Ring the changes
To change your opinion completely, especially because you know it will bring you an advantage
e.g. He was against the idea to start with, but he soon __________ when he realized how much money he'd get.
change your tune
She'd always been against the proposed supermarket, but she soon changed her tune when she realised what they would pay for her land.
Have you ever changed your tune?
An unusual route or destination, as in We found a great vacation spot, __________. This term alludes to a well-worn path trodden down by many feet and was first recorded in 1860.
Get off the beaten track
Unscramble the word:
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lowness of spirits
e.g. I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection.
dejection
Suddenly and unexpectedly
e.g. One day, _____, she announced that she was leaving.
Out of the blue
A job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live
bread and butter
e.g. I do a lot of photography, but accounting is my bread and butte
What's your bread and butter?
To go from one owner to another
e.g. That Italian restaurant is nowhere near as good since it ____________.
Change hands
Do you think it is good when that happens?
The term describes a budget with extremely limited funding.
The phrase on a shoestring describes something that is attempted or accomplished with very little capital, with very little money, with extremely limited finances.
The quality or state of being ________ : DISBELIEF
e.g. The news of his death was met with expressions of _______.
The teacher's __________ about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded.
Incredulity
Everything that happened since then is well known.
e.g. The Beatles had their first hit record in 1962 and the _______ .
The rest is history
An uncertain situation;
Having an uncertain, and possibly bad result
touch and go
e.g. The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.
Each aircraft makes multiple touch-and-go landings during these training events.
Have you ever had a touch and go situation or are aware of one?
To improve the bad parts of your behaviour
e.g. He is so untidy! If he wants to live here, he is going to have to _________ and learn to be a bit less messy.
Change one's ways
Have you ever had to change your ways in order to get something?
Having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well:
___ travellers know exactly how to get an upgrade on their bookings.
Seasoned traveller
Do you consider yourself a seasoned traveller?
Complete happiness
e.g. Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer _____.
The godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite _____ after death.
Bliss
To accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
face the music
To do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation (Выброшенный, покинутый в беде)
Leave smb high and dry
e.g. They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.
Have you ever left smb dry and high? If not, would you?
A new situation - a change of _____
e.g. She'd been with the same company for too many years and felt she needed a change of _______, so she applied for a job as a stage manager.
A change of scene
Is it important for you to have a change of scene? If yes, how often?
Globe trotter
e.g. Susie is the kind of _____ traveller who will probably never settle down in one place.
Habitual traveller
The quality or state of being _______
BOREDOM
e.g. The movie was three hours of _______.
I took a day off to relieve the _______ of work.
tedium
To tolerate doing something
Jenny couldn't really _______ of moving to a big city, so she turned the job down.
Stomach the idea
Willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own
Give and take
e.g. The candidates engaged in a lively give and take, witnessed by a hugetelevision audience.
Any successful negotiation involves some give-and-take.
What is your attitude towards this position?
If you have a change of ________, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something
e.g. She was going to sell her house but had a change of _______ at the last minute.
Change of heart
At the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
e.g. The company was on the ________ of going bankrupt.The child was on the ________ of tears.We were on the ______ of divorce.
To be on the verge of smth
A feeling of great surprise and wonder: AMAZEMENT
e.g. The garden's beauty filled me with __________
A crowd watched in ______ as he jumped from the bridge.
Astonishement
To pay for something, esp. something expensive
His parents can’t afford to _______ for his college education.
It's a business lunch, so the company is ______ .
Foot the bill
Very often
Time and again
I’ve told you time and time again to lock both doors before you leave.
Make your sentence/s with this binomial.