Getting Down to Work
1. to postpone, to decide to do something later
2. to record in writing what someone is saying
1. put something off
2. put/write/take something down
1. to catch an illness
2. to recover from an illness
1. to pick something up
2. to get over something
1. to leave the ground and begin flying
2. to leave the hotel after paying the bill
1. take off
2. check out
1. Let' put our ___ ___ and make a plan.
2. I think the success has gone ___ her ___ .
1. heads together
2. gone to her head.
1. to eat very greedily and unpleasantly
2. to eat very little
3. to eat a lot
1. eat like a pig
2. eat like a bird
3. eat like a horse
1. to give something (e.g.homework) to somebody in authority (e.g. a teacher)
2. to distribute something (e.g. copies) to people (students)
1. hand something in
2. hand something out
1. to develop an interest in something and start doing it
2. to stop doing or using something (totally)
1. take something up
2. to cut something out
1. to walk round a place in order to see what it is like
2. to collect someone by car and give them a lift
1. look round
2. pick someone up
1. You cannot just ___ your ___ in the sand.
2. I'm afraid I don't have a ___ ___ for maths.
1. bury your head in the sand.
2. good head for maths.
Don't decide now - ___ ___ it and see how you feel in the morning.
1. sleep on it
1. to pass an exam but with a very low grade
2. read a text quickly in order to find information
1. scrape through (an exam)
2. look/read/go through (a text)
1. to increase in weight
2. to reduse something, to consume less of something
1. to put on weight
2. to cut down on something
1. to land after a flight
2. to drive someone where they want to go and leave them there
1. touch down
2. drop someone off
1. I didn't want to argue so I just ___ my___ and said nothing.
2. After some ___ ___ (at the beginning), our new system is now working well.
1. I just held/bit my tongue
2. teething troubles
a meal with all the types of food your body needs
square meal
idioms:
1. When you memorise something, you learn it by ___
2. When you do really well in an exam, you pass it with ___ ____.
1. heart
2. flying colours
1. to lose consiousness for a short time
2. to recover consiousness
1. pass out
2. come round
1. to begin a journey
2. to break one's journey for a short time
1. set off
2. stop off
1. If I cannot pronounce something, I cannot get my ___ ___ the word.
2. I don't want to ___ ___ your toes, but can I add something into your report?
1. get my tongue round
2. step/tread on your toes
1. Don't worry about it. Do not lose any ___ ___ it.
2. I went out like ___ ___ as soon as I went to bed
1. sleep over
2. a light
1. to reach the same standard or position as someone else (= to become as good as someone else)
2. finally to start work on something, usually difficult
1. catch up with someone
2. get down to something
Idioms:
1. If you feel completely well again, you feel as right ___ ___
2. How do you say that it's easy to talk about but difficult to do? That's ___ ___ than ___
1. ...as rain.
2. (That's) easier said than done.
idioms:
1. When something is in very short distance, it is just a stone's ___ ___.
2. Travelling gives you a lot of experience, people say that travel ___ the ___
1. It is just a stone's throw away.
2. Travel broadens the mind.
1. I don't know if he is to blame but they are all pointing ___ ___ at him.
2. How can you keep your ___ ___ the pulse if you never read or watch the news?
1. pointing the finger at him.
2. keep your finger on the pulse
1. Try not to ____ ____ _____ oil the night before an exam.
2. The meat is perfectly cooked - it's done ___ ___ ___
1. burn the midnigt oil
2. done to a turn