Unit 1
Her excuse didn't ______; no one believed it.
go down well
I can't simply ______ the money out of thin air.
conjure up
If you tell him the truth, you ______ hurting his feelings.
run the risk of
I let him ______ his moment of glory for a while longer.
bask in
I can just ______ on what my parents give me.
scrape by / get by
When will the new regulations ______?
come into force
Don't ______ the jungle without a guide.
venture into
Before the boys could flee, the police ______ them.
closed in on
They don't like my moustache and my long hair, they ______ me whenever they can.
get at
Medical bills forced her to ______ her savings.
dip into
He tries not to let business ______ his home life.
interfere with
The security men just ______ the background until they were needed.
melted into
We can't ______ living without a smartphone.
conceive of
Come on, ______! Where's your sense of humour?
lighten up
He had ______ credit card debts of thousands of dollars.
run up
A reporter can only write one story at a time, which I ______ preparing just one dish at a time.
liken to
Many benefits will ______ this discovery.
flow from
Your words ______ a refusal.
amount to
His dark past is beginning to ______ his shoulders.
weigh on
We had to ______ ten bucks to park near the stadium.
fork over
We anticipate that complaints will ______ at approximately 950 a year.
level off
These revelations should not ______ his achievements.
detract from
Regular exercise helps ______ heart disease.
guard against
He managed to ______ his attackers with a stick.
fend off
Some local businesses have offered to ______ the museum.
bail out