Idioms
unpredictable; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing
Hit and miss
Films at the festival were hit and miss, but they were all unique.
Stories about pirates often include a search for buried ______.
Treasure
Collacations:______chest, hidden _________, sunken ______
Smoking is _______in the cinema.
forbidden
Paul(not take) the boys on an unauthorized trip to Boston; it was against all the school rules.
shouldn't have taken
try your best
to give your best shot
Henry gave it his best shot, but the board still denied his proposal.
competing or fighting against each other
Opposing
Collacations:_____player(s)/team/side/army/force/argument
I guess job opportunities at the top are improving for women, but it’s such a slow process that it’s ______.
frustrating
Without that difficult Christmas together, Paul and Angus _____(form) their unlikely bond.
wouldn't have formed
too good for you
Out of your league
I can't believe that average-looking guy is dating a supermodel—she is totally out of his league!
an informal social meeting, such as a party
get-together
Collacations: have/arrange/organize a ____
Please, save my husband ___—I can't live without him!
at all costs
When Angus got the phone call, he ____(feel) completely abandoned by his mother.
must have felt
Don't worry or stress about it
Don't sweat it
If we’re a few minutes late he’ll wait for us, so don’t sweat it.
to defeat
beat
Collacations: to _______sb at smth, to beat sb by (3-0), to ____me fair and square (= without cheating)
These calculations are based on the _____that prices will continue to rise.
assumption
Mary ____(hear) them arguing in the kitchen
might have heard
To set something, often a process, in motion; to begin.
start the ball rolling
I'll start the ball rolling with the icing while you mix the batter.
financial support donated, usually by a company, to help a person, team or organisation
sponsorship
He's overweight and bald, (and) ____somehow, he's attractive.
yet
The Headmaster ______(be) happy when he found out what happened over the break.
can't have been