E.W.2 Part 2

Question 1

find your way

Answer 1

to get somewhere you are trying to reach:

I had a map but I still couldn’t find my way back to the hotel.

Question 2

find fault with

Answer 2

to criticize someone or something:

She’s always finding fault with the way he works.

Question 3

take instant liking

Answer 3

to begin to like someone or something

Question 4

to my liking

Answer 4

“para mi gusto”

Question 5

to take sth lightly

Answer 5

to think about something or someone in a particular way

Question 6

kick yourself

Answer 6

to be annoyed because you did something stupid or failed to act when you had an opportunity:
You know you’ll kick yourself if you forget to do it, so just do it now!

Question 7

fall behind

Answer 7

to fail to do something fast enough or on time:
He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.
I’ve fallen behind on the mortgage payments.

Question 8

fall away

Answer 8

If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground:
On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away.
The rear sections of the rocket fell away.

Question 9

fall back on

Answer 9

to use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:
When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
If I lose my job, I’ll have nothing to fall back on.

Question 10

fall into sth

Answer 10

to start doing something, often without intending to:
We’ve fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.
I fell into my job quite by accident.
She fell into a conversation with the taxi driver.|

Question 11

fall through

Answer 11

to fail to happen:

We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.

Question 12

die down

Answer 12

If a sound or activity dies down, it becomes quieter or less obvious:
It was several minutes before the applause died down.

Question 13

mouth

Answer 13

to form words with the lips without making any sound:
It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words .
“Can we go?” mouthed Mary.

Question 14

stick your nose into sth

Answer 14

to try to discover things that are not really related to you:
I wish he’d stop sticking his nose into my personal life!

Question 15

be down in the mouth

Answer 15

to be sad

Question 16

put your foot in your mouth

Answer 16

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone:
I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister.

Question 17

a new lease on life

Answer 17

an occasion when you become more energetic and active than before:
His grandchildren have given him a new lease on life.

Question 18

in the same boat

Answer 18

in the same difficult situation as someone else:

None of us has any money, so we’re all in the same boat.

Question 19

frame of mind

Answer 19

someone’s mood or the particular way someone thinks or feels about something:
That music puts me in a romantic frame of mind.

Question 20

only have eyes for sb

Answer 20

to be interested in or attracted to only one person:

You’ve no need to be jealous. I only have eyes for you.

Question 21

with a view to doing sth

Answer 21

with the aim of doing something:

These measures have been taken with a view to increasing the company’s profits.

Question 22

take pride in sth/sb

Answer 22

to feel very pleased about something or someone you are closely connected with:
If you don’t take professional pride in your work, you’re probably in the wrong job.

Question 23

turn over a new leaf

Answer 23

to start behaving in a better way:

Apparently he’s turned over a new leaf and he’s not smoking any more.

Question 24

keep track

Answer 24

to make certain that you know what is happening or has happened to someone or something:
My sister has had so many different jobs, it’s hard for me to keep track (of what she’s doing).

Question 25

at a low ebb

Answer 25

in a bad or weak state:
Consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb.
I was recently divorced and feeling at a very low ebb.

Question 26

be at loose ends

Answer 26

to have nothing to do:

If you find yourself at loose ends, you could always clean the bathroom.

Question 27

be at a loss

Answer 27

not to know what to do or say:
I’m at a loss to know how I can help you.
It was unlike him to be at a loss for words.

Question 28

be at your wits’ end

Answer 28

to be so worried, confused, or annoyed that you do not know what to do next:
I’m at my wits’ end. I don’t know how to help him.

Question 29

wit

Answer 29

the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way:
a woman of great intelligence and wit
Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.
He was known for his dry/ready/sharp wit.

Question 30

wits

Answer 30

intelligence and the ability to think quickly:

She learned to survive on her wits.

Question 31

can’t make heads or tails of sth

Answer 31

to not be able to understand something:

I can’t make heads or tails of these instructions on the packet.

Question 32

make light of sth

Answer 32

to behave as if a situation, especially a problem, is not serious or important:
It is easy to make light of other people’s problems.

Question 33

sb’s hands are tied

Answer 33

If your hands are tied, you are not free to behave in the way that you would like:
I’d like to raise people’s salaries but my hands are tied.

Question 34

if need be

Answer 34

if it is necessary:

If need be, we can take two cars.

Question 35

about/high time

Answer 35

If it is about time/high time that someone did something, it should have been done sooner or a long time ago:
It’s about time (that) the school improved its food service.
It is high time for the critics to open their minds to a new approach.