It’s pretty certain that the writing is on the wall / against the wall for the business. It hasn’t made any profit for three years now
on the wall
hopelessly / simply / vaguely - unacceptable
simply unacceptable
a particular area where a lot of affordable homes have been built together - sleepy village / housing estate / dormitory town
housing estate
painfully / perfectly / wildly - reasonable
perfectly reasonable
I really - agree with you. / don’t want to go to work today. / dirty that I didn’t want to eat there.
don’t want to go to work today.
The builders have been here for six weeks and the noise and dust are really writing on the wall / driving me up the wall now.
driving me up the wall
The town needs more green spaces for people to spend their free time in. (what)
What the town needs is more green spaces for people to spend their free time in.
deadly / painfully / wildly - slow
painfully slow
I don’t often have the time to take a lunch break. (rarely)
Rarely do I have the time to take a lunch break.
The soup is very nice, but I love the bread. (it)
The soup is very nice, but it’s the bread I love.
Tara has written 5,000 words for her essay, but now she’s hit a wall / gone to the wall and can’t seem to do any more.
hit a wall
I wonder what they talked about when they met. I’d love to have been a fly on the wall / a hole in the wall.
a fly on the wall
I explained the problem over and over again, but he wouldn’t listen. I just feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall / driving up against a brick wall.
banging my head against a brick wall
deadly / hopelessly / painfully - serious
deadly serious
Her design ideas are always a bit off the wall / on the wall. Sometimes they’re good, but usually they’re too far from what most people want.
off the wall
I like staying in a hotel when I’m on holiday. (do)
I do like staying in a hotel when I’m on holiday.
desperately / perfectly / simply - unlucky
desperately unlucky
a very large city with lots of life - dormitory town /leafy suburb / vibrant metropolis
vibrant metropolis
a residential area outside the city centre with green areas and parks - dormitory town / leafy suburb / vibrant metropolis
leafy suburb
I enjoyed visiting the new museum – the architecture was very striking. (did)
I did enjoy visiting the new museum – the architecture was very striking.
I don’t like the colour of that new office block. (thing)
The thing I don’t like is the colour of that new office block
Your suggestion sounds completely - difficult at the moment. / impossible. It won’t work. / agree with you.
impossible. It won’t work.
I found the architect’s talk very - dirty that I didn’t want to eat there. / informative / terrifying
informative
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