the meaning of the second sentence is as close as possible to the meaning of the first sentence
fall
Some students who do not want to fail exams resort to cheating.
resort to = fall back on V-ing
Some students fall back on cheating to pass exams.
receive
Louis Hughson's playing style ... criticism so far this season.
come in for
Louis Hughson's playing style has come in for criticism so far this season.
Before going out, my sister used to... on loads of makeup to cover her spot.
All she found in the bathroom was a small... of lavender-scented soap.
Compared to Japanese, learning to speak Italian was a piece of...
cake
Why is Alan so quiet today? Normally he is so full of...
peas - potatoes - beans - turnips
Why is Alan so quiet today? Normally he is so full of beans.
he is so full of beans
It's... knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nations's leading causes of preventable illnesses.
average - general - standard - common
It's common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nations's leading causes of preventable illnesses.
It's common knowledge that
fill
Everyone treated Jack like a child. He was fed up with it.
be fed up with = have one's fill of V-ing
Jack had his fill of being treated like a child.
make more interesting
One of the easiest ways ... an outfit is to add accessories.
jazz up
One of the easiest ways to jazz up an outfit is to add accessories.
Our policy is to make sure that an employee's ethnic background is no... to success in the workplace.
Ronaldo's shot hit the... and ended up in the goalkeeper's hands.
In most countries lawyers must pass the... exam to be allowed to represent their clients in court.
bar
Have you got a few minutes? I need your advice. I'm in two... about that job offer I got last week.
ideas - heads - minds - views
Have you got a few minutes? I need your advice. I'm in two minds about that job offer I got last week.
I'm in two minds about
It's now two weeks since I paid for that expensive watch over the internet, but it still hasn't arrived. I'm afraid I am being taken for a ...
ride - walk - run - drive
It's now two weeks since I paid for that expensive watch over the internet, but it still hasn't arrived. I'm afraid I am being taken for a ride.
I am being taken for a ride
much
For me a competition is a challenge rather than an incentive to win.
rather than = (not) as much as
For me a competition is not as much about winning as/but about challenging myself.
criticize
She starts ... me for getting stuff she and Jim don't like.
rip into
She starts ripping into/to rip into me for getting stuff she and Jim don't like.
Are we going to share the apartment with two strangers? I don't like the... of it.
When Bill realized that the construction company was using cheap, low-quality steel, he decided to... the alarm.
The travel agent gave me some very... advice on what to take on my journey to India.
sound
Malaria is... throughout most of the tropical world, producing a situation in which 40% of the world's population is at risk of acquiring this disease.
prevalent - persecuted - preventive - premeditated
Malaria is prevalent throughout most of the tropical world, producing a situation in which 40% of the world's population is at risk of acquiring this disease.
Malaria is prevalent
Their 20-year relationship started with a... encounter at a friend's graduation party.
fluke - fate - chance - luck
Their 20-year relationship started with a chance encounter at a friend's graduation party.
a chance encounter
differ
Children acquire language in very different ways depending on their mother tongue.
in different ways = differ
Children's language acquisition of language can differ depending on their mother tongue.
contribute unselfishly
Our dedication is truly exemplified through our employess who raise funds and ... their time to volunteer to help important health causes.
give of
Our dedication is truly exemplified through our employess who raise funds and give of their time to volunteer to help important health causes.
The young boy was fast enough to give me the... and disappeared with my purse.
Al Capone never thought that one day he would... up on not paying his income tax.
Sandra, you shouldn't throw hime out just because he called you Sally. Perhaps it was really just a... of the tongue.
With only a few documented facts available, most of Shakespeare's biography is based on...
referral - concoction - referendum - conjecture
With only a few documented facts available, most of Shakespeare's biography is based on conjecture.
based on conjecture
According to a survey, many people think fo fare... as a victimless crime, with 10% saying it is acceptable.
dodging - faking - jumping - running
According to a survey, many people think fo fare dodging as a victimless crime, with 10% saying it is acceptable.
fare dodging
eke
Many homeless people dig through trashcans for containers worth a few dimes so as to manage to earn enough to get by.
manage to = eke out [i:k ]
Many homeless people eke out a living by digging through trashcans for containers worth a few dimes.
happen soon
The days are getting shorter and winter weather ... us.
be upon
The days are getting shorter and winter weather is upon us.
My head hurts and I've got a temperature. I must have picked up a...
At first Daniel didn't mind his neighbour borrowing his lanwnmower every weekend, but after a month it reall started to... him.
Using a... to listen in on somebody's conversation, for instance on the phone, is no longer exclusively a sophisticated secret service technique.
bug
The celebrity couple have been at ... over their divorce for months, but now they want to move on and smooth things over.
stakes - bloggerheads - swords - warheads
The celebrity couple have been at loggerheads over their divorce for months, but now they want to move on and smooth things over.
be at loggerheads over
The way her face lit up every time we mentioned Tom's name made it clear that she was... by love.
bitten - smitten - ridden - hidden
The way her face lit up every time we mentioned Tom's name made it clear that she was smitten by love.
be smitten by love