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

From dawn till dusk

Eric: How's work going these

Mandy: Same old, same I have to work from dawn till We have all these strict deadlines from clients and are always running out of

Eric: Can you cut back on your hours? That's terrible not having any free

Mandy: Not if I want to get ahead in this industry. I'd love to take my time on projects and not be in a rush too. But, that's not going to cut

Vocabulary

These days: Lately.

Same old, same old: Nothing has changed.

From dawn till dusk: Working very long hours (early morning to late at night).

Strict A definite time when something needs to be finished.

Running out of time: Lacking time to finish or do something.

Cut back on: Reduce.

Free time: Leisure time when not working or studying.

Get ahead: Make gains, especially compared to other people.

Take my time: Not hurry.

In a rush: The need to do something quickly.

Not going to cut it: Something you do isn't good enough.

Practice

Please do it again. That's ... .

I hate having to work under ... . It's very stressful.

In my ..., I love to hang out with friends.

He's always ... with his math homework and gets so many answers wrong.

I have to work ... during the year-end.

I'd love to ... my drinking but it's difficult around the holidays.

Covid-19 has impacted my social life! It's ... around here.

I'd love to ... and make a good decision about which program to take.

It's difficult to ... in Vancouver when housing is so expensive.

..., I'm trying to get in better shape.

We're ... and will need to stay late tonight.

Answers

not going to cut it

strict deadlines

free time

in a rush

from dawn till dusk

cut back on

same old, same old

take my time

get ahead

these days

running out of time