Idioms & Expressions
Complete the office idiom: "Since it is your first week managing the media team, I will pair you with senior staff so they can show you the _______________."
ropes
What high-tier B2 synonym for remember fits this gap? "I recognized his face from the international conference, but I simply couldn't _______________ his name."
recall
Complete the sentence with the correct particle: "Could you please _______________ my office files and desk plants while I am away at the conference next week?"
look after
Complete the sentence with a past modal of deduction showing 100% certainty: "The wilderness campsite is completely covered in deep mud and broken branches. It ________________ (storm) heavily during the night."
must have stormed
Change this active sentence into a clean passive sentence: "A famous Hollywood director created those incredible CGI special effects."
Those incredible CGI special effects were created by a famous Hollywood director."
Complete the missing color emotion: "When the team found out that Lucas received the executive promotion and a company car, they were all green with
envy
What compound noun describes the peak periods of morning and evening traffic when highways are jammed with commuting workers?
rush hour
"We were fast asleep in the cabin when the security alarm suddenly _______________ and startled everyone."
went off
Choose the past modal that shows an event was logically impossible: "You ________________ (meet) the CEO at the London branch yesterday; she is currently hosting a summit in New York!"
can't have met
Find and fix the passive verb agreement mistake in this festival description: "The technical equipment were set up on the main stage hours before the rock concert started."
"...The technical equipment was set up..."
Analyze this professional situation and identify the correct sports idiom: Our legal team has officially sent the final settlement proposal to the opposition. Now, we are just waiting for their reply. Where is the ball?
The ball is in their court
Which precise B2 noun means the specific location or building where a concert, large wedding, conference, or sports event is organized?
Which"COME" phrasal verb means to invent, suggest, or generate an original idea, creative plan, or solution to a problem?
Come up with
Rephrase this sentence using the past modal might: "It is possible that the man accidentally dropped the package while running to his van."
"The man might have dropped the package while running to his van."
Complete the sentence with the correct continuous passive form: "Don't try to use the skatepark right now; it ________________ (repair) after yesterday's tournament."
is being repaired
Complete the idiom meaning an unfair, overly personal, or malicious insult: "Insulting her public speaking skills during the project evaluation was completely
below the belt"
Complete the value metaphor using an alternative B2 word for a bargain: "I found this high-end, vintage leather jacket at a market for only five euros; at that price, it was an absolute _______________!"
steal
Complete the action scenario: "It took the factory response unit over two hours to completely _______________ the electrical fire in the main warehouse."
put out
Find and fix the structural error in this security report: "The intruders must steal the keycard from the front desk because there are no signs of forced entry."
The intruders must have stolen the keycard..."
Complete the music update with the correct ¡perfect passive form: "By the time the band walked onto the stage, more than two million copies of their new album ________________ (download) online."
had been downloaded
What physical body part completes this idiom about struggling to survive financial or high-pressure crises? "With raw material prices doubling, the small startup is fighting just to keep its
head above water"
Explain the lexical difference between the verbs construct and assemble when talking about items.
Construct means to build something from raw materials (like a skyscraper or bridge). Assemble specifically means to join together parts that are already pre-fabricated or manufactured (like putting together flat-pack furniture).
What particle completes this verb, meaning to change your mind or finally agree with an opinion after initial resistance? "At first, the director hated the remote work proposal, but after we showed him the cost savings, he finally came _______________."
around (round)
Explain the difference between these two statements:
"The pilot must have landed the plane in the storm."
"The pilot could have landed the plane in the storm."
Statement 1 indicates high certainty based on evidence (we are sure it happened).
Statement 2 indicates a past possibility or capability (the pilot had the ability or opportunity to do it, but we don't know if they actually did, or they chose not to).
Rewrite this public active rumor into a formal B2 reporting passive sentence starting with the word "He": "People expect that the young athlete will win a gold medal at the upcoming championship."
"He is expected to win a gold medal at the upcoming championship."