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Vocabulary and Grammar for quiz help out

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1. Idioms
pay off
ring the changes
run out
out of the blue
settle in
fall into place
take on
go downhill
track down
to be on the cards
turn up
the rest is history
bring about
off the beaten track
fork out
chill out
to set out
to rough it
to take on
spend a fortune
to look into / to check out
on a shoestring budget
to follow up
culture vulture
to stand out
in the lap of luxury
to find out
get smb’s goat
to try out
carried away
to point out
run wild
to put up with
elbow people aside
to back down
face the music
foot the bill
4. Collocations
shoulder the burden
frequent – recurrent
stomach the idea
self-contained – independent
toe the line
seasoned – practiced
the icing on the cake
intrepid – heroic
have a lot on the plate
fatigued – weary
put all your eggs in one basket
judicious – discerning
have bigger fish to fry
inveterate – habitual
sweeten the pill
unguarded – unwary
take something with a pinch of salt
spill the beans
sell like hot cakes
Collocations with
get egg on your face
savour
eat humble pie
consume
devour
2. Phrases relish
make redundant swallow
meet ”Mr Right”
step in for someone
pretty hefty 5. Words and phrases
on a tight budget give and take
dead set on smth time and again
in line with high and dry
fame and fortune
3. Phrasal verbs black and white
break up thick and thin
touch and go
catch up with
first and foremost
cheer smb up
flesh and blood
come up with
life and soul
cut back on implements
end up inventory
hang around effeminacy
scooping
fastidious
transgression
in place
proliferate
in transition
in vogue
infuriating
spoon-fed
be on a knife-edge
copper-plated
silver-plated
chrome-plated
gold-plated
foil-wrapped
sugar-coated
fat-free
vitamin-rich
vanilla-flavoured
flesh-eating
beer-swilling
blood-sucking
oven-proof
foolproof
tamper-proof
clown-like
doll-like
owl-like

6. Homophones

7. Conditionals

8. Future

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