ZHAW Proficiency V
ZHAW CPE Proficiency - Idiomatic Expressions & Phrasal verbs
ZHAW CPE Proficiency - Idiomatic Expressions & Phrasal verbs
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Cartes-fiches
Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the ........ as I'd put in so much hard work for the company.
Could somebody please help me as I am at the end of my ........ over next door's barking dog.
I hope readers have enjoyed this article and that it has offered some ........ for thought.
I went ........ on a limb for you, and this is how you thank me!
He ran up three flights of stairs and wasn't the slightest bit out of breath even though he's no ........ chicken.
My husband just won't be told. He'll argue about something till he's .......... in the face.
An old warehouse in Brighton has been given a new ........ of life as a youth centre following government funding.
The athlete had been dropped from the team the previous year and clearly had an axe to ......... as she felt this had been totally unjustified.
The team have been slogging ........ at developing the new software and some unbelievable apps for our clients.
Why have some states in the east of the country ........ behind others in improving agricultural production?
Ever since he got a job in that restaurant he comes home reeking ........ fried food.
It took me a while to ........ on to the pleasures of spicy food but now I love it.
When someone goaded her ....... quitting an activity she would go out of her way to do it even more.
Talks are continuing between the two countries to try to ........ out details of the cease-fire.
Somehow I managed to muddle ........ my exams and got the grades I needed to get to university.
Growth in the economy may have ........ out, but inflation will remain a persistent problem.
a kick in the teeth
If you receive 'a kick in the teeth' it means you have been treated badly or have received disappointing news
at the end of your tether
If you are 'at the end of your tether' you have reached the limit of your patience.
food for thought
If something is 'food for thought' it provides mental stimulus.
go out on a limb for someone
If you 'go out on a limb for someone' you put yourself in a disadvantaged position to support them.
no spring chicken
To be 'no spring chicken' means not to be young anymore.
blue in the face
To do something until you are 'blue in the face' means to do it for a long time.
To give something a new lease of life
'To give something a new lease of life' means to improve something that was old or out of fashion.
have an axe to grind
If you 'have an axe to grind' you have a strong opinion about a subject which you express whenever you have the chance.
slog away at something
If you 'slog away at something' you work very hard at it.
To lag behind
'To lag behind' means to fail to keep up.
To reek of something
'To reek of something' means to smell strongly of it.
cotton on
If you 'cotton on' to something you get to know or understand it.
To goad someone into doing something
'To goad someone into doing something' means to urge or incite them to do it.
To flesh something out
'To flesh something out' means to give it more substance.
muddle through
If you 'muddle through' something you manage to get through it but without being organised or with a clear idea of what you are doing.
To bottom out
'To bottom out' means to reach the lowest point of a changing situation with the prospect of the situation improving.
