Collocations
After her marriage broke up, she looked for / sought refuge with friends.
sought
Look out for the Picasso paintings when you ________ round the exhibition.
go
I told a wh_____ l____ because I didn't want to upset him.
white lie
My grandfather has quite a fast / quick temper.
quick
To our full / complete amazement, our daughter passed all her exams.
complete
We should _______ off the meeting till next week.
put
H_____ on e______ could you spend $2000 on a watch?
How on earth
I woke up suddenly in the d_______ of n______.
the dead of night
I spent a pair / couple of hours yesterday looking through old photos.
couple
She finally __________ up with a brilliant solution to the problem.
came
He's a really nice guy. Very d_____ to e_____.
down to earth
I don't think going freelance is a very good job / career move.
career
We've got distant / far relatives in Australia.
distant
A thousand workers were __________ off when the factory closed.
laid
Let's not focus on the details. We need to see the b____ p_____.
big picture
The book sounded fascinating, but it _________ out to be really dull.
turned out
I haven't really planned my trip yet, but I do have an approximate / a rough itinerary.
a rough
He's completely useless. He can't even _________ out simple instructions.
carry
I've got a g_______ f________ that this meeting is going to go badly.
gut feeling
Jack's got his n_______ to the g_________ revising for his exams.
nose to the grindstone