Blue
When I'm reading in English I sometimes ___ on a word and have to look it up.
get stuck
Mark didn't really want to go to the theatre so he told ___ and said he wasn't feeling very well.
a white lie
What's the name of that actor? His name's ___ , but I just can't remember it!
on the tip of my tongue
Our boss is always full of big plans for the company, but he never ___ them ___.
follows them through
Experts say you shouldn't do exercise ___ . Apparently, it burns up more calories if you have something to eat beforehead.
on an empty stomach
Do you usually follow recipes ___ when you are cooking or do you like to improvise?
to the letter
Laura ___ John's ___ when she said she didn't want to marry him.
broke ... heart
I got ___ - I thought she was criticizing me, but she was actually trying to help.
the wrong end of the stick
The health service needs investment, and the taxpayer will have to ___ .
foot the bill
Whatever you do, keep calm and don't ___ . There's no point in getting angry with him.
lose your cool
The dress ___ as soon as I walked into the shop. It was stunning!
caught my eye
My mind went completely ___ in the exam. I just didn't know what to write.
blank
They say that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to ___ . The pronunciation is absolutely impossible.
get your tongue round
I'll definitely be coming to your party - I don't want to ___ all the fun.
miss out on
I can't ___ between the chocolate mousse and the apple tart.
make up my mind
We have to ___ head-on and solve it as quickly as possible.
face the problem
Next door's dog's been barking for ages. It's really starting to ___ .
do my head in
get my head round
Even though Jake's in his forties, he goes straight back into ___ when he visits his parents. He behaves as if he was six again!
child mode
Beth bought her flat for ___ 15 years ago, but it's worth a fortune now.
next to nothing
The more you think about it, the worse it'll be. Just go with your ___ and see what happens.
gut feeling
It must be really difficult for surgeons to keep calm in a ___ situation.
life-or-death
James and Pete were ___ , which is why they didn't understand each other. They weren't even discussing the same thing.
talking at cross purposes
beyond belief
Our weekend in Dublin was absolutely fantastic. We ___ !
had a ball