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Exercises

79.1 Complete the expressions from A and B opposite.

1 WhenIpassedallmyexams,Ifeltover the moon .
2 Thisprinterisn’tworkingagain!It’sapain .
3 It’salmostmidnight!I’dbetterbemaking .
4 IspenttoomuchmoneylastmonthandnowI’min .
5 It’stimetochangemylaptop.It’sfiveyearsoldandhasseen .
6 Sheistheabsolutelimit!Shereallytakes .
7 Oh dear, Matthew completely misunderstood me. He always seems to get .
8 I’msorry.Idosomereallystupidthings.YoumustthinkI’masdaft .
9 Iwonderwhat’swrongwithUrsula?Shelooksdown .
10 Idon’ttrustpoliticians.Mostofthemarejustonthe .

79.2 Which expressions from the opposite page do these pictures remind you of?

1 be over the moon 3

2 4

79.3 Which is correct, (a) or (b)? Check with A and B opposite.

1 Sitdownand(a)get(b)taketheweightoffyourfeet. b
2 Whydoesshealwayshaveto(a)poke(b)peekhernoseintootherpeople’saffairs?
3 Iwasfeeling(a)under(b)belowtheweather,soIdidn’tgotowork.

4 Zoepulleda(a)quick(b)fastoneanddidn’tpayforhershareofthemeal.
5 Allright,allright!Youdon’thaveto(a)cook(b)makeamealoutofit!
6 He’sreallymaking(a)heavy(b)badweatherofwhatshouldbeasimpletask.

79.4 Without using a dictionary, try to work out the meaning of the underlined expressions
from the context.

1 It’smidnight.It’stimetohitthesack.gotobed
2 Thisisjustkid’sstuff.Iwantsomethingmoredifficultandchallenging!
3 IfeelfitasafiddleeversinceIstartedgoingregularlytothegym.
4 Ican’tunderstandwhyhe’sgivingmethecoldshoulder.He’susuallysofriendly.
5 Ihaven’tseenSimoneforages.Weonlygettogetheronceinabluemoon.
6 IthinkI’vegotthehangofthisphoto-editingprogramnow,thoughitwascomplicatedatfirst.

79.5 Over to you

Try a grouping exercise with six expressions from the opposite page, using any of the methods
suggested in B. Which type of grouping works best for the expressions you chose?

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