6B fixed phrases [CPE]| Quizlet

meet sb halfway

come to an agreement/compromise (thỏa hiệp, nhượng bộ, hoặc đáp ứng một phần yêu cầu của người khác nếu họ cũng làm vậy để đi đến thoả thuận)

Let's __________________________ if we can't agree on this.

come under the hammer (coming)

sth is sold at auction

Some recently found paintings attributed to Picasso are __________________________ next week.

let your (their) hair down

relax and enjoy yourself

When soldiers are on leave, they forget about the army's rigid discipline and __________________________.

to make/lose money hand over fist (losing)

acquire/lose a lot of money very quickly

After making several bad business deals the company was __________________________

give sb a free hand (gave)

allow sb to do as they wish

The art teacher __________ the children __________________________ in their creative compositions.

(know sth) off-hand

(know sth) without asking or looking it up

I can't tell you __________________________ the population of Prague, but there's an encyclopedia in the cupboard.

have to hand it to sb

admire sb and think they deserve praise

You __________________________Larry for tirelessly working with the disabled.

keep out of harm's way (kept)

keep out of danger

All medication must be __________________________ if you have young children.

fly off the handle

lose one's temper very suddenly

Maggie is so moody and unpredictable. She's apt to __________________________ without any real cause.

at the drop of a hat

be willing/happy to do sth; do sth quickly

I hate to speak in public, but she'll get up on stage ____________________________________ .

not to make head n(or) tail of (sth)

not to understand sth at all.

Sally could ______________________the instruction for operatingi the lawnmower.

make(making) headway

to make progress

The government is ______________ little _________________ in its fight to beat inflation.

take heart from sth

feel encouraged by or optimistic about sth

Investors have ______________________ the improving economic situation.

make a hash of sth (made)

do sth very badly

Alice ______________________ her final exam and failed her degree.

to one's heart's content (to his heart's content)

(do) as much or as often as one wants

Once at the skating rink, Ivan was allowed to skate _________________________ .

strike / hit home

(of situation) be accepted as real even though it is painful/achieve the intended effect

It was only when he had been unemployed for six months that Neil's situation _____________________.

after hours

outside regular business hours

To withdraw cash from your bank account ___________________________ you can use an ATM card.