Idioms 6 Fill in the correct idiom.

take sth into account:

regard, consider

1. During the war, most of the fighting …......

.......... in the mountains.

2. If you can't come to my house tonight, can you at least ......... so we can decide about tomorrow?

3. When you buy a house, you should always take the location ............................. .

4. Susan......................... in the garden, so I didn't have to do it all myself after all.

5. If you want to ................... the competition, you have to sign up at least three weeks in advance.

6. Can you ...................... at my composition and see if there are any mistakes?

take part in:

participate

take place:

occur, happen

take a look:

look at sth quickly

give sb a hand:

help sb

give sb a ring:

telephone sb

look after:

take care of sb/sth

1. They had been looking ...... a house for over a week before they found one.

2. My neighbour looks ...................... my cat when I'm away.

3. I'll look .................... her telephone number in the directory.

4.The police are looking .................. the case of the missing diamonds.

5. Look ................... pickpockets when you're in the market; they're everywhere.

6. He's really looking..................... the party. He can't stop talking about it.

7. Look .................... this letter to see if there are any mistakes.

look for:

search for

look forward to:

anticipate with pleasure

look into:

investigate

look out (for):

watch for

look through:

examine quickly

look up:

look for an address, name,

word etc in a book

1. You need to show your passport as proof… … your identity.

2. If you are unpleasant................... people, of

course they won't like you.

3. We were prevented ....................... going

sailing by the stormy weather.

4. If he doesn't understand at first, be patient ...................... him and explain it again.

5. It was very impolite .................. Liz to leave

without saying goodbye.

6. My grandmother is really proud .................. me for going to university.

7. The technicians wore gloves to protect themselves ................... the dangerous chemicals.

8. The hotel receptionist was polite .................

everybody.

9. We were provided.................. pencils and paper to write the exam.

10. Sharon was really pleased ..........her birthday

present since it was exactly what she wanted.