IDIOMS - Money
bring home the _______
bacon
That is by _____ the best film I have seen
far
It was only when I stopped the car that I realised something was wrong.
DID
Only _______I realise that something was wrong.
when I stopped the car did
The company was s____ ___ by his grandfather in 1962
set up
A plant of the cannabis family used to make cloth, rope etc
hemp
money doesn't grow on _______
trees
He is a great _____ taller than his brother
I am not responsible for the sales any longer.
UNDER
No ___________my control.
longer are the sales under
The company had to l_____ ____ half of the staff as they were inb financial difficulty
lay off
Dollar, yen, pound are all types of ______
currency
Born with a _____ _____ in your mouth
silver spoon
Denia is not _____ as big as Valencia
nearly
They left their car and almost immediately heard a deafening crash. SOONER
No ___________________ they heard a deafening crash.
sooner had they left the car than
Meta t____ ____ many companies like Instagram, Tik Tok and Whatsapp
took over
If something is easy without complications it is plain s_________
sailing
from _____ to riches
rags
.The comedian was less funny than the audience expected.
NEARLY
The comedian .......... the audience expected
was not nearly as funny as
0. I didn’t realise I’d forgotten my passport until I got to the airport. DID
Not until I had arrived _____________________ forgotten my passport.
did I realise I had
Every week he s_____ ____ his pocket money as he wanted to buy a new bicycle
saved up
To become addicted to something to get h________ on
hooked
live hand to _____
mouth
Every time he talks about going on holiday I get really excited.
THE
The more he talks about going on holiday .......... get.
the more excited I
The demand for tickets is so high that the play has been extended by a month. HAS
So __________ the play has been extended by a month
The company decided to c______ ____ market research before launching the new product
carry out
Very profitable - l_______
lucrative