Tom is so smart! He quickly learned the _____________ of the job in his new company., ins and outs, ups and downs, pros and cons, white lie, David: You should never have agreed to help mend her motorbike! - Mary: “_____________”, Famous last words., Well, you live and learn, Win or lose, You can’t win them all., Sue handed in the test and awaited the results _____________., in the same breath, out of breath, with bated breath, under her breath, I get so stressed at a tremendous amount of work. It’s hard to _____________ in the evening., untie, undo, unwrap, unwind, Tom: “Do you think I should ask Andy for help?”- Mary: “ I’m sure he’ll be only _____________ willing to help you with the project”, just, too, that, so, The speaker felt confused when she failed to get her message _____________ to her audience., around, in, across, out, My old hometown has been a sight for _____________ eyes since I was away so long., injured, hurting, painful, sore, To get his proposal accepted highly, the Finance Manager must have _____________ heavy pressure from his colleagues., pushed off, laughed at, sent for, fended off, _____________, the garden tables have been ruined in this weather., Leaving uncovered, Having left uncovered, Left uncovered, Were left uncovered, The play wasn’t very good but it wasn’t very bad either. _____________, I’d say., Medium, Mediocre, Metric, Mellow, When the couples entered the room, the children were _____________ over the last orange., consulting, discussing, squabbling, participating, __________ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment., Even as, Such as, Much as, Try as, The lecture’s explanation was so _____________ that it left his students more confused than before., convoluted, precise, lucid, coherent, Mary _____________ the reason for her absence from that international conference in a long letter., put out, set about, set out, put on, We knew the concert was sold out, but we still went to the stadium _____________ the off chance that someone might want to sell us their tickets., with, on, by, in, Breaking his leg _____________ a blow to his chances of becoming a professional footballer., struck, caused, dealt, brought, My elder brother was all set to take the job in Japan, but at the last minute he _____________ and decided to stay in Britain., got cold feet, pulled his finger out, held his horses, called it a day, It was _____________ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it., such surprising, so surprising, too surprising, surprising enough, The difficulty they are facing is _____________ their intentions into concrete action., translating, communicating, conveying, interpreting, My teacher gave me detention today after school but luckily there was a fire alarm and she let me off the _____________., peg, nail, hook, curve

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