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1. I’m afraid that Jim’s new play didn’t come up to his ____________.

2. The building workers have voted to come out on _______________.

3. The government is coming under ____________ to change the law.

4. When her uncle died, Susan came into a ______________.

5. The truth of the matter came to __________ during the investigation.

6. Oh! My shoelace have come _____________.

7. Bring the torch with you. It might come in _____________.

8. Ted used to be quite wealthy, but he’s come down in the ________.

9. Recently I’ve come to ___________ that you were right all the time.

10. The new traffic regulations come into ___________ tomorrow.

2. Expressions with time

There are many expressions in English connected with time. Replace the phrases in italic in sentences 1-10 with the correct expression.

now's a fine time

(be/come/leave) on time

time and time again

a bit pressed for time

at the best of times

kill time

buy time

time will tell

just in the nick of time

for the time being

1. We were afraid we might miss our flight, but we got to the airport with only seconds to spare.

2. I'm afraid I can't talk to you at the moment. I'm in a bit of a hurry.

3. He's fairly rude and aggressive in favourable circumstances, but now that he’s under so much stress, he’s quite unbearable.

4. This is a very inconvenient moment to decide that you don't want to get married - your husband-to-be is waiting in the church.

5. The plane was not due to leave for another six hours, so she decided to pass the time by wandering around all the duty-free shops.

6. I often get to work late because the trains never seem to arrive punctually.

7. I doubt very much whether the cheque really is in the post; I should think they're just trying to delay things.

8. Your office won't be ready until next week, so could you use Room 12 as a temporary measure?

9. I really don't know what the matter with him is - I've told him repeatedly not to leave his car unlocked.

3. They don't know if the new treatment will cure her - we will only know that in the future.

3. Expressions with do

1. Each of the phrases below forms a common expression with do. Use the correct expression with do to replace the phrases in italic in sentences 1-8. You may need to change the word order or add an extra word.

wonders for

time

something up

Do someone a good turn / favour

the donkey work

a lot of harm / good or no harm / good

something with your eyes closed

more harm than good

1. I’m fed up with being responsible for all the hard work in the barracks.

2. The cafe was in a mess. We had to redecorate it.

3. Running a smooth operation is not difficult. It’s second nature to me now.

4. I think too much army-type discipline is counter-productive.

5. Could you help me? I need someone to pick up an urgent consignment of supplies.

6. Some people say that military service is very good for character building.

7. He spent several years in prison for being a conscientious objector.

8. You'll gain no benefit from a life of hardship.

1. Match each sentence (a-j) with one of the explanatory sentences (1-10).

1. He’ll do you a favour. 1) He is unsatisfactory for the job.

2. It does him credit. 2) The dog is quite safe.

3. He’s having a do. 3) He will help you.

4. He just won’t do. 4) He can manage, don’t worry.

5. He was doing over a hundred. 5) He talks all the time.

6. He does go on. 6) He needs one of those.

7. He’ll make do. 7) It’s his party on Saturday.

8. He likes do-it-yourself. 8) His hobby is fixing his own

house.

9. He won’t do you any harm. 9) It shows how good he is.

10. He could do with one. 10) He was driving extremely fast.

4. Expressions with run, look and catch

1. Look at these phrases. Match them with run, look and catch.

a business

somebody red-handed

on the bright side

out of

Run… short of

Look… down your nose at

Catch… for it

like a drowned rat

someone’s eye

a gift horse in the mouth

2. Now match the expressions to their explanations

1. attract someone's attention

2. flee from

3. be cheerful / optimistic

4. be ungrateful for what you are given

5. have no more left

6. apprehend somebody in the act of doing something

7. feel superior to

8. have an insufficient supply of

9. manage a company

10. be completely soaked

3. Choose five of the expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.

5. Expressions with head and heart

In the dictionary pick up the expressions with the words head and heart. Study them.

For each sentence, write head or heart in each of the blanks.

1. I’d hate to go up the Eiffel Tower I don’t have a ______ for heights and I get terribly nervous.

2. When he lost the election he really took it to _________, and his confidence in himself was very badly shaken.

3. We brushed the differences under the carpet but matters came to a ______ when we had to decide whether we wanted to rent the flat for another year.

4. Anna loved Bill passionately, and when he left her and went off with someone else, it broke her __________.

5. It’s been very difficult financially since I lost my job, but I’m just managing to keep my ______ above water.

6. He’ll never survive the 3-month army training course – his ________ isn’t in it and he'd be much better working in an office.

7. People kept saying that we would find my cat and that it would be fine, but in my ____of hearts I knew that I would never see Tiddles again.

8. I am pleased that Jason got the top scholarship but I hope he won't let it go to his _________.

9. I have never seen Sally so happy - she is _______ over heels in love.

10. Come one, you mustn’t lose __________ now. We’ve covered hundreds of miles and only have half a day’s walk left.

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