to get out!
    to be in over one's head
  • Somebody who breaks the law and has gradually become unaffected by extreme situations.
    a hardened criminal
  • The engine turbo ....the car reach full speed (permits - makes - lets)
    lets
  • To regard something with a great amount of seriousness or gravity.
    not to say sth. lightly
  • Get your S*** together - Define and exemplifly
    Put it in a backpack!