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Question 1

Come away with sth

Answer 1

Leave a place with new knowledge or ideas or a particular impression.

Ex: Did you come away from the talk with any ideas?

Question 2

Wing it

Answer 2

INF

Do sth without preparation or plans

Ex: you owe your audience to prepare throughly, so don’t just wing it.

Question 3

draw on sth

Answer 3

use experience,knowledge, or a supply of sth that you have gained over time.

His novels draw heavily on his childhood.
She had a wealth of experience to draw on.

Question 4

run sth by sb

Answer 4

tell sb your ideas so that they can give their opinion

Question 5

time/money/room,etc. to spare

Answer 5

more than enough time/money/room,etc.

Question 6

set sth up

Answer 6

make a piece of equipment ready to use

Question 7

put sb’s mind at rest/ease

Answer 7

stop sb feeling worried

Question 8

make sb sit up ( and take notice)

Answer 8

do sth surprising or impressive that makes sb pay attention to you

Question 9

loosen sb up

Answer 9

make sb more relaxed ( loosen up: become more relaxed)

Question 10

root for sb

Answer 10

(usually in progressive tenses) support and encourage sb in a competition or a difficult situation. syn : cheer sb up

Question 11

cheer sb up

Answer 11

shout encouragement at sb in a competition

Question 12

sit through sth

Answer 12

stay till the end of a speech,performance,etc.that you think is boring or too long

Question 13

lose sight of

Answer 13

stop considering sth and forget about it

Question 14

pare sth down

Answer 14

reduce the size or amount of sth,especially with lots of small reduction.

Question 15

Nothing could be further from the truth

Answer 15

Used to emphasize that sth is definitely not true.

I’m certainly not in love with him – nothing could be further from the truth!

Question 16

Nod off

Answer 16

INF

Fall asleep for a short time while sitting in a chair

Question 17

Set in

Answer 17

If sth unpleasant sets in, it starts to have an effect which could continue for a long time.
Panic/the rain/the winter/ my nerves set in .

Question 18

Jump in

Answer 18

Interrupt sb while they are talking.

Syn : butt in

Question 19

(Talk) at cross purposes

Answer 19

If two people are ( talking) at cross purposes they think they are talking about the same thing , but in fact they are not.

Question 20

A nervous wreck

Answer 20

INF

A person who is very upset and worried.

Question 21

Of your life

Answer 21

is used to emphasize that sth is the best or worst that you have experienced. It follows a noun or a noun phrase.
He gave the speech of her life = the best speech he has given