Missing prepositions
She couldn't get her head __________ the fact that she wouldn't see him again.
She couldn't GET HER HEAD ROUND the fact that she wouldn't see him again.
I can't think of anywhere else where night markets are so much a part of the culture.
Nowhere______ night markets so much a part of the culture.
WORLD
NOWHERE IN THE WORLD ARE night markets so much a part of the culture.
I completely forgot her birthday.
a memory like a sieve
Strictly __________, I never planned to end up overseas.
STRICTLY SPEAKING, I never planned to end up overseas.
He came from a deprived ba________, a fact often em________ the importance of when explaining the origins of his drive.
background, emphasised
The medical examination has ruled ____ the possibility of murder.
The medical examination has RULED OUT the possibility of murder.
The film was nowhere near as good as I'd hoped it would be.
To be honest, I found ________ DEEPLY
To be honest, I found the film DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING.
I've never seen him without a cigarette in his hand.
smoke like a chimney
You could say I gave in to peer ______!
You could say I gave in to PEER PRESSURE!
He was or______ at the age of three when his parents were kileed in a car crash.
orphaned
Our son dropped _____ of university as he didn't like the course.
Our son DROPPED OUT OF university as he didn't like the course.
I could feel the blood draining from my face as I watched her open the letter.
As I watched her open the letter, I went _______ SHEET.
As I watched her open the letter, I went AS WHITE AS A SHEET.
I took the long route home so I wouldn't have to walk past her house.
avoid like the plague
_______ the fact I already spoke three languages, I struggled with it and it wasn't _________ I'd been here five years that I started to feel comfortable.
DESPITE the fact I already spoke three languages, I struggled with it and it wasn't UNTIL I'd been here five years that I started to feel comfortable.
As a child, he was ex______ to a wide range of cultural influences, which gave r______ to his global outlook.
exposed, rise
Could you go ______ these figures again? They don't match up.
Could you GO OVER these figures again? they don't match up.
He made it clear that he didn't want us mentioning the incident!
It was made clear to us that __________ to mention the incident! CIRCUMSTANCES
It was made clear to us that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WERE WE to mention the incident!
I've nebver been to a conference before.
like a fish out of water
Some of them went travelling after university and _____ enthusiastic were they about their travels ______ I started to get interested myself.
Some of them went travelling after university and SO enthusiastic were they about their travels THAT I started to get interested myself.
One of the cousines was al________ murdered after it became known he'd co_______ with the occupying army, and this led to a period of s______ s________ and increasing involvement in the ra_____ politics of the time.
allegedly, collaborated, soul-searching, radical
I've dedicated my life to building _____ this business.
I've dedicated my life to BUILDING UP this business.
The store had to be evacuated due to a bomb scare.
The store was evacuated _______ ensure the safety of shoppers. AS
The store was evacuated SO AS TO ensure the safetry of shoppers.
She never stops talking and he never says a word.
like chalk and cheese
In fact, ____ it not been for my friends, I might never have gone.
In fact, HAD it not been for my friends, I might never have gone.
Following the brual ma_______ of demonstrators in the capital, he f______ to a neighbouring country and then somehow won a sc_________ to study at Harvard!
massacre, fled, scholarship