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know something like the back of your hand
to have very good and detailed knowledge of something:
Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the _____ .
adapt
to suit different conditions or uses:
So many good solutions to the question have been submitted that the committee have had a hard time of deciding which one to ......
flying visit
You needn't treat us to anything, we won't stay long for it's only a ... visit.
run (something) down
If a machine or device such as a clock or battery runs down, it loses power, or if you run it down, you cause this to happen:
If you don’t switch the lights off for the day, you risk running the battery _____ before the end of the trip.
prove sb to be/have sth
to show a particular result after a period of time:
[ L (+ to be) ] The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.
Before we decide to support him, he ought to prove ____ good intentions. A. to us having B. to us that he has C. us to have D. us that he has
reliable
Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect:
implementation
the act of starting to use a plan or system: (sự thực hiện)
_______ of the law/agreement
Various projects for constructing new schools are under _______ in the region.
have/make a stab at something
to attempt to do something although you are not likely to be very successful: (cố gắng thực hiện một nhiệm vụ nào đó, thường là thử nghiệm hoặc nỗ lực trong một lĩnh vực chưa quen thuộc)
I'd never tried snorkelling before but I _______ at it while I was in Greece.
mingle
to mix with; combine: (trộn lẫn, hòa lẫn)
Her excitement at starting the new job was _______ with fear.
1937 saw the beginning of regular television broadcast.
Regular television broadcasts began in 1937. (SAW)
→1937....................................................................................................regular television broadcasts.
interest
the quality that makes you think that something is interesting:
Would this book be of any _______ to you?