IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS 09

(Fill in the blank with ONE word only)

No Words Examples Notes
1 Bounce Investors believe earnings will bounce (……….) in the following year after the drop. Back
2 Bowel Bill: What have you done to my car? Where's the bumper? The side window is cracked! In
Bob: Calm down! Don't get your bowels (……….) an uproar!
3 Break We have been working hard. Let’s(……….) a break. Take
4 Breath Sally: Someone said that gasoline prices would go down. Bob: Oh, yeah? Don't (……….) your breath. Hold
5 Capitalize Sporting goods stores have managed to capitalize(……)emerging fitness trend. On
6 Career Jeremy gave up his office job to (……….) a career as a fitness trainer. Pursue
7 Ceremony Please help yourself to more. Don't (……….) on ceremony. Stand
8 Chair Tom: Well, hello, Bob! Bob: Hi, Tom. Pull (……….) a chair. Up
9 City Bill: I guess I'll go ahead and pay the tax bill. Bob: Might as well. You can't fight city (…….) Hall
10 Clock The students have been working (……….) the clock on their innovation. around
11 Comedy (……….) the comedy! We have work to do, or It's time you cut the crap and got to work. Cut
12 Compensate People sometimes choose partners who compensate(……….) their own shortcomings. For
13 Day Bill: Taxes keep going up and up. Bob: What do you expect in this day and (……….)? Age
14 Deal To (……….) the best deal on a new car, you need to know what a car is really worth. Get
15 Decision At 20 and obviously aging, Royce needs to (……….) a decision on his future very soon. Make
16 Disdain Instead of being delighted, she threw the invitation card on the floor (……….) disdain. With
17 Dispute Brian and Elise are having a dispute (……….) which radio station to play at work. Over
18 Edge I’ll be(……….) edge all day if I don’t have a cup of coffee when I wake up. On
19 Extinction Whale sharks are listed as (……….) to extinction. Close
20 Fit Experts say walking in one of the best ways for a person to (……….) fit and stay healthy. Keep
21 Foul Louis (……….) a second clear foul and was sent (……….). Comm
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off
22 Get Some people can get (……….) on/in/with very little money. By
23 Get Bill got (……….) with not doing his homework, but the teacher even didn’t notice. With
24 Go I'm (……….) a go at doing my own taxes this year to save on the cost of hiring an accountant. Havin
g
25 How Fred: Hey, man! How's (……….) you? John: Just fine, By
26 Hurt It doesn't hurt to (……….) a look at what you've done and see if it could be improved. Take
27 Knowledge To the (……….) of my knowledge, he never worked here. Best
28 Look Yolanda stopped at the mirror, looking (……….) her tear-stained face. Into
29 Make The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination to make (……….) the illness. Out
30 Manner Make sure you (……….) your manners while you are with your Aunt Josephine. Mind
31 Mind I can’t make (……….) my mind on which university to apply to after school. Up
32 Minute He told me to hold (……….) a minute while he fetched his jacket. On
33 Mistake It’s not his fault that you (……….) stupid mistakes. Made
34 Mood I like to go to the cinema when I am in the mood (……….) it. For
35 Nose (……….) your nose out of my personal affairs. Keep
36 Passport The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he doesn’t have a (……….) passport. Valid
37 Perspective Mary: What do you think of all this? Tom: (……….) my perspective, it is just terrible. In
38 Plug Bill: How are things going? Bob: I'm just plugging (……….). About/
along
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39 Point Rachel: Not to put too (……….) a point on it, Mary, but you're still acting a little Fine
rude to Tom. Mary: I'm sorry, but that's the way I feel.
40 Purpose Mary: Is the car washed now? John: (…) all intents and purposes, yes, but I didn't dry it yet. For
41 Rate A million pounds is the (…….) rate for an ordinary player in today’s game show. Going
42 Relation The EU would do well to break (……….) diplomatic relations with mentioned countries. Off
43 Road It's time to (……….) the road. I'll see you. Hit
44 Sentence The inmate was (……….) a life sentence for kidnapping. Servin
g
45 Shot Not (……….) a long shot did she complete the assignment. By
46 Shove I had better shove/ push (……….), or I will be late. Off
47 Smile John: You're a real pain in the neck. Bob: Smile(……….) you say that. When
48 Spend Fred: Dad, can I have a dollar? Father: Sure. Here. Don't spend it all in(……….) place. One
49 Stand Alice: (……….) where I stand, it appears that you're going to have to pay a lot of From
money to get this matter settled.
50 Steam You don’t need to be strict with them all time. They need to let (……….) steam, too. off
51 Sun Today is scorchingly hot in the (……….) sun of summer. Burnin
g
52 Sweat Leland enjoys working (……….) a sweat at the gym during her lunch hour. Up
53 System The rocket is ready to blast off—all systems are (……….). Go
54 Take I took (……….) literature when I was still quite young. Up
55 Terror In (……….) terror, Harry began to run now, without knowing where he was going. sheer
56 Time John: My watch says it's nearly midnight. How time (……)! Jane: Yes, it's late. We really must go. Flies
57 Time We really (……….) good time this morning since there was very little traffic here. Had
58 Train The criminal rate is said to be like a (……….) train – I’m so scared to live here. Freight
runaw
ay
59 Turn It’s quite certain that he will turn(……….) at the meeting late. Up
60 View Bob: (……….) my point of view, this looks like a very good deal. In

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