Essential English Idioms_1

1.Do you have any idea when the symphony concert is scheduled ___________?

2.To drive safely, you should __________ the steering wheel with both hands.

3.Carlo always ___________ on the telephone. She really enjoys calling up her friends and going on and on talking about work.

4.Bill finally ___________ the new girl in school. They went to the park together and had a picnic.

5.Many young actors and actresses wanted ___________ the theater production of Hamlet. Unfortunately, only a few were chosen.

6.It's such a nice evening Would you like ___________ around the block with me?

7.My brother and I ___________ doing household chores. One day he washes the dishes, and the next day I do them.

8.Please ___________ your shirt and put it in the laundry basket. It's too dirty to wear anymore.

9.This spring the Dobsons are planning ___________ to Oregon and Washington state.

E. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using get listed below.

1. It's not time to throw away these shoes yet. I'll tell you when you can __________ them.

2. Max needs to talk to Alice right away. Do you know how ______________ ______________ him?

3.At first Mark was very upset about losing his girlfriend, but already he is starting _____________ it.

4.Before we were able ___________ the bus to downtown, we had to let the passengers on the bus.

5.Please ______________ and _________________ the car on the driver's side. The door on the passenger side is broken.

6.Felix is such a nice guy that it's easy __________________ him.

7.Sarah usually ________ at about six o'clock in the morning, _____________ work by eight o'clock,

and ___________ home by around six o'clock in the evening.

The symbol (S) indicates that an idiom is separable — that a noun or noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the special preposition (called a particle). In these cases examples of both separable and inseparable forms are given.

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