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Common Idiomatic Expressions in English

May 19, 2024 - C1pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Those who violate traffic rules will have to ............... a fine.
Wrong!
2Grandma ............... me a visit yesterday.
Wrong!
3She looked gorgeous and I couldn't help ............... her a compliment.
Wrong!
4You should not trust people who do not ............... a promise.
Wrong!
5'............... quiet,' said Mom.
Wrong!
6I still ............... in touch with my old friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either keep in touch or stay in touch is possible here. Stay in touch implies regular contact. Keep in touch implies intermittent contact.
7They tried to provoke him but he ............... his calm.
Wrong!
8They ............... close to hitting each other.
Wrong!
9She is yet to ............... to terms with her loss.
Wrong!
10The Minister ............... under attack from the opposition over his alleged links with a gangster.
Wrong!
11He ............... bald in his thirties.
Wrong!
12The boy has ............... missing.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Those who violate traffic rules will have to pay a fine.
  2. Grandma paid me a visit yesterday.
  3. She looked gorgeous and I couldn’t help paying her a compliment.
  4. You should not trust people who do not keep a promise.
  5. ‘Keep quiet,’ said Mom.
  6. I still keep/stay in touch with my old friends.
  7. They tried to provoke him but he kept his calm.
  8. They came close to hitting each other.
  9. She is yet to come to terms with her loss.
  10. The Minister came under attack from the opposition over his alleged links with a gangster.
  11. He went bald in his thirties.
  12. The boy has gone missing.
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