48 // Making Mistakes

Question 1

make a mistake

Answer 1

SLIP UP

Coralie’s graph didn’t make sense, so she looked through the data again to see where she’d slipped up.

Question 2

have people forget about an embarrassing mistake you made

Answer 2

LIVE DOWN

I’ll never live down the time I dropped Erin’s birthday cake in the middle of the party.

Question 3

forget to include someone or something in an activity

Answer 3

MISS OUT

Wang thought he’d bought everyone a drink until he noticed he’d missed Ellie out.

Question 4

get into a bad situation

Answer 4

LAND IN

Tariq landed himself in trouble when he forgot to do his homework.

Question 5

make someone feel worse about a mistake or failure

Answer 5

RUB IN

When Juan missed the penalty, his teammates rubbed it in by laughing at him.

Question 6

accidentally mistake one thing for something else

Answer 6

MIX UP WITH

When Chris got home from work, he realized that he had mixed his bag up with Simon’s.

Question 7

fail to meet someone’s expectations or fail to keep a promise

Answer 7

LET SB DOWN

I was relying on Selma to bring candles for the cake, but she let me down.

Question 8

forget to take someone or something with you

Answer 8

LEAVE BEHIND

Enzo went back to the cafe when he realized he’d left his wallet behind.

Question 9

be obvious to someone

Answer 9

JUMP OUT AT

The spelling mistake in Juanita’s homework jumped out at me.

Question 10

draw a line or lines through a word

Answer 10

CROSS OUT

I crossed out the misspelled word and wrote it again correctly.