I didn't _____swimming in that water.
fancy
to stop thinking about work or problems and relax
Switch off
To have the opposite effect.
to backfire
A ____has broken out over smth , A _______blew up over, a blazing _____, family ___s, had a _____with
row
I was completely _____of the problem.
unaware
to start physically fighting
come to blows
To stop a bad habit.
to kick / break / ditch (a habit)
to feel ______, to be a little bit _____
down
Criticism just ________their confidence.
undermines
having no chance of success
it was hopeless
To avoid work.
to slack off
the ______ing costs of healthcare, to _____the war., to _____this issue.
escalate
My husband has ______to gardening now that he's retired.
taken
to say that someone has done something wrong
Point the finger of blame
To have a bad effect.
to take a toll on sb
a ___ with sb, a family _____, a _____over smth
quarrel
The team’s play is _____– winning one day and losing the next.
inconsistent
not enough in amount
insufficient
To stop early.
to nip in the bud
to feel/seem/be___, _______drivers/staff , _____in smth, to be _____ to recognize danger, young and ____
inexperienced