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Collocations & idioms (ii)

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  • ODD ONE OUT: They've got a(n) _____ CHANCE to win the match tonight.
    inside
    slim
    fair
    slight
  • It was a night of dismal f____ for the athletes. They lost every game.
    failure
  • The employee became curious when his boss asked to ___ him in the conference room.
    talk with
    talk to
  • I saw Mother ____ Alfred on the phone. (I saw only a fragment of the whole conversation)
    telling to
    tell to
    speaking with
    speak with
  • My attempts to fish met with complete f_______. I didn't even get a catfish.
    failure
  • Wait a minute, I have to ___ you something.
    tell
    say
    talk
    speak
  • My wife hates when I interrupt as she ___ me.
    speaks with
    talks to
    talks with
    tells at
  • He is the gentlest person I know. He has a heart of _____.
    gold
  • He never _____ a finger around the house. He expects us to do everything!
    lifts
  • I'm sure he'll like some chocolates, he has such a s____ ____ !
    sweet tooth
    sweet teeth
  • The performance was an o___night success.
    overnight
  • I'll persuade my aunt to give me some money. She is a _____ touch.
    soft
  • Everything else that happened pales _____ insignificance beside that one event.
    into
  • Right now, I have a b____ desire for a cappuccino.
    burning
    boiling
    burying
    bowling
  • Odd one out: Her _____ AMBITION was to write a bestseller.
    lifelong
    heated
    secret
    greatest
  • The students were h_____ motivated to start the research.
    highly
  • He is not very sy____. When I was ill he didn't even phoned me.
    sympathetic
  • I have a b____ ambition to climb the Everest.
    burning
  • She comes across as aggressive, but she wouldn't _____ a fly.
    hurt
  • ODD ONE OUT: Her CHANCES of winning are _____
    light
    considerable
    fair
    even
  • She's still learning, but she can already speak it quite ___.
    well
    good
  • Odd one out: There's a _____ POSSIBILITY that this might happen.
    remote
    distinct
    Heavy
    strong
  • She is such a str__________ person. She's honest and open and says what she thinks.
    straightforward
  • He gets angry very easily. He has a ___ temper.
    quick
  • The government faces the d______ challenge of reducing poverty. (= Very difficult)
    daunting
  • We left home in the d____ of the night.
    dead
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