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Question
Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.
let (someone) down
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Solution
let down - Your parents expect a lot from you, you better don't let them down.
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Idioms
Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary first.)
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Our entire class is quaking in its boots. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr Keeping was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.____________________________.
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Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follow.
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Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follow.
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Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.
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call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call
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