Grammar
He resigned from his job and felt better.
NO SOONER
No sooner did he resign from his job than he felt better.
The ball is in your court.
It's up to you to decide/act.
He wanted to be a zookeeper, but he ended ___ becoming a dental hygienist.
ENDED UP
DEEPEN
I need to deepen my knowledge into this subject.
There are more pros than cons. The pros _______ (NUMBER) the cons.
OUTNUMBER
I'm sorry I didn't appreciate more what she did for me.
WISH
I wish I had appreciated more what she had done for me.
a stone's throw
a short distance
We don't have any more flour. We've run ___ ___ it.
RUN OUT OF
LATTER
There are two kinds of TV shows: boring and interesting. I prefer the latter.
His _________ (JUST) as to why his did it was unsatisfactory.
JUSTIFICATION
It would have been a nice thing if you had bought her a birthday present.
OUGHT
You out to have bought her a birthday present.
the writing on the wall
an indication with points to impending dangers, misfortune or difficulty
I can't tell you the answer now. I'll get ___ ___ you later and let you know.
GET BACK TO
ONGOING
The ongoing debate about global warming.
His attitude impedes his progress.
It is a great ________ (HINDER) to any future achievemnts.
HINDRANCE
I don't care if you go there.
OBJECTON
I have no objection to your going there.
the run of the mill
average thing in kind or quality
She didn't want to do it, but they talked her ____ it.
TALKED HER INTO
TO SACK
He got sacked for always being late.
We didn't know what to say. We were left _______ (SPEAK) by their rudeness.
SPEECHLESS
The police had been arresting the demonstrators for 2 hours when we arrived.
ARRESTED
The demonstrators had been being arrested for 2 hours when we arrived.
a feather in one's cap
an accomplishment or achievement one can be proud of
I need to cut ___ ____ using social media since I use it too much.
CUT DOWN ON
UTTERLY
That's utterly ridiculous!
By losing the game, the team was ______ (HUMBLE) by their defeat.
HUMILIATED