Idioms and phrasal verbs (MEDIUM)

The escaped prisoner fought ... before he was finally overpowered.

I don't like turning down work, but I'll have to, I'm afraid. I've got far too much ... at the moment.

We knew he wasn't English as his accent ...

I was offered a job in Leeds but I turned it ... because I didn't want to move away from Hastings.

"You should see Brian take off the new boss", means that ...

Do you think you could ... over this work with me some time, Pete?

I keep meaning to write to my parents but I'm so busy nowadays that I can't seem to get ... to it.

You'll have to study hard if you want to catch ... with the rest of the class.

A good friend is somebody who will stick ... you through thick and thin.

The twins looked so alike that nobody except their mother could tell them ... .

What happens when you "call in sick"?

Actions speak louder than ... .

I was so tired that I ... on the sofa and went to sleep.

Don't worry. The pain should ... off fairly soon.

On the day I left, the whole family saw me ... at the station.

Who will step into the director ... when he retires?

The equipment in the new gym is the last ... in sports technology.

Max was offended when his boss implied that he was getting old and was ... it!

The plan has failed! Back to square ... .

Our old refrigerator is on its last ... .

The early bird ...

When you do something without hesitation or delay, you do it ...

I don't like opera. It's just not my cup of ... .

First come, ...

She said the government would ... in the necessary legislation to deal with the problem.

Do your coat ... . It's cold outside!

I ... an excuse because I didn't want to go.

He ... up to having broken the window.

I can ... up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.

He set ... an alarm when he opened the back door.

If I ask for more money, would you back me ...?

I'm busy this afternoon; can we ... our meeting off until tomorrow?

We'll have to set ... very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.

The word "take'' will ... at least a page in this dictionary.

Two wrongs don´t make this.

You must fill ... this form before we let you in.

At the meeting, Laura ... the question of overtime pay.

The sentence "Andrew and Steve have fallen out again", means that they have argued.

We asked him to be quiet, but he ... on talking. (CHOOSE THREE OPTIONS)

Normally she smoked 15-20 cigarettes a day, but whenever she was worried or nervous she smoked like ... .

"He kept teasing me, so finally I told him to cut it out", means I told him to shut up.

When she stole some money from her, she really wanted to do something to get back ... him.

She was sick for several weeks, but now she has started to ... it.

My little brother´s always getting bullied at school. He just won´t ... the other kids.

Clever, intelligent.

Inquisitive, curious.

Rich, wealthy.

Cruel.

Pauline was so funny on Saturday. She really was the life and ... of the party.

England were beaten fair and ... by the West Indies .

He´s not feeling well at the moment, but he should be up and ... again in a few days.

He read the untrue stories about himself in the newspaper, but he tried not to react. He just tried to ...

I haven´t played Scrabble in quite some time. I´ll have to ... the rules before we play.

While we were walking in the mountains, we were lucky enough to ... a waterfall. It was quite a surprise to find such a beautiful thing.

She is not feeling well; she thinks she is about to ... the flu.

While I´m on my trip, do you think you could ... my cats?

The police detective was not sure how the crime was committed. She decided to look ... it further.

Could you pick me ... after school today? I´ll wait for you in front of the school.

At first, the guard refused to let us enter the night club, but on ... thoughts he took the money and let us in.

Our hotel was situated right at the foot of the grat volcano. We got scared out of our ... when it came alive one night.

After four years of an unquestionable superiority in the high jump, the Cuban champion finally ... as he got beaten by a young Russian.

Alex is so fond of sweets that whenever he sees some within reach, they invariably ... his mouth water.

If you give someone the lowdown on something, you ...

If you give someone a hard time, you ...

The bank manager was arrested for COOKING THE BOOKS.

You would probably not be very happy if someone said to you, "You´re a brick."

Too many cooks ...

You are in trouble at school, but your best friend defends you. Whad does he/she do?

He can´t read music; he plays the piano BY EAR... RIGHT or WRONG?

A factory worker rather than an office worker.

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE is ...

You don´t have much money - in fact you barely have enough for food and drink. How are you living?

Henry stopped going to school before he was old enough to do his exams. What did he do?

She was an outstanding student whose work was head and ... above the others in her class.

Something is very close to where you live. How do you describe where it is?

Your parents´ car is very old. It only just works. What would you say about it?

I bought the ticket from a ticket tout. He really RIPPED me OFF... What happened?

I forgot to phone David - it completely SLIPPED MY MIND... RIGHT or WRONG?

Which sentence is correct?

If you´re working all day and partying all night, what are you doing?

Some men go into a bank with a gun and make the cashier hand over all the money. What are they doing?

You are FAST ASLEEP. What does it mean?

T.S. Eliot´s first name was Thomas, but what did the "S" ... for?

I felt really pleased when she told me that she thought I had a FAT CHANCE of getting the job... RIGHT or WRONG?

I´m studying really hard for these exams. What am I doing?

If something depresses you, what does it do?

Although it has its faults, by and ... Britain is a pretty good country to live in.

Honesty ...

Better late ...

Yes, I´m tetchy. So would you be if you´d had to sit ... seven hours of meetings today.