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JULY 2010

PRINT & TEACH LESSON

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Quick Fix 192

Grammar Focus:

ex press ions wi th PU L L & P USH ; idi o ms

activity 1.

Complete the expressions below with either PUSH or PULL.

expressions
with

activity 2.

....... up the daisies

.......ing and shoving

....... ones punches

....... to the wall

....... ones socks up

....... strings

....... the rug from

under ones feet

....... something down

someones throats

....... someones leg

....... ones weight

....... ones luck

....... out all the stops

....... the envelope

....... the panic button

....... a fast one

....... someone over

the edge

....... the plug on

something

....... the boat out

at a .......

....... the wool over

someones eyes

Replace the italicised expressions with the expressions listed above. Passive voice needs to be used in some cases.

1. Some reality shows might be moving beyond the limit of

decency, but censoring them doesnt seem to be a good
idea.

12. Its not hard to imagine news organizations restraining their

criticism in order not to antagonize the hand that feeds
them.

2. A lot of people forced their way as everyone was trying to

get on the bus. (Start the sentence with There was a lot of ...)

13. The company will do nothing unless they have no choice

with the threat of losing customers.

3. Twitter tricked application developers when it announced

today that third-party ads will be banned from the service.

14. Her father used his influence for her to get the position.

4. Youll be fired if you dont make an effort.

5. Lets spend more money than usual and order two bottles
of the most expensive champagne!
6. I thought she knew I was playing a joke on her but she took
me seriously.
7. BP has made the greatest effort possible in order to spin
the horrendous oil disaster.
8. You didnt get caught last time, but dont take a risk
because you are too confident of success!
9. Ill be dead in my grave by the time this project is finished!
10. It appears that Apple has finally put an end to its popular
Get a Mac commercials starring John Hodgman as the PC
and Justin Long as the Mac.
11. I will have the presentation ready by Friday - with difficulty,
Thursday afternoon.

15. People are fed up with blatant marketing forced on them.

16. Our previous PR manager wasnt working as hard as
everyone else, so he had to go.
17. Its no use trying to hide your real intentions - I know
exactly whats going on.
18. The Italian team started with two disappointing draws but
their coach - Marcello Lippi refused to react to a situation
with fear and confusion and said he could draw on some
positives.
19. The Prime Minister was dependent upon Conservative
support, and when they decided to take support away from
him suddenly, he had to resign.
20. When Emily became pregnant with Chriss child, she started
to behave in a crazy way, abandoning all hope for the
future.