English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Fed up with

Lindsay: I'm honestly so fed up with Ted. He's addicted to his cell phone and gets no actual work done.

Ethan: I know, he's famous for that, right? Everyone is fully aware of it. But, Bob seems to like him and he's the only one who

Lindsay: It's weird that Bob is so impressed by him and that he even got a I would have fired him years

Ethan: Did you hear that he failed a drug test at his last job?

Lindsay: Wow!

Vocabulary

Fed up with: Tired of; annoyed with.

Addicted to: Can't stop doing something.

Famous for: What someone is well-known for.

Fully aware of: Has full knowledge of.

The only one who matters: When there's only one important person.

Impressed by: Admiring someone's talent or accomplishments.

Got a promotion: Got a higher position with more responsibilities at work.

Fired him: Let go from a job.

Years ago: Many years previously.

Failed a drug test: Did not pass a test for illegal drugs.

Practice

He lost his job after he ... .

I was ... how well he led that team.

He's ... always pulling through in the end, even though things seem bad.

I used to play hockey ... but I don't even think I have skates anymore.

I'm ... Animal Farm, that new cellphone game.

I don't care what you think. Jen is ... .

Good news! I ... and a pay raise too.

I'm ... with my junior employee. He always leaves early.

I'm ... the problems you're having but I don't think I can do anything to change it.

Finally, they ... . He had that coming for a long time.

Answers

failed a drug test

impressed by

famous for

years ago

addicted to

the only one who matters

got a promotion

fed up with

fully aware of

fired him