Idioms you can use when…

1. … you don't know the answer 4. … you understand what

to something somebody is telling you

2. …you are surprised 5. …you want somebody to hurry

up

3. …you want to tell somebody 6. …you do not believe what

to keep calm somebody has told you

Choose an idiom that could be used in reply to the following.

1. Where's Mark?

2. My interview starts in ten minutes.

3. Rachel's getting married!

4. My life's a complete disaster!

5. Paul says he's met George W. Bush.

6. I'd better not get home late again tonight. It would be the third time this week.

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