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Do you usually FOLLOW recipes TO THE L___________ when you are cooking, or do you like to improvise?

FOLLOW S/TH TO THE LETTER

People who eat popcorn at the cinema irritate me B__________ BELIEF. I find it really distracting and annoying

BEYOND BELIEF

we have to F_______ this problem head-on and solve it as soon as possible.

FACE A PROBLEM

The health system needs investment, and the taxpayer will have to F______ THE BILL

FOOT THE BILL

When I'm reading in English I sometimes GET ST_________ on a word and have to look it up

GET STUCK

Beth bought her flat for N_______ TO NOTHING 15 years ago, but it's worth a fortune now.

NEXT TO NOTHING

Our weekend in Dublin was absolutely fantastic. We HAD A B__________!

HAVE A BLAST

Our boss is always full of big plans for the company, but he never F_________ THEM THROUGH.

FOLLOW S/TH THROUGH

The dress CAUGHT MY E_________ as soon as I walked into the shop. It was stunning!

CAUGHT MY EYE

The more you think about it, the worse it'll be. Just go with your G________ FEELING and see what happens

GUT FEELING

They say that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to GET YOUR T________ ROUND. The pronunciation is impossible.n

GET YOUR TONGUE ROUND

What's the name of that actor in The Imitation Game? His name's on the T______ OF MY TONGUE

TIP OF MY TONGUE

James and Pete are talking at CR_______ PURPOSES, which is why they didn't understand one another. They weren't even discussing the same thing.

CROSS PURPOSES

I got the W_______ END OF THE STICK - I thought she was criticizing me, but she was actually trying to help.

WRONG END OF THE STICK

It must be really difficult for surgeons to keep calm in a LIFE-OR-D__________ situation.

LIFE-OR-DEATH

Laura BROKE John's H_________ when she said she didn't want to marry him.

BROKE S/B'S HEART

Mark didn't really want to go to the theatre so he told a W_______ LIE and said he wasn't feeling very well

WHITE LIE

Whatever you do, keep calm and don't L_______ YOUR COOL. There's no point in getting angry with him.

LOSE YOUR COOL

Next door's dog's been barking for ages. It's really starting to DO MY H______ in.

DO MY HEAD IN

I'll definitely be coming to your party. I don't want to M______ OUT ON ALL THE FUN

MISS OUT ON ALL THE FUN

I can't M_______ UP MY MIND between the chocolate mousse and the apple tart.

MAKE UP MY MIND

My mind went completely BL__________ in the exam. I just didn't know what to write

IT WENT BLANK