Idioms Going out Outcomes INTERMEDIATE | Quizlet

turn a blind eye to sth

to ignore something that you know is wrong

# Management often ~ bullying in the workplace.

# Teachers were ~ing ~ smoking in school.

cost an arm and a leg (V2/3 cost)

to be very expensive

# The repair work ~ (V2).

# It ~(V2) us ~ to get here . But it was worth it.

give sb a hand

to give someone help

# Can you ~ me ~?

# Shall I ~ you ~ WITH that bag?

# Could you ~ me ~ WITH these suitcases?

# Marcia has taught her children to ~ when it comes to cleaning up after meals.

be on your feet

to be standing for a long time without having time to sit down

# The worst thing about working in the shop is that you're ~ your ~ all day.

# She'd been ~ her ~ all morning without once sitting down.

# Everyone was ~ their ~ applauding wildly

# You go. I've been ~ my ~ all day, and I need a rest.

put your feet up (V2/3 put)

(informal) to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something

# Take off your coat and ~

# You go home and ~

# When you're pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to ~

# He says it gave him time to ~ his ~ and relax.

catch my eye (V2/3 caught)

to get someone's attention

# A sudden movement ~ (V2) my ~.

# I tried to ~ the waiter's ~, so we could order.

# It was the unusual colour of his jacket that ~ (V2) my ~.

can't take your eyes off sth (V2/3 couldn't)

to be unable to stop looking at someone or something, especially because they are extremely interesting or attractive

# She looked stunning. I ~ (V2) my ~ her all evening.

# He was so handsome - I ~ (V2) my ~ him.

behind my back

If you do something ______ someone's ____ , you do it without them knowing, in a way that is unfair

# I'm afraid to think what they say about me ~ my ~.

# I don't like the idea of the two of them talking about me ~ my ~.

# I should have realized that he'd go ~ my ~ (=do something without telling me).

make/pull a face (V2/3 made/pulled)

to make a strange expression with your face, for example to show that you do not like someone or something

# I was ~ing silly ~s to get the baby to laugh.

# "This tastes horrible," said Tom, ~ing ~ at his glass.

# When I asked her how her training was going, she ~ (V2)

# She took a bite of the melon and ~ (V2) funny ~.

pull my leg

to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke

# I haven't won, have I? You're ~ing my ~.

# Don't worry. I was just ~ing your ~ about moving - I'm not going anywhere.

# Is it really your car or are you ~ing my ~?

get out of hand (V2/3 got/gotten)

if a situation or person ___s ___ __ ____, they become impossible to control any longer

# The demonstration was ~ting ~.

# The costs have continued to increase, and now seem to be ~ting ~.

# My mum used to sit nearby and make sure nothing ~ (V2) ~It was a practical joke that ~ (V2) a little ~.