IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS 05

(Fill in the blank with ONE word only)

No Words Examples Notes
1 Act Simon is definitely guilty of cheating- the teacher caught him(………) the In
act.
2 Arm They are (………) in arms in the new management scheme. Up
3 Bite I know I bite off more than I can (……) when I decide to study two foreign Chew
languages.
4 Blame After a month-long investigation, the police still aren’t sure who to (………) the blame on. put
5 Blank My mind (………) blank when the official asked me my phone number. went
6 Blessing The break-in turned out to be a blessing in (………)since it made us more aware of disguise
insecurity.
7 Catch I’m amazed that this game ever catch (………). It’s so silly. On
8 Celebration They will hold a party (………) celebration of their son’s 18th birthday. In
9 Chance Such is the attraction of the festival that every tourist (………) a chance to enjoy it. Take
10 Charge My dad has gone abroad and the office is now (………) my charge. in
11 Chicken Don’t (………) your chickens before they are hatched. Count
12 Comparison Her second novel is less interesting in comparison (………) her first one. To
13 Confide I’d sooner confide (………) you than in my parents. In
14 Contact She managed to (………) contact with some people during the time she was Make
isolated .
15 Dawn When I saw the fire truck, it suddenly dawned (………) me that I’d left the oven on. On
16 Deadline You should start working on the report if you want to (………) Friday’s deadline. Meet
17 Distract The noisy music distracted the students (………) their test. From
18 Dream Finding the gorillas alive had been (………) his wildest dream. Beyond
19 Drop Drop (………) and see us if you ever come to Ho Chi Minh City. By
20 Effect The moment this drug (………) effect, you will feel better. takes
21 Egg I had egg on my (………) after I remembered the wrong day for her birthday party. on
22 End (………) the end, the police had suspected her for some time. In
23 End (………) the end of the broadcast, the TV station received a torrent of complaints . At
24 Exception Everyone has to hand in their assignments by noon, but in the case of Sam, I’ll(…)an Make
exception.
25 Fire Julia denied setting fire (………) the house/ setting the house (………) fire. To - on
26 Fraught Although the journey was fraught (………) danger, it turned out to be a rewarding with
experience.
27 Free If the items are not to your satisfaction, please (………) free to return them. Feel
28 Glimpse When the light was on, she was horrified to (………) a glimpse of cockroaches creeping Catch
around.
29 Go Without hard work, they will never (………) a go of their guesthouse. Make
30 Grain There isn’t a grain of (………) in his words. What a liar! truth
31 Ground If you are right, then (………) your ground. Don’t let him bully you into changing. Stand
32 Ground Their research into the causes of cancer promises to (………) new ground in the Break
field.
33 Hack It was Barry Pen who hacked(………) our company server and destroyed all files. Into
34 Impact It is undeniable that modern industry has impact (………) our life. On
35 Impulse If you act (………) impulse, you risk making mistakes. On
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36 Insure It is advisable to insure your house (………)theft and fire. Against
37 Joy When the candidates learned the satisfying results, they jumped (………) joy. For
38 Loan Investment banks (………) loans to businesses or individuals. Make
39 Look Frederick is such a talented artist that most critics look up (………) him. To
40 Measure Different measures have been (………) to help the homeless. Taken
41 Moon Had he won that scholarship, he would have been (………) the moon. Over
42 Mountain Don’t (………) a mountain out of a mole hill. It’s silly. Make
43 Notice Employees are advised to (………) notice of the changes in the company Take
policy.
44 Notice The test was given (………) short notice, so we all couldn’t finish it well. At
45 Nowhere Susan became so tired of city life that she decided to buy a house in the (………) of Middle
nowhere.
46 Opt Not many foreign students opt (………) home-stay because they prefer independence. For
47 Popularity Health food is now growing (………) popularity. In
48 Print The book your are looking for is (………) of print. Out
49 Production A ticket will be given to you (………) production of your ID card. On
50 Put His friends offered to put him (………)the nest time when he was in town. Up
51 Resign Unless you resign yourself (………) the task, you are bound to make To
mistakes.
52 Ride I’d rather you hadn’t taken me (………) a ride yesterday. For
53 Round No sooner had he (………) round to replying to her than he received another letter. Come
54 Search Wild animals sometimes come into the suburbs (………) search of food. In
55 Stand The company is famous for making sturdy clothes that can stand up (………) hard wear. To
56 Steam One way to let/ blow (………) steam after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise. Off
57 Terms Hurtful as the truth is, you have to come to terms(………) it. With
58 Time It’s just a (………) of time before a new manager is appointed. Matter
59 Track The researchers realized that they were (………) the wrong track and had to change. On
60 Trick After three days in the desert, his mind began to (………) tricks on him. Play
61 Visit I would rather you had paid a visit (………) your grandma when your were in town. To
62 Wide People come from (………) and wide to take part in peace demonstration. Far

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