definitions
to show what one is really like; to reveal one's real nature or character (especially unpleasant)
show one's true colours
Reporters kept trying to ___ into her personal life.
prying
Can you fix a mistake?
If you were really in love with me, you would propose already.
If you were really in love with me, you would've proposed already.
complete the collocations with one word:
... values / idea / principles
core
this expression is used to talk about a process or habit that is difficult to stop and which will develop into something extremely bad
a slippery slope
something, especially a fact or piece of news, that is unpleasant or difficult but which is unavoidable or must be accepted
a tough pill to swallow
We have our __ and ___ like all couples.
ups and downs
Can you fix a mistake?
If she'd had enough savings, she'd have something to fall back on when she was made redundant.
If she (had) had enough savings, she would've had something to fall back on when she was made redundant.
complete with one word:
... problems / barriers / difficulties / obstacles
insurmountable
to be very careful not to offend or upset someone
to walk on eggshells
to be as good as someone expects you to be
to live up to / measure up to
Peter was painfully aware of his own ___, the biggest of them being stammering whenever he was intimidated.
shortcomings
Open the brackets:
They (not/click) immediately with her new coworker, if he (not/be) quite an affable, open-minded guy.
They wouldn't have clicked immediately with her new coworker, if he weren't quite an affable, open-minded guy.
complete a phrase (minimum 3 words)
... topic
the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept
the last straw
a necessary part of an event or experience which cannot be avoided
part and parcel
Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to _______ the economy.
Open the brackets:
If you (not/blurt out) that comment on her dress, you (not/open a can of worms). We're all at tense now because of you!
If you hadn't blurted out that comment on her dress, you wouldn't have opened a can of worms. We're all at tense now because of you!
what can we 'carve out'? suggest 2 ideas
time, a niche / a career
to cause trouble or controversy, esp deliberately
to stir the pot
something that requires or involves little or no mental effort; something so simple or obvious that you do not need to think much about it
a no-brainer
It is a ______ of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.
tenet
Complete a sentence with a mixed conditional:
If I were a billionaire's child ...
your idea
choose the odd one out:
align with federal standards
align with my core values
align with the goals
align with the opinion
'align with the opinion' isn't a standard collocation
translate the expressions:
далек от (идеального)
ничто не сравнится с ...
не что иное, как...
far from
nothing beats
nothing short of