The reason,
in a nutshell, is that the company is very nearly bankrupt.
7.- I met a man called Anthony Trollope.
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Mmm. The name
rings a bell, but I can't put a face to it.
8.
- Come on, John! Who is right, me or Peter?
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Don't ask me to decide.
I'm sitting on the fence.
Exercise3.
Determine which of the underlined word-combinations are phraseological units.
1. Where do you think you lost your purse? 2. When losing the game one shouldn't
lose one's temper. 3. Have a look at the reverse side of the coat. 4. The reverse side of
the medal is that we'll have to do it ourselves. 5. Keep the butter in the refrigerator. 6.
Keep an eye on the child. 7. He threw some cold water upon her. Wake up. 8. I didn't
expect that he would throw cold water upon our project. 9. The tourists left the beaten
track and saw
a lot of interesting places, 10. The author leaves the beaten track and
offers a new treatment of the subject. 11. I don't want to have a bushman's holiday.
12. Let's stretch a point for him. 13. The weak go to the wall. 14. She looks as if
butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
Exercise 4.
The following expressions can help you to describe people. Think literally and
figuratively of
people who
have head for heights
have
got light fingers
are feeling under the weather
spend money like water
have got ants in their pants
have
good ear for music
are in the red
have recently been given the
brush off by somebody
easily fly off the handle
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