Adj + noun collocations
The rocket couldn't launch. Therefore the space mission was a ___
total failure
to abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before one suffers more loss or harm.
Cut your losses
My mom bribed me with $20 to go to a party and make friends because I'm so...
painfully shy
In chess we came to a stalemate. ____ of us will win.
neither
The original poems need (create / to create / creating) a sense of immediacy that touches everyone.
to create
In math we read that one man had 450 watermelons and he wanted to buy 2500 more. That is a ____ of watermelons...
colossal amount
if we have tried everything else and nothing else works
if all else fails
The suspect said he was out of town that weekend. His alibi sounds...
perfectly plausible
The flight attendant if I wanted chicken or pasta. I couldn't decide so I asked if i could have ___.
both
It could involve (commit / to commit / committing) yourself to several days of play.
committing
My boyfriend and I are fighting because he kissed someone else in my dream. My friends think it's such....
petty argument
back to square one
Only celebrities go to this one club. I heard their guest list is .... to famous people.
strictly limited
I wanted to buy sonny angels for all my friends. The salesperson told me they were $10 ___.
each
to distract
I showed my friend a funny tik tok and all they did was shrug. The shrug was a __
lukewarm response
a feeling becomes too strong for you to hide or control
let it get the better of you
wildly exaggerated
I was so tired because I got 3 hours of sleep last night. I know it wasn't ___.
enough
Don't let a negative reaction (prevent / to prevent / preventing) you form entering another slam.
prevent
Wall-E the robot is such an ______. He has a selfless sweet “nature,” and the movie is about his journey to fulfill his need to be needed.
endearing character
to be performing extremely well in a sport, job, etc. so that you could not perform any better
stay on top of the game
Her poem was .... by everything that happened to in the past year.
Heavily influenced
risk, betting