Cap 04 - Striking up a Conversation

Question 1

Run into

Answer 1

means to see someone by chance or unexpected place

Question 2

Fancy running into you here
Fancy meeting you here
What a coincidence

Answer 2

see people in places where you normaly dont see them

Question 3

For ages
In ages
(phrase)

Answer 3

I haven’t seen him for ages

Question 4

Before you know it

phase

Answer 4

Before you know it, youll be finished

Question 5

As soon as

phrase

Answer 5

We’ll eat as soon as your dad gets home

Question 6

Used to
custom
habit
(phrase)

Answer 6

I am used to staying up all night

Question 7

Used to
Action that was once habitual but is no longer done
Situation that was once true but no longer is
(phrase)

Answer 7

She used to live next door to us

I used to be married to him

Question 8

Used to
Would always
Past tense verb

Action that was done routinely in the past
(phrase)

Answer 8

When he was a kid, he used to ride his bike to school
When he was a kid, he would always ride his bike…
When he was a kid, he rode his bike…

Question 9

Try
Try on
(phrase)

Answer 9

clothing, shoes or accessories

Try this dress on.

Question 10

Try
Try out
(phrase)

Answer 10

car or equipment
Your new camera looks awesome!
Would you like to try it out?

Question 11

Try to
Try and
(phrase)

Answer 11

effort to do something that may not be easy
Try to be here before eight o’clock
Try and be here before…

Question 12

Try ing

phrase

Answer 12

suggestion

Try turning the key

Question 13

I’ll bet

phrase

Answer 13

sincere belief - I’ll bet she is making a lot of money
do not believe it
I hear Maria is making a lot of money.
I’ll bet.

Question 14

No way

phrase

Answer 14

definitely no
No way! She hardly speaks to me.
that’s good news
No way! That sounds like a lot of fun!

Question 15

On the floor

Answer 15

salesperson

Question 16

On the job

Answer 16

to be working on a project that requires physical labor

Question 17

Trendy

Answer 17

latest fashions

Question 18

Run of the mill
Run-of-the-mill
(phrase)

Answer 18

very ordinary
nondescript
My shoes are comfortable but not trendy. 
They are quite run of the mill.
This book is quite interesting. 
It's not a run-of-the-mill romance novel

Question 19

The thing is

phrase

Answer 19

explanation for a situation

The thing is. I can’t find my backpack.

Question 20

A step in the right direction

phrase

Answer 20

That’s definitely a step in the right direction

Question 21

Be about to

phrase

Answer 21

Fasten your seat belt. The plane is about to take off

Question 22

Which reminds me
Speaking of which
(phrase)

Answer 22

I heard that Brittany was in town.

Speaking of which, did you know she was getting married?

Question 23

Have (one’s) finger crossed

phrase

Answer 23

I have my fingers crossed that we’ll win the game

Question 24

Pumped
All fired up
(phrase)

Answer 24

to be very excited and ready

The whole team is really pumped about the game

Question 25

Bank on

phrase

Answer 25

rely on
count on
trust certain information
You can bank on it

Question 26

Splurge
Go overboard
(phrase)

Answer 26

She got a bonus at work, so she splurged on a first-class ticket
It was their anniversary, so they went overboard and stayed at a five-star resort

Question 27

Get together

phrase

Answer 27

to meet

They get together every week

Question 28

Keep in touch

phrase

Answer 28

They have kept in touch for more than thirty years

Question 29

Catch up
3 uses
(phrase)

Answer 29

Find out the news of a friend
We have a lot to catch up on
Reach someone who is ahead of you
She’s running so fast, we can never catch up with her
To learn what the rest of the class learned when you weren’t at school
Adrian had to work to catch up on his lessons

Question 30

Get ahead of (oneself)
To count (one’s) chicken before they hatch
(phrase)

Answer 30

Aren’t you getting ahead of yourself?

You should never count your chickens before they hatch!

Question 31

Have a feeling

phrase

Answer 31

I have a feeling they might like each other

Question 32

Make sure

phrase

Answer 32

You can take my car, but make sure you bring it back by four o’clock

Question 33

Let (someone) know

phrase

Answer 33

I’ll let you know as soon as I find out if my car is fixed

Question 34

Me, too

Me, neither

Answer 34

agree