Idioms and phrasal verbs (HIGH)

You really dropped ... the other day when you told Brian you'd seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother's.

If he says that again I'll ... - I swear it!

I don't know how old Eva is. I think she must be ... forty.

You look upset. Have you and your girlfriend fallen ... again?

I tried to have lunch at the Savoy yesterday, but was turned ... because I wasn't wearing a tie.

He was caught shop-lifting but since this was his first offence he was let ... with a warning.

Could you help me ... up this parcel, please?

Wearing casual clothes to the office is not prohibited, but it is most definitely frowned ... .

I'm sorry Mrs. Richards, but I can't fit you ... today. How about four o'clock tomorrow?

Having carefully mulled it ..., we decided to take him up on his offer.

That's the tenth medal he has notched ... so far.

I've had this cold for a month. I just can't seem to shake it ... .

I go straight to the pool when I come back from work. I'm normally quite stressed and swim helps me wind ... .

It's a good offer, but before I accept it I'll have to ... it over with my business partner.

I heard you were going to the cinema. Do you mind if I tag ... ?

She couldn't do her class because she had to go to the doctor's so she asked me to stand ... for her.

Haven't you grown ... taking your teddy bear to bed yet?

It's been ... years since I last saw my old school friend, Janet.

Clive is taking his exams tomorrow. I hope all those extra lessons bear ... .

I was ordered to conduct a thorough test and not ... corners.

Johathan Starr is an up-and-... actor.

If we don't handle this crisis carefully, we'll all be on the ... slope to disaster.

It's taken me a long time, but I feel I'm really getting to ... with the language.

I should get down to ...

Unfortunately my ... didn't quite come off.

Last night I dropped off ...

This will go off unless you ...

Give someone an inch and they will take ... .

When the going gets tough, the tough ... ... .

When in polite company, you must ... .

Politicians always get on the ..., awarding themselves huge pay rises.

Julie poured ... over our plans for the outing.

So you don't like the play, but when you are given complimentary tickets to the theatre you shouldn't ...

Sacrificing your free time and independence are ... of being a parent.

The letter for Mr. Smith was opened ...

It was later discovered that the minister was ... with the conspirators.

Can you move your van? It's ...

What a wonderful couple! They get on like ...

Deborah wanted to ... her Spanish before the holiday.

I can't believe that while the vandals were at work people just ...

The lawyer ... a document for them to sign.

Who would have believed that Tony would ... his family?

The latest model ... a two-year guarantee.

At his time of life Ray just wants to ... and enjoy things.

Women who ... having a baby usually make the best mothers.

I'm sure George will ... some excuse not to accept the post.

Meena can ... across as a little arrogant at times, but she´s just shy.

Charlie was quick to take advantage of a chance for promotion that came ... at his workplace.

The project was going well until we came up ... some legal problems.

I don´t know. I haven´t the foggiest ... .

I ... across some lovely old photos when I was sorting some boxes yesterday.

I´m afraid it looks as if our plans to move to a new flat may not come ... .

Dan is always ... on about how rich he is.

You can´t change what happened, so don´t dwell ... it.

I´m going to ... on after work to finish the report.

Taekwondo has really ... on - all my friends are learning it.

Do you think the company will have to lay any staff ... ?

I learnt Spanish at school but need to brush it ... before I go to Spain.

I´m putting a presentation together for the board to consider.

If you rush for a decision, you may regret it later.

We´ll have to call out tomorrow´s picnic if the weather is bad.

The family soon settled on to their new flat in the city.

Nita put forward some very interesting ideas at the meeting.

Most of the students say they would like to ... school uniform.

The new arrangements won´t ... till next month.

Stop ... - go and tidy your room.

Problems always seem to ... at the most inconvenient times.

These complications will set the building work ... by several weeks.

However hard he tries, his teacher always seem to run him ... .

It´s foolish to hold something so important ... from your partner.

"Why do turtles lay eggs deep under ground?" "I don´t know. I haven´t the foggiest ... ."

Since his father left on holiday, Jeffrey has been throwing his ... about in the shop.

I´ve had to forget about gambling. I´ve been down on my ... since I lost my job."

Take the doctor´s advice into consideration. He´s in ... earnest about the epidemic.

I knew the frown on the constable´s face ... ill for me. And indeed, I got a ticket for parking my car in the wrong place.

It´s true I am late for the meeting, but by ... of excuse let me tell you that my plane was delayed in Hannover.

It was Neil Armstrong who ... history as the first human to put his foot on the moon.

Most of the students were shaking in their ... at the thought of having to take the exam again with professor Adams.

The place we stayed at was horrible. There were no tourist attractions, our hotel was no hotel at all, and to ... it all, we all got food poisoning.

However he managed to keep his ... up while suffering so much during the therapy is a mystery to me.

A large number of students drop ... of university.

Don´t make a mountain out of this.

What the best policy is.

What the mice do while the cat´s away.

Every dog has ...

Blood is thicker than this.

A bad workman blames these.

Where you land when you jump out of the frying pan.

What you should do while the iron is hot.

What too many cooks spoil.

No news is this kind of news.

You shouldn´t judge a book by this.

You shouldn´t put all your eggs in one.

Choose TWO correct sentences:

They´ve laid off another 500 at Vauxhall.

Don´t stop now Liz. ..., I´m dying to hear the end of the story!

The Foreign Office has ... a visit by senior embassy staff.

With those looks and at her age she´ll be the perfect Juliet!

In which of these sentences you canNOT use a form of CATCH UP WITH?

In which TWO sentences can we use a form of SORT OUT?