Idioms
don't put all your _____ in one basket
eggs
to begin a journey: set _____
off
This time next year, we'll be marrying.
marrying -> married
Find the synonym of the word EAGER.
1. loud
2. impatient
3. fast
impatient
beat around the ______
bush
to experience, endure: go _______
through
I was walking to school every day when I was young.
walking -> walked
Find the correct synonym of the word CAPABILITY.
1. generosity
2. confidence
3. potential
potential
to miss the boat
to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act
When did you take ____ golf?
up
Mary had visited Russia six times already. She has a real affinity for the country.
had visited -> has visited
(to be) affluent
to have a great deal of money; to be wealthy
to bite the bullet
decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over
He would never go ______ on his word.
back
Don, sit down and relax! You have worked like crazy for eight hours.
have worked -> have been working
to eradicate
to make something disappear forever
to be on the ball
to be quick to understand and react to things
Keep trying to persuade him and you’ll bring him _____ to your point of view
round
Scientists will discover a drug against cancer by the end of this decade.
will discover -> will have discovered
a poll
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person