Review Lessons 14 to 27

A. Match the idiom in the left column with the definition in the right column.
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__1. once and for all____a. in order to be prepared if
__ 2. lost cause_______b. especially, mainly
__ 3. all in all________c. hopeless situation
__ 4. by far_________d. eventually
__ 5. give and take____e. clearly, by a great margin
__ 6. in touch________f. for only one time
__ 7. above all_______g. compromise, cooperation
__ 8. in the long run___h. basically, fundamentally
__ 9. close call_______i. finally, absolutely
__10.in case________j. narrow escape from dang
__11.for once_______k. considering everything
__12. at heart_______l. having contact
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B. In the space provided, mark whether each sentence is true (T) or false (F):
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1. If a friend doesn’t want you to make fun of him or her, the friend might tell you to
shut up. ____
2. If you run into someone at the store, you are sticking to an appointment.___
3. If you agree to meet someone halfway, it becomes a matter of give an take.___
4. If you want to keep in touch with someone, you might decide to stop by their
place for a while. ____
5. If you have never heard of a certain type of animal, you probably know it by
sight.___
6. If you fall behind in your studies because you don’t try to keep up with the other
students, it serves you right.___
7. If something is going wrong with your car, then it is holding up well.___
8. If someone is very well-off, the person probably has to cut corners.___
9. If you haven’t heard from someone in a long time, you might drop the person
a line.___
10. If you really go in for a certain sport, you might set out to be the best you can at
it.___
11. If you finally have it out with someone, you have been getting along well with
the person.___
12. If a repairman is trying to fix a complicated watch, he or she would take pains
to hold still while taking it apart.__
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C. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using call listed below. Some expressions come from Lessons 1 to 14.
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To call up_____ to call on___ to call off
To call it a day__ to call for___ close call
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It was a _________ when the tire blew out on the busy highway.
We ___________ early because we had been working since six o’clock in the morning.
This recipe ________ cream, but there isn’t any in the refrigerator. I’ll have to stop by the store and pick up some.
Margaret _________ her boyfriend almost every day and talks for hours. The telephone bill is her most costly expense.
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D. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using make listed below. Some expressions come from Lessons 1 to 14.
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To make the best of to make fun of to make do
To make sense to make out to make good time
To make a difference to make good to make clear
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It doesn’t ___________ to me where we eat out tonight. It’s your decision.
Children love ___________ each other by joking and teasing.
It took the Petersons only two hours to go from downtown Los Angeles to San Diego by car. They really _________ on that trip.
Could you help me understand this lesson? It doesn’t _________ to me.
The recipe calls for butter, but I don’t have any. I’ll just have __________
With margarine.
I’m sure that Ted will ____________ on his promise to help us with the arrangements for the meeting.
Cheryl couldn’t ____________ the letters on the sign in the distance because it was getting too dark.
Did you ____________ it ____________ to Deborah that she’s not welcome at the dinner party? She’d better not show up.
There’s nothing we can do at this point to change the unfortunate situation. We’ll just have ______________ it and go from here.
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E. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the idioms using put listed below. Some expressions come from Lessons 1 to 14.
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To put on to put away to put off
To put out to put down to put up with
To put together
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Johnny, before you can go outside to play, you have ___________ all the toys and clothes on the floor of your room.
There’s too much noise in here for me to study. I can’t ______ any longer.
It’s quite cold tonight. I think we should __________ some warmer clothing before we go outside.
Please ___________ your cigarette in the ashtray immediately. No smoking is allowed in here.
I can’t __________ doing that important assignment any longer. It’s due in just three days.
The military troops used force ___________ the mass demonstration against the corrupt government.
Shari’s father helped __________ her new bicycle, which came in pieces in a box.