family relationships; idioms accurately
Idiom:
She didn't know what to say, she was at a ___ ___ ___ .
loss for words.
What's the idiom?
He is not very clever. ("tool")
He is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
The factory was not making profit and finally it had to be closed _________
down
Phrasal verbs:
1. The fire ____ ____ on the 3rd floor. (=started suddenly)
2. to ask someone professional to come and provide help
1. broke out
2. to call someone in / out
idioms:
1. It's just a small part of a much bigger problem: It's just a ___ of the ___
2. When we want to limit her freedom, we say we need to ___ her ___.
1. a tip of the iceberg.
2. clip her wings
2 idioms meaning somebody is very clever. Use "sharp", "bright")
as sharp as a knife.
as bright as a button.
phrasal verb:
I applied for several jobs but all of them rejected me
turned me down
Phrasal verbs:
1. to experience or suffer something unpleasant
2. to leave, to escape from somewhere
1. to go through something
2. to get out of somewhere
Idioms:
When you remember the past nostalgically, you talk about the ___ old ___
2. when something will not exist for much longer, you can say their days are ___
1. ...the good old days
2. ... numbered
1. I'm on cloud _______
2. I'm _______ the moon
3. I'm thrilled _____ ______
1. on cloud nine
2. over the moon
3. thrilled to bits
phrasal verbs:
1. to tolerate something unpleasant
2. to reduce (e.g. the number of employees)
1. put up with
2. cut back (on) / cut down (on)
Phrasal verbs:
1. to extinguish something, to stop something burning
2. to investigate something
1. to put something out
2. to look into something
phrasal verbs:
1. to resemble a member of the family in appearance or character
2. to speak severely to someone because they have done something wrong
1. take after someone
2. to tell someone off
1. When somebody is depressed and sad you can say he is down _______ _______ _______
2. I was running out of _______.
3. I lost my _______.
1. in the dumps
2. I was running out of patience.
3. I lost my cool.
phrasal verbs:
1. to employ someone
2. to manage to survive with their salary and have a satisfactory life
1. to take someone on
2. to get by
prepositions:
be ... fire; be ... flames;
it started ... accident; get the fire ... control;
the damage was estimated ... 1,000 dollars.
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phrasal verbs:
1. to persuade someone to let you do or have something, usually by flattering them (get)
2. to succeed in making someone understand the meaning of what one is saying (get)
1. get round someone
2. get through to someone
Complete:
1. We go _______ _______ _______ way.
2. I know her like the back _______ _______ _______
3. We _______ _______ _______ a house on fire.
4. She’s got a _______ fuse.
1. We go back a long way.
2. I know her like the back of my hand
3. We got on like a house on fire.
4. She’s got a short fuse.
phrasal verbs:
1. to refuse or reject someone
2. to make someone feel depressed
1. to turn someone down
2. to get someone down
Phrasal verbs:
1. to operate, making a sudden loud noise
2. to cause something to start working or happening
1. to go off
2. to set something off