Advanced everyday english: Advanced vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms and expressions - Collins Steven 2011
Choose the correct word from those in red
Chapter Eight: Exercise
Answers on page 134
1. His wife was very cross with him because he never a(created/lifted a finger /stepped in/ reimbursed) at home. b(ln hindsight/Totally/On paper/At least), he could now see how all the problems started.
2. She has the a(personalities/hindsight/traits/plight) of her mother; she also used to b(flaunt/ show off/sponge off/bond) herself at the opposite sex.
3. It’s not really a a(broody/peckish/grim/viable) option. We have to work out b(what makes them tick/how to sponge off them/to put it behind us/to be more plausible) before we can go on with negotiations.
4. He’s quite a(aware/grown/well up/skint) on European law, but I feel totally b(on the ropes/ mingled/chuffed/out of my depth).
5. A: Excuse me, but I must a(overwhelm/mingle/have a go/lift a finger) with my other guests, otherwise they will think that my entertaining b(is wonderful/leaves a lot to be desired/is grim/has teething problems).
B: You do that. But can I ask if there’s any food around? Гт feeling a bit (grim/skint/ chuffed/peckish).
6. a(Gobsmacked/Mingling/On paper/ln hindsight), it seemed to be a b(plausible/chuffed/ gutted/sloppy) idea, but the whole thing turned out to be a complete disaster.
7. A: The baby was crying all day yesterday.
B: What a(brought/turned/shrugged/stood) that on?
A: Well, she’s b(gutted/chuffed/teething/breathing) at the moment.
B: Oh, all this talk about babies is making me feel c(skint/broody/plausible/peckish).
8. I must say that I felt a bit a(gutted/broody/satisfied/overwhelmed) by all the information I had to take in on my first day at work. Luckily, Jean was there to b(show me the ropes/lift a finger/leave a lot to be desired/put it behind me).
9. Even though he’s the sort of person who will think nothing ofa(bonding/sponging overwhelming/mingling) off his friends, I must admit he is beginning to b(annoy/sponge/ bond/grow) on me.
10. I know you feel a(chuffedlgutted/broody/out of your depth) by these tragic events, but in the not too distant future you will be able to b(know what makes him tick/show him the ropes/put everything behind you/hold out a lot of hope).
11. We weren’t a(holding out too much hope/brooding/mingling/sponging) for her in these exams, and so we were really b(gutted/chuffed/grim/broody) when she told us that she had got into Cambridge.
12. After the relentless a(pleasure/traits/plight/harassment) she suffered as a child, it is heartwarming to see her b(uneasy/mingling/bonding/teething) with her mother again.
13. The a(uproar/harassment/plight/traits) of some African children is still looking b(grim/ plausible/viable/skint). If I wasn’t so c(harassed/strapped for cash/overwhelmed/gutted) at the moment, I would send them some money.