MASTER OF THE NEC - ADVANCED LANGUAGE LEXIGRAM PART 1 +2

Now that you have submitted your profile, the genie is out of the bottle.

Now that you have submitted your profile, there is nothing you can do about it

(GENIE)

We are under the gun since we are two weeks behind the schedule.

We are under great pressure since we are two weeks behind the schedule.(GUN)

There being nothing wrong with her health, she left the room with a light heart.

She left the room with relief since there was nothing wrong with her health.(LIGHT)

The dice are loaded against you when you apply to Havard.

The odds are stacked against you when you apply to Havard.(DICE)

Calm as she might appear, she was on the rack.

She might appear calm, but she was nervous actually. ( RACK)

The professor is a mine of information about Ancient Egypt.

The professor is very knowledgeable about Ancient Egypt. ( MINE)

Much as she doesn’t like the weather, Mary was chomping at the bit to start the camping trip.

Mary is impatient to start the camping trip even though she doesn’t like the weather. ( BIT)

Had the celebrity come, the party would have gone with a swing.

The party would have been very lively if the celebrity had come. ( SWING)

Many a time has the storm cut a swathe through the village.

The storm has wreaked havoc on the village many times. ( CUT )

No sooner had he got home than he was hemmed in by his kith and kin.

Hardly had he got home when he was surrounded by his friends and relatives. (HEMMED)

The genie is out of the bottle

Something has been done which cannot be changed.

Under the gun

To feel worried because you have to do something in a particular way.

With a light heart.

With relief, pleasure

The dice/odds are loaded against somebody

Used for saying that it is very likely that something will not happen.

On the rack

To be suffering great physical or mental pain

A mine of information about/on something

Someone who has a lot of knowledge

Champ/Chomp/Chafe at the bit

to be restless and impatient to do something

Go with a swing

to be very exciting and successful

Cut a swathe through something

To destroy a large part of something or kill many people

Hem in

To surround somebody/something

Kith and kin

Friends and relatives

The world is your oyster

They can do whatever they want.

not have a spark of decency

Have no manners

steal somebody’s thunder

to take the role, idea,…..of somebody

pass muster

be accepted as adequate or satisfactory.

can’t cut the mustard

not able to deal with the problem

see the back of somebody

not having to see somebody anymore

tear somebody’s heart out

to make somebody very sad

fertile ground for something

a situation that produces good results or many ideas

captains of industry

people who are important and influential in the industry

fall off the radar

to be forgotten, neglected

crack the whip

to use your authority to influence someone else

tip somebody the wink

to secretly give somebody information

feather your own nest

to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is not above the board.

a battle of wits

a battle which uses intelligence to fight

cut the atmosphere with a knife

used to describe a tense situation

on somebody’s lips

being talked by a lot of people # keep one’s tongue tied

C.levity ( human or lack of seriousness- a serious occasion)

That boy was the one who caused a brief of moment of……during the opening ceremony.

B. stoical (determined not to complain or show your feelilngs)

Local people were…..about the slight damage the storm inflicted

A. servile ( too eager to sear or please other people)

As a waiter you should be pleasant to clients without appearing too…..

A. felicitious ( felicitious + phrase)- suitable to express well the intended thought

She summed up Henry’s achievement in a few……phrases

C. vacillated (to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions)

After the break-up, her mood……between hope and despair

B. grace ( a situation in which you do something that makes people stop liking or admiring you)- fall from grace

The team leader immediately fell from…..after the scandal

A. maxed out (use all that is available of something)

The family…..all the money in order to buy that house

saving

Although Tom is talkative, his…..grace is his intelligence

saving grace

a good quality or feature in person or thing that prevents them from being useless

let

He asked whether we had a room to…..and actually we did.

let

to allow your house or land to be lived in or used by someone else in exchange for a regular payment (=rent)

As luck would have it

By chance

blinding

The solution suddenly came to him in a…..flash

in a blinding flash

an idea or answer suddenly becomes obvious

rocked upr

The party of tourists…..two hours late, dressed up in ball gowns

A.absolutely

I am…….furious with Adam because he forgot my birthday.

snapped up

The tickets for the prom were……within three hours of going on sale.

polished off

He ….the whole pie in just a few months.

stamped on

Any opposition to the government will be…..by the army

knocked over

The news of his acceptance……everybody…..

has dragged on

We should end it now. The dispute…..for months

have been slaving away

I…..all day trying to get this work finished

eke out

While in NYC, he managed to…..his student loan till the end of the year.

gloss over

It’s vital that the referee should not…..this problem

blew up

No wonder your plan …. seeing that it was so badly prepared.

was ticked off

He ….. by his parents for not having done his homework.

consist in

True education does not …. simply being taught to remember facts.

nail down

You should …. her… to a specific time because she always procrastinates.

squirreled away

The minister has money….. in various bank accounts all over the world.

swot up on

Make sure you …….. the university before the alumni interview.

lie about/around

He should have been fired a long time ago. He just ….. doing nothing.

fitted out

They have ________ their bedroom with a new table.

in arrears with

The family is _______ ________ their mortgage payments.

throw off

The doctor had to rely on many kinds of medicine to ________ the cold.

let out

The shirt is too tight for you. You'd better …… it ________.

for

There is no justification ________ betraying your dearest friends.

millitates against

The complexity of the judicial system ________ justice for the individual.

Many years have rolled ________ since I last talked to my teacher.

at a premium

Space is ________ in overcrowded cities.

delved into

The boy ________ his pocket to find a pen to write

thrown back on

There was nothing to entertain so we were _______ ________ our own resources.

throw somebody back on their resources

be forced to rely on something because there is no alternative.

Jane brought the others round to agree with her point of view.

Jane persuaded the others to agree with her point of view. ROUND

Despite his superior strength over the other, Christopher was soom overpowered

Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, he was soon overpowered. STRENGTH