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Exercises

69.1 Look at these dialogues and comment on them.

1 PAUL: £98forameal!That’soutrageous!
EMMA: Notthemeal,youidiot!Theroom!
EmmaandPaulseemtobe talking at cross-purposes .
2 JO: Sothat’swhatI’mgoingtodo,takeitallaway.
MEENA: Whatabout-
JO: Andiftheydon’tlikeittheycanjustgoanddowhattheylike.
MEENA: Ifshe-
JO: NotthatIhavetoconsultthem,anyway;I’minchargeroundhere.
ItseemsthatMeenacan’tget .
3 VOLODYA: IgotveryupsetwhenyousaidIwaschildish.
GINA: Ididn’t!Ijustsaidyouseemedtogetonverywellwiththechildren.Honestly.
VOLODYA: Oh,Isee.Oh,sorry.
ItseemsthatVolodyagotthe .

4 DAN: So,area-wisethedown-matchingsalesprofilecommitmentwouldseemtobe
high-stakedondouble-par.
KIM: Eh?Couldyousaythatagain?You’vegotmethere.
ItseemsthatKimcan’t whatDanissaying.
5 ALI: Idon’texpectsomeonewithyourintelligencetounderstandthisdocument.
JUAN: Oh.
Aliseemstobetalking toJuan.

69.2 What idioms opposite do these drawings represent?

1 wrap up the discussion 2 talk 3 start

4 getto/cometo 5 toput 6 getholdof

69.3 Fill the gaps to complete the sentences.

1 Sheisverydirectandalways speaks hermind.
2 Hegetsboredquicklywithsmall andalwayswantstogetdowntoseriousmatters.
3 Thebossgavemeareal toafterthatstupidmistakeImade.
4 You’rebehindthetimes!George'sgirlfriendwaslastweek’s point.
5 Paula’suncleissolong- -ittakeshimtenminutestomakeapointthatanyoneelse
couldmakein30seconds.
6 ItwassuchareliefwhenJamesgotuptospeak-atlastsomeonewastalking .

7 Ihategoingoutwithmyboyfriendandhisworkcolleagues-theyspendallevening
talking .
8 Youshouldtellhimwhatyouthinktohisfaceratherthantalkingbehindhis .

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