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Question
Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.
begin a new
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Solution
begin a new - Let's forget what's over and begin a new life together.
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| Phrases | Meaning | Own Sentences | |
| 1. | cut in | ||
| cut out | |||
| 2. | be held by | ||
| be held up | |||
| 3. | run away | ||
| run for | |||
| 4. | be known as | ||
| be known for | |||
| 5. | go with | ||
| go after | |||
| 6. | put fire into | ||
| put fire out |
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| ‘A’ Phrases | ‘B’ Meanings |
| 1. run of terrible bad luck | a. hit on a topic |
| 2. draws heavily on | b. without being affected by a particular factor |
| 3. struck a chord | c. endure in difficult circumstances |
| 4. in spite of | d. a period of time when bad things happen |
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| dream on | sell-by date |
| dream something away | selling-point |
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