Question

Instructions as above

1. You've really made a name / title / place for yourself, haven't you? (to become well known, famous and / or respected)

2. Have you seen his house? It's out of this planet / earth / world. (extremely good, wonderful, etc.)

3. He knew I was friendly with his boss, and asked me to pull a few legs / strings / ropes for him. (to use your influence with somebody in order to get something)

4. Donna played / did / went hooky again today; that's the third lecture she's missed this week. (to miss a lesson, class, etc., for no good reason)

5. My bank account's in the black / red / pink again. (to owe money to the bank because you've spent too much)

6. I've completed three out of my five essays already. So far, so good / fine / acceptable. (until now, everything is going well)

7. I'm really angry with Jerry. It's time I had it in / out / over with him. (to tell somebody you are angry with them, and explain why)

8. His theories broke fresh earth / ground / land and changed the way people thought about science. (to do something original or innovative)

9. He said that he had missed his lecture because he had to visit a sick relative, but I don't really think he was on the air/ ground / level. (being honest and telling the truth)

10. It wasn't my fault! Why am I always the one to carry the can / tin / box? (being the person who is considered responsible for something that has gone wrong)

11. University life can seem strange at first, but my advice is to go with the snow / flow / glow and see what happens. (to do what seems the easiest thing in a particular situation)

12. I thought my last essay was really good, so old Professor Clack really rained on my show / carnival / parade when he told me he thought it was terrible. (to spoil something or make it much less enjoyable)

13. The Dean has told me that unless I turn over a new leaf / book / paper, I might be asked to leave the course. (to change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit)

14. There are some good restaurants nearby that won't bankrupt / break / rob the bank. (not expensive)

15. I can't talk to you now, I'm afraid. I'm running / walking / jumping a bit late. (to be slightly later than normal)

16. He can be a bit unfriendly, but by and big / large / huge he's OK. (generally)

17. All right, everyone. We've achieved a lot in the last hour or so. Let's take three / four / five. (to have a short break)

18. I don't know exactly what he's up to, but my fifth / sixth / seventh sense tells me he trying to get out of doing his assignment. (a special ability to feel things that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste)

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. name
2. world
3. strings
4. played
5. red
6. good
7. out
8. ground
9. level
10. can
11. flow
12. parade
13. leaf
14. break
15. running
16. large
17. five
18. sixth