IDIOMS
To think outside the .............
It means to come up with creative / unusual ideas.
BOX
Use a phrasal verb to rephrase this:
He suddenly had a wonderful idea.
He suddenly came up with a wonderful idea.
"It's not clear to me what you mean .... "hybrid work".
BY
"I don't remember anything about my presentation last year. You've put me on the ............ there!"
SPOT
Polite or rude?
"You’ve been ignoring me."
RUDE
To get back on ...........
It means to find the path to success again
TRACK
Use a phrasal verb to rephrase this:
I'm trying to understand why he left the company.
I'm trying to figure out why he left the company.
"What did you .......... in mind"?
HAVE
"Yeah, looks good to me. I'd say you're on the right .............."
TRACK
Polite or rude?
"The least you could do is take some time to read my emails."
RUDE
To stay ahead of the ............
It means to keep in front of the competition
Use a phrasal to rephrase this:
We were talking about some ideas in the brainstorming meeting for the design of the book's cover
BOUNCING AROUND
"We told the supervisor we wanted something along the ............... of what other IT companies are doing".
LINES
Mark: Could you give me an estimate?
Anna: I'd say there are ....................... 60 students in most classes.
AROUND, ABOUT, APPROXIMATELY
Polite or rude?
"I'm not sure how to respond, since at the meeting last
week you told us that you didn't need any extra
help"
POLITE
to come to .............
It means to be done.
FRUITION
Use a phrasal to rephrase this:
She discovered a great idea that saved the company.
HIT ON
"I would ................ thought it would be possible to offer our employees new perks."
HAVE
Anna: Once again, there's no clear....... answer. It's the kind of place students choose if they want to study non-traditional subjects.
CUT
Polite or rude?
"I just wanted to check with you to see how things are going with that replacement item we provided"
POLITE
To fall by the .................
It means to fail to make it
WAYSIDE
Use a phrasal to rephrase this:
We're using the hybrid system this year to see how it works for our company.
TRYING OUT
Use the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:
"I can't help.................... (wonder) how this could work in practice."
WONDERING
Mark: How many students are at your university?
Anna: Well, I ....... be exact. I'd say there are ...... 5,000 students.
Mark: That's close .......... for me.
Anna: Some courses have a large number of students, others not so ..........
CAN'T - ABOUT/AROUND/APPROXIMATELY - ENOUGH - MANY
Which word is more positive?
comment - complaint
problem - issue -
the lack of - the number of
the large number of - too many
inconvenience- trouble
COMMENT - ISSUE - THE NUMBER OF - THE LARGE NUMBER OF - INCONVENIENCE