Idioms and expressions
When you do something "out of the blue"...
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
b) you're unable to stop doing something.
c) someone isn't listening.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
f) you're working hard.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
Name someone who has/had a way with words
_______ has/had a way with words.
Name someone who is /was good with his/her hands.
______ is/was good with his/her hands.
Adela ______ have a head for figures.
Adela does have a head for figures.
suggested / I / they / scenic / route. / the / take
I suggested they take the scenic route.
When you "put your nose to the grindstone,"...
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
b) you're unable to stop doing something.
c) someone isn't listening.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
f) your'e working hard.
f) you're working hard.
Name someone who has/had an ear for music.
______ has/had an ear for music.
Name someone who has/have/had a good intuitive sense.
______ has/have/had a good intuitive sense.
Aiko ______ ______ have an ear for music- she can't sing!
Aiko does not have an ear for music.
students / the / be / recommend / I / that / polite.
I recommend that the students be polite.
When you say "It's now or never,"...
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
b) you're unable to stop doing something.
c) someone isn't listening.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
f) your'e working hard.
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
Name someone who has/had a knack for soccer.
______ has/had a knack for soccer.
Name someone who has/had a head for figures.
______ has/had a head for figures.
Lailah ____ have an eye for detail
Leilah does have an eye for detail.
a / new / start / He / proposed / that / she / hobby.
He proposed that she start a new hobby.
When something "Goes in one ear and out the other,"...
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
b) you're unable to stop doing something.
c) someone isn't listening.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
f) your'e working hard.
c) someone isn't listening.
Name someone who has/had an eye for detail.
______ has/had an eye for detail.
Name someone who has/have/had a way with animals.
______ has/have/had a way with animals.
Felipe _____ have a good intuitive sense
Felipe does have a good intuitive sense.
citizens / taxes. / The / insists / that all / pay / government
The government insists that all citizens pay taxes.
When you have a "gut feeling,"...
a) it's the last opportunity to do something.
b) you're unable to stop doing something.
c) someone isn't listening.
d) you do it suddenly without warning.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
f) your'e working hard.
e) you have a strong sense about something.
Name someone who is mechanically inclined.
______ is mechanically inclined.
Name someone who has/have/had a way with children.
______ has/have/had a way with children.
My Grandpa Bob may have failed every math test he ever took, but he ______ have a knack for languages.
Bob may have failed every math test he ever took, but he did have a knack for languages.
imperative / students / It / to do / properly. / that / research /learn / is
It is imperative that students learn to do research properly.