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Unit 2 - Housing - Phrasal Verbs & Idioms

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  • “If you ask me, by giving your son all that money, you’re really wasting money .”
    throwing money down the drain
  • “You should mind your own business before telling me what to do!”
    get your own house in order
  • Place your coat on that hook and come on in.
    Hang your coat up
  • Who is he spending time socially with these days?
    hanging out
  • “I think that salesman was deceiving us with all those promises.”
    leading us up the garden path
  • It's too wet to put our washed clothes on a rack outside to dry.
    hang out the washing
  • "They decided to go on holiday for a weekend in the mountains."
    get away
  • "When Johnny's dad found out that he'd been smoking cigarettes, he became very angry ,"
    hit the roof
  • “Let’s not take longer than necessary with this project—keep it simple and straight to the point.”
    go round the houses
  • “This plan is very safe . It can’t fail!”
    as safe as houses
  • “He went away for two weeks, but he missed his home too much.”
    he was terribly homesick
  • Her landlord has given her a week to leave the house.
    move out
  • “Unless we find another flat to rent, we won’t have anywhere to live in two months’ time!”
    have a roof over our heads
  • “Those two get on very well with each other.”
    get on like a house on fire
  • “It’s becoming more difficult for young people to manage to buy their first house .”
    to get a foot on the housing ladder
  • “They took really a lot of things when they went on holiday.”
    took everything but the kitchen sink
  • “Every family has a hidden and potentially embarrassing secret.“
    a skeleton in the closet
  • “I wouldn’t give space in my house to that lamp. It’s horrible!”
    give house room to that lamp
  • He cleaned his mug and put it back on the shelf.
    washed up
  • “She’s going to have to sit down and hear some uncomfortable facts .”
    home truths
  • “He really emphasized the importance of teamwork during today’s meeting.”
    rammed home
  • “Make yourself comfortable! Can I get you a drink?”
    Make yourself at home
  • "They started living in a new apartment downtown".
    moved into
  • "After weeks of hard work, the project is finally finished, and we've successfully completed it ."
    we're home and dry
  • “With the teenagers at home during the holidays, they’ll eat a great deal!”
    eat you out of house and home
  • "After years of traveling, he finally decided to live a more stable life and buy a house in his hometown."
    settle down
  • “She has this unrealistic idea of sailing around the world. She’s having impossible dreams.”
    is building castles in the air again
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