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Idioms dealing with opinions and personal feelings.

can't stand, get cold feet, deep down, have second thoughts, go blank, feel guilty, figure out, be dying to, be kidding, get over

1. It's really difficult to _______ _____ what you mean if you don't explain yourself. 2. I'd like to apologize for last weekend. I _____ _______ about not having telephoned to say I wouldn't be able to come. 3. He ____ ________ ____ go to the Red Hot Chili Pepper's concert next week. 4. I just _____ ________ listening to him lecture. He is so boring! 5. They're not sure that they want to get married. I think they _____ ________ _____ ______. 6. He really did poorly on the test. When it came to take it, he _____ ________ and couldn't answer anything. 7. Jason is having a hard time _______ _______the death of his cat. 8. He must____ _______! He can't really mean what he says. 9. When you think really hard, you should always be able to know what you feel _____ ______. 10. Unfortunately, he _____ __________ ___________about the car he just bought. It seems that it doesn't get very good mileage.
Feel guilty: to feel bad about something you have done. Feel deep down: your true feelings about something. Can't stand: despise or hate something. Figure out: to understand after consideration Be dying to: be very eager or keen to do something. Have second thoughts: be unsure of something you have already done - very similar to get cold feet, only that, in this case, the action has already been completed. Be kidding: be joking, not serious. Get over: recover from an illness or very bad news. Go blank: not remember anything - happens often on tests! Get cold feet: become unsure about an important decision.

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