It was t. a. g. whether we would get to the airport in time.
touch and go
Paraphrasing: If the weather is unfavourable, do you have any [other suggestions to replace our original] plans?
alternative
There is a real need to raise consciousness about the influence of the media on our lives. Many of us are still largely ?? of the influence of the media on our lives and this needs to change.
unaware; unconscious;
Choose: I will have / am having caviar tonight – it’s already in my fridge!
am having
Explain: get by on a shoestring budget
(to travel) with very little money to spend
Paraphrase: Could you tell her my address if, by any chance, you see her. Should ...
Should you see her OR Should you happen to see her ...
My father never seemed to exhaust his supply of jokes. My father seemed to have an ?? supply of jokes.
inexhhaustible
Reports of unusual animal behaviour prior to the occurrence of earthquakes have been recorded in literature dating as (1) back as 1784. However, to (2) , there has been very little in-depth scientific research into the phenomenon.
(1) far (2) date
People often manage to advance their careers by ? the right people and telling them what they want to hear.
getting in with; rubbing shoulders with;
If something is o. t. c., it is likely to happen.
on the cards
Explain: get off the beaten track
to travel far away from the places that people usually visit.
Paraphrase: I wouldn’t have been able to afford to go to university except that my grandmother left me some money. But for...
But for my grandmother leaving me money ...
All these years I’m practising basketball, I’m trying to become a better player.
I've been practising, I've been trying or tried
What's wrong? Supposing they would have got married, wouldn’t the day have come when they got bored with each other?
they had got married
On his return to Canada, he finally f. t. m. and told his wife about his debts.
faced the music
Paraphrasing: That play I went to see last night was [trying something new] in its use of dialect.
experimental
Choose: He never does any work, I’m sure he’s going to get / he’s getting the sack.
he’s going to get
How much did you f. o. for your new shoes?
fork out