passed very quickly=
At the beginning of the year, it seemed we had so much time, but now it all seems to have _________ ________.
What is slipped away?
100
Constitute a reasonable or likely explanation for something (informal)=
What it all _____ _____ to is that we've done a lot of work over the past two years.
What is add up?
100
Change and become something or someone different, or make something or someone do this=
Bruce Wayne ______ _______ Batman whenever he sees the Bat Signal in the sky.
What is turn (sb/sth) into (sb/sth)?
100
One suddenly remembers very clearly a lot of things about an experience or period in the past=
Driving through my hometown yesterday, all of the memories from my childhood came ______ _______ to me.
What is flooding back?
100
Results in=
The fact that all of my teachers gave me massive amounts of homework this week ______ _______ ______ the fact that I won't be going anywhere over the weekend.
What is adds up to?
200
do it between other activities=
Mike is so busy today, but we are supposed to meet for coffee. He told me he could ________ me ______ at 3 p.m.
What is fit in?
200
Explains the reason for=
All the overtime hours that you have put in ________ ______ at least 1/3 of the payroll. It's too much!
What is accounts for?
200
Limit ourselves to doing or using one particular thing and not changing to anything else=
Tom is going to ____ ____ playing moody rock music; it's what he feels comfortable with.
What is stick to?
200
Stop yourself from thinking about something unpleasant because it upsets you=
Paula wanted to _____ ______ any thoughts of her recent divorce; it was just too painful to think about.
What is to block out?
200
Start to treat somebody less severely than before=
The last few weeks of school teachers tend to ____ _____ on their students and relax a bit.
What is ease up?
300
Makes a period of time more interesting by being different from what you are doing for the rest of the time=
Sometimes, when I am working on my research project, I bake some cookies just to _______ ________ the monotony of writing my paper.
What is break up?
300
Is caused by=
My bad relationship with my colleague ______ ____ the fact that we both wanted the same promotion and only one of us got it.
What is stems from?
300
Become more cheerful or more energetic=
Caffeine helps a lot of people ____ ___ in the morning.
What is to perk up?
300
Make a picture, image, memory, etc. appear in the mind=
Hearing the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" always ______ ______ memories of middle school for me.
What is conjure up?
300
A regular event happening at its usual time=
Colours of Ostrava will be ________ ________ again this July. Do you plan on going?
What is coming around?
400
Make an effort to improve, an idiom using a phrasal verb=
If you had studied harder all year, you wouldn't have to _______ ______ ______ _____ now and work so hard.
What is pull your socks up?
400
Thought to be caused by (used for problems and bad experiences)=
The increase in production costs should be ____ _____ to the raise in raw steel costs.
What is put down to?
400
Return to a particular state (of being)=
My desk stayed clean for two days before it ______ ______ ____ the mess it usually is.
What is go back to (sth)?
400
Makes us unhappy because we think about something too much=
Thinking about the loss of her scholarship to Harvard really ___ ____ _____ her.
What is eat away at?
400
Waste time by using it for unimportant things=
When you are a procrastinator, you tend to ______ _______ time until you wind up being late for things.
What is fritter away?
500
It's getting late (mostly British or Australian English)=
Our date was going great, but I had to leave as it was ________ ______ and I had to work early the next morning.
What is getting on?
500
Had a bad effect on the person who did it with the result that they did not achieve what they were trying to achieve=
The stern attitude the teacher had with the students _____ _____ her when they voted for her as worst teacher of the year.
What is rebounded on?
500
Make small changes to something, trying to improve it, often to repair something=
The scene was not quite perfect, so the director kept trying to ______ _____ it.
What is to tinker with?
500
Not think about something anymore so that it does not affect our life=
You need to _______ the accident _______ you or you'll never be able to ride a horse again.
What is put behind?
500
Make one remember or think about a particular memory or idea=
The police sketch artist tried to help him ______ ______ the picture of the murderer.