Idioms Hand/Skin/Bone
The surgeon disapproved of the hospital's decision to end the programme and she ______________ it on Real Time last night, criticizing the administration's failure to provide a better service to patients.
Made no bones about it
Tina was really ill and resorted to experimental drugs in an attempt to _______________ her health.
A. Alter
B. Restore
C. Reverse
B. Restore
I'm in love with my best friend, but she isn't interested in me.
loyalty, rejection, disaffection, associations, rapport, marginalization, attachment, isolation
rejection
'I am a deeply superficial person'
oxymoron, rhetorical question, imagery, personification, repetition
oxymoron
Thomas knew a lot about his ancestors because he ______________ his family history for over a year.
travel, redecorate, write, arrive, research, rent, buy
had been researching
After completing the extremely arduous 220-mile trek from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp, the members of the team had lost so much weight that they were just __________________
all skin and bones
After his release from prison, Sam couldn't find a job and soon _____________ a life of crime.
A. transformed into
B. improved
C. reverted to
C. reverted to
I used to believe in this cause, but I don't feel strongly about it anymore
loyalty, rejection, disaffection, associations, rapport, marginalization, attachment, isolation
disaffection
'Ah, William, we're weary of weather, /said the sunflowers, shining with dew.'
oxymoron, rhetorical question, imagery, personification, repetition
personification
Before flying back to London, Thomas was hoping _____________ an old painting depicting his maternal grandmother, which he'd found out about through a blog post written by an art collector.
travel, redecorate, write, arrive, research, rent, buy
to have bought
'Education reform is not only necessary,' stated the Prime Minister, 'it is essential and it ________________ with economic reform.'
goes hand in hand
A person's predisposition to obesity is largely ______________ by their genes , a new study has found.
A. determined
B. transformed
C. adapted
A. determined
Without any friends or family to support me, I feel completely alone
loyalty, rejection, disaffection, associations, rapport, marginalization, attachment, isolation
isolation
'Will no one tell me what she sings?'
oxymoron, rhetorical question, imagery, personification, repetition
rhetorical question
_______________ a letter to the art collector, Thomas did some more researching discovered that the French painter was a distant relative of his, too.
travel, redecorate, write, arrive, research, rent, buy
Having written
Following the disaster, the captain told the passengers to go back to their cabins and wait for further instructions, while the crew tried to _______________ by escaping in the only life boat available.
save their skin
By ___________ the genetic make-up plants, we can make them more resistant to disease.
A. reversing
B. altering
C. reverting
B. altering
Because of my disability, I can't participate in sports activities and I often feel I'm not taken seriously.
loyalty, rejection, disaffection, associations, rapport, marginalization, attachment, isolation
marginalization
'And gathering swallows twitter in the skies'
oxymoron, rhetorical question, imagery, personification, repetition
imagery
Thomas ____________ a flat in Warsaw where he is going to stay for five days.
travel, redecorate, write, arrive, research, rent, buy
has rented
The proposal to build an airport in the area has long been _______________ between the city council and the local residents, who have concerns about noise levels and pollution.
a bone of contention
We should ___________ the way the health service is run to suit contemporary needs.
A. progress
B. reform
C. revert
B. reform
I could say I'm part of a community here: my colleagues and I have many common interests, similar ideas, and shared aims.
loyalty, rejection, disaffection, associations, rapport, marginalization, attachment, isolation
associations
'The earth hath swallow'd all my hopes'
oxymoron, rhetorical question, imagery, personification, repetition
personification
Liliane ___________ the cottage the year before, stripping back layers of wallpaper and plaster to reveal the beautiful stone walls and wooden beams beneath.
travel, redecorate, write, arrive, research, rent, buy
had redecorated