Idioms
what does *green with envy* mean
Very jealous
This modal expresses ability in the present.
Can
The cat is ___ the table. ( in, under) Choose one of them
Under
I ___ (eat) breakfast at 7 a.m. every day.
Eat
The opposite of “hot”.
Cold
*to shake a leg* means ????
to hurry up
This modal expresses obligation or necessity.
Must
I will meet you ___ the park.
At
By next year, I ___ (finish) this book.
Will have finished
A device used to measure temperature.
Thermometer
*to go downhill* meanng?
to go down in numbers, get worse
This modal expresses possibility.
May or might
She has been studying English ___ five years.
For
She said she ___ (go) to the party, but she didn’t.
Would go
What does ensure mean ?
To make sure that smth is true or happens
*to smell a rat* meaning ?
to think there may be Smith wrong
This modal is used for polite requests.
could or would
He ran ___ the street quickly.
Across
We ___ (study) for three hours when he arrived.
Had been studying
what does gap year mean?
a break of usually one year taken by a student between finishing high school and starting college or university
*Forty winks* meaning ?
short nap
This modal expresses deduction about the past.
Must have
They were disappointed ___ the results.
With
If I ___ (know) about the exam, I would have studied harder.
Had known
what does *to have an eye on smth* mean?
to watch something carefully