Idioms
I know you don't want my mother to come and say, but you'll just have to grit your ... and put up with it
TEETH
She'd like to have a career / profession in show business.
CAREER
Who's in charge ... the sales conference this year?
OF
I'm really excited about my new post. It's .... but I'm sure that I'm going to enjoy it. (CHALLENGE)
CHALLENGING
My brothers are always falling out. In fact they're not on speaking ... at the moment
TERMS
Don't worry about what other people think. You need to know your own ....
MIND
It's a part-time / temporary job- I only work mornings
PART-TIME
My mother was quite ill when I was a child so I was mainly brought ... by my grandmother
UP
They're a very ... family - You don't even want to play cards with them! (COMPETE)
COMPETITIVE
Which is the synonym of "perks"?
BENEFITS
He's got a terrible temper. In fact it must ... in the family, because his dad's the same.
RUN
Your sisters are so like / alike - They could be twins!!
ALIKE
Can we put the meeting ... till next week? I've got too much work on at the moment
OFF
They set up an IT company, but it was ... and it closed down last year. (SUCCEED)
UNSUCCESSFUL
If you go and talk to Marion, she'll fill you ... about how the sales campaign has gone
IN
Jane definitely wears the ... in the marriage. Tom lets her wlak all over him
TROUSERS
My father remarried and had two girls with his second wife, so I've got two half-sisters / step-sisters
HALF-SISTERS
She's been ... school for such a long time it will be hard to catch ... with the others when she goes back
OFF / UP
She was a very ... teenager and was always arguing with her parents. (REBEL)
REBELLIOUS
"Pay" is a synonym / metaphor for "salary", but it's more informal.
SYNONYM
I know I'm right and even if everyone in the company disagrees I'm going to stick to my ...
GUNS
She doesn't take after / look like either of her parents. She's quite reserved, and they're both really outgoing.
TAKE AFTER
I think we need to deal ... this situation head .... It's no good just hoping it will go away
WITH / ON
The annual family get-together was actually quite ... this year. (ENJOY)
ENJOYABLE
I do the same thing every day. It's an incredibly ... job. (REPEAT)
REPETITIVE