English proficiency semenster 1

Last year i barely passed this year I really have to h_ t_ b_

Hit the books

My goal this school year is to p_ w_ f_ c

Pass with flying colours

My mum is so bad at technology it just shows you can’t t_ an _ _ new _

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

He had a presentation where he had to learn everything _ _

Learn by heart

She’s been b…………, working late and waking up early, she’s completely exhausted

burning the candle at both ends

He didn’t want to own up to his faults but decided to p……… onto someone else

Pass the buck

Once he took the first slice everyone else just f ……… and finished the pizza

Followed suit

Gambling is purely based on the l………… it’s so unpredictable

Luck of draw

I can’t believe he walked out of the meeting, right when the …………

the chips are down

Sometimes I feel like the d………… and nothing I do is good enough

Dice are loaded against me

When school gets difficult the best thing is to just d…… and relax after

Dig in your heels

I don’t know why he was so shocked, doing maths in economics is p………… completely normal

Par for the course

He got in trouble with the principal so now he has to just t………… until he transfers

Toe the line

He’s dad works at the company so he has ……… over the other interns

Has the inside track

My computer deleted everything so I have to s………

start from scratch

Thank god we’re all wearing the same shoes for the race, finally a………

a level playing field

After hours of studying he took the exam and g………

gave it his best shot

He’s been studying for weeks he has the exam in ……… he’ll do great

In the bag

He really s………… I’ve never been so flattered

Swept me off my feet

You can’t just quit your job at ……… there’s rules and procedures

At the drop of a hat

She’s tried her hardest in the exam but she didn’t ………

Come up to scratch

After trying to fix the sink all days he finally t……… and took a nap

Threw in the towel

The parents all went on a trip so we were l………… for a couple hours

Left to our own devices

She told me she didn’t know where my top was and l……… it was in her closet the whole time

Low and behold

I tried to hint what I wanted for my birthday but she must of not understood because he was w ……

Way off the mark

Affluent meaning

Having a lot of money and good standards of living

Entrench meaning

Firmly established

Social stratification

System in which people are ranked according to socioeconomic factors like wealth

To purport means

To claim something that may not be true

Ossification/ to ossify

To become rigid/ fixed to cease developing

Conduit

Channel through which something is done

She was so nervous at the interview she completely d……… when she was asked a question

Draw a blank

Every program a…… has the same requirements

Across the board

He performance was b…… , so disappointing

Below par

Hereditary

Can be passed down from parent to offspring

Underpin

To form the basis of a claim

Elusive

Difficult to define/ find or achieve

Averse

Opposed to do something

Proponent

a person who supports an idea or course of action

Pervasiveness

The process of spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing

Fossilisation

The process of becoming fixed

Holistically

Considers the whole thing/ being more than just a collection of parts

Ubiquity

Everywhere or in several places at the same time

Malleable

Easily adaptable

He’s such a l………, always sitting alone

a lone wolf

He doesn’t listen, honestly he’s so p……

Pig headed

I’ve had a terrible day im on such a s ……… i get so set off easily

To be on / to have a short fuse

He made me pay him back for a 2 euro coffee honestly what a c……

Cheapskate

Well she’s a d………… did you see her paintings

Dark hours

Everyone says he’s the b……… because he’s dad owns the company

The big cheese

After vacation i have to g………… with my schoolwork

Get back on track

She’s been a w……… all her life too scared to talk to anyone

Wallflower

He always thinks he knows best honestly what an a………

An armchair critic

I don’t under Why she b……… over a simple question

Bit my head off

He’s apology left a b………… it didn’t sound genuine

Bad taste in my mouth

Im so hungry I could e…………

Eat a horse

If only he could s………… and just accept the help

Swallow his pride

I’ve had m……… of drama for a lifetime

I’ve had my fill

My criticism d………… and she took it really personally

Didn’t go down well

I need a new hobby something really interesting to g…………

Get my teeth into

With work and school and now debate club i really think you b………… you look exhausted

Bite off more than you can chew

He cheated because he thought he could h………… and no one would find out

Have his cake and eat it

Everything went p……… after last nights party

went pear shaped

He’s so good at painting it’s like he’s b………

Bread and butter

The documentary was really good f………

Food for thought

He loves to exaggerate his stories so take what he says with a p………

Pinch of salt

After insulting everyone she was left to s………… when nobody wanted to talk to her

Stew in her own juice

We thought the meeting was tomorrow but it was today, now we have e………

Egg on our face

I forgot my wallet at home, so now I’m in a p……… at the grocery store

Im in a pickle

Even though the exam was really hard she remained cool as a c………

Cucumber

The neighbours who helped rebuild our playground are truly the s………

salt of the earth

After a long break it took me awhile to g………… with my studies

Get back on track

The mystery novels first chapter was designed to p………… so you’d keep reading

Pique your interest

After failing the driving test the first time, he was grateful for a s………

Second bite at the cherry

She tried to b…… with compliments before asking for a raise

Butter him up with compliments

Honestly it’s difficult to follow your t……… sometimes

Train of thought

They live five miles off the b…………

Off the beaten track

When his friends cancelled last minute he was left h……… at the party with no one to talk to

High and dry

2. Don’t worry, we’re all in the s………—we haven’t studied enough for the test either.
   

We’re all in the same boat

3. I wanted to apply for that job, but the deadline passed—the s………

Ship has sailed

The constant noise from the construction is d

Driving me up the wall

After a rough start , the project was s……… all the way to the finish

Smooth sailing

At the intersection, pedestrians have the r

The right of way

We had a little b…………when the computer crashed, but the presentation went well overall.

Little bump in the road

Several employees decided to j……… and join the rival company

Jump ship

Mutually exclusive

When two situations cannot be exist /be chosen/be true at the same time

Altruistic

The fact of caring about the needs and happiness of other people and being willing to do things to help them

Accrual

To increase over a period of time

Inclination

To tend to think/ behave in a certain way

It’s hard to p………… of the article it was all over the place

Pin down the flavours

After the stressful day, she finally began to relax—u……… like a flower at the s……freshly brewed coffee.

Unfurl at the smell of it

He likes his tea with o………

Oddness of sugar added

Try the new dessert, it has all your favourite flavours so your b………

Bound to like it