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Idioms & Fixed Expressions

Figurative language · idiomatic meaning · C1 fixed phrases
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Exercises practising Idioms & Fixed Expressions. Total: 24 points. Vocabulary from the C1 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
Which word is it?
10 points
Read the definition and write the word or phrase.
1
Do something difficult you have been avoiding:
2
A small visible part of a much bigger problem:
3
Don't be sure of success before it happens:
4
Try to do more than you can manage:
5
Avoid choosing a side:
6
Do your fair share of the work:
7
Something that is not clearly right or wrong:
8
A rough estimate:
9
Having no patience or energy left:
10
Do something that makes it impossible to go back:
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences
10 points
Only one word or phrase from this chapter fits each sentence. Change its form if you need to.
1
The broken window is just — the whole house needs repairs.
2
Stop — do you want pizza or sushi?
3
I don't need the exact price — just give me a .
4
I finally and went to the dentist.
5
Three clubs and a part-time job? You've .
6
Downloading old games is a legal .
7
Don't leave on bad terms — never .
8
We're winning 2–0, but — there's still half an hour.
9
If everyone , we'll finish the project on time.
10
After three nights of noisy neighbours, I was .

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