Destination B2 Flashcards
She is disappointed at not getting into university, but she’ll just have to ___ the best of it and find a job.
[make the best of]
She is disappointed at not getting into university, but she’ll just have to make the best of it and find a job.
You’re never going to find real success unless you’re willing to ___ a chance now and then.
[take a chance]
You’re never going to find real success unless you’re willing to take a chance now and then.
He is six feet ___ height.
[in height]
He is six feet in height.
He ___ great pleasure in annoying me.
[take please in]
He takes great pleasure in annoying me.
She ___ great pleasure from her garden.
[gain pleasure from]
[get pleasure from]
She gets great pleasure from her garden.
My mother always ___ my father’s side when I argue with him.
[take sb’s side]
My mother always takes my father’s side when I argue with him.
If ever there was any sort of argument, she’d always side ___ my father against me.
[side with]
If ever there was any sort of argument, she’d always side with my father against me.
The process isn’t actually that difficult. The only real problem is that it ___ so much time.
[take up time]
The process isn’t actually that difficult. The only real problem is that it takes up so much time.
We both ___ an attempt to be friendly despite recent arguments.
[make an attempt at]
We both made an attempt to be friendly despite recent arguments.
___ an attempt to reduce traffic in the city, they closed the road.
[in an attempt to]
In an attempt to reduce traffic in the city, they closed the road.
We conducted a descriptive analysis by baseline characteristics and risk factors separately for men and women to ___ a description of the study population.
[give a description of]
We conducted a descriptive analysis by baseline characteristics and risk factors separately for men and women to give a description of the study population.
Will it ___ a difference if I add the salt before or after I heat up the soup?
[make a difference]
Will it make a difference if I add the salt before or after I heat up the soup?
Most of us ___ our freedom for granted.
[take sth for granted]
Most of us take our freedom for granted.
The item ___ question is this scarf, which was discovered at the scene of the crime.
[in question]
The item in question is this scarf, which was discovered at the scene of the crime.
I can’t help but feeling that I had an angel ___ watch over me that day.
[keep watch]
I can’t help but feeling that I had an angel keeping watch over me that day.
