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