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His father was very angry with him when he heard that he had damaged the car. ( blew )
His father blew his top when he heard he damaged the car
His speech was so confusing that nobody could understand what he was talking about. ( baffled )
Everyone was baffled by his speech
Jenny's birthday is on the same day as the Queen's. ( coincides )
Jenny's birthday coincides with the Queen's
Some children treat their younger sibling badly. ( cruel )
Some children are cruel to younger siblings
He bought a new jacket without having planned to (spur)
He bought a new jacket on a the spur of the moment.
Initially; losing one's job can seem awful; afterwards it can work out well
for some people.( blessing )
He's a pleasant man socially
but he's a tough businessman. ( bargain)
He has an obsession about the dishonesty of the lawyers.(bee)
he has a bee in his bonnet about dishonesty of the lawyers.
The young actress was very nervous before the audition. ( butterflies )
The yound actress had butterflies in their stomach before the audition.
She was about to pass out out when someone offered her a seat ( verge )
she was on the verge of passing out when someone offered her a seat.
Simon couldn't remember ever having met the woman. ( recollection )
Simon had no recollection of ever having met the woman.
Malcolm has finally decided to leave his job at the bank ( hand )
Malcolm has finally decided to hand in his resignation at the bank
He got up very early this morning ( crack )
he got up at the crack of dawn this morning
He didn't seem to consider anything to be as important as winning that medal. (matter)
nothing seemed to matter to him as much as winning that medal.
The conference will now take place at a later date ( postponed )
The conference will be postponed until a later date.
The diplomat has been arrested because it is believed he had been spying for his government. ( suspicion )
The diplomat has been arrested on suspicion of spying for his government.
Cindy must be ill; she ate very little of her lunch ( touched )
Cindy must be ill; she barely touched her lunch.
Ian is sure he was right to turn down the job ( regrets )
Ian has no regrets of turning down the job.
They have decided to go to Crete for the summer . ( intention )
it was their intention to go to Crete for the summer.
The meeting was held in the Town Hall ( took )
the meeting took place in the town hall