Success and failure (27)

Question 1

This year has been an (adj: with much happening) one

Answer 1

eventful

Question 2

PV: to use a situation in order to achieve something good for yourself.

• He is trying to (PV) popular discontent with the goverment.
• We’ve been able to (PV) the publitiy we got in the new year.
• She (PV) knowledge and experience to get a bettter job

Answer 2

capitalise on

Question 3

Thanks to her support, I’ve (PV) stronger than ever

Answer 3

come out

Question 4

(adjx2) competition

Answer 4

head-to-head/fierce

Question 5

to succeed (P)

Answer 5

in + GER

Question 6

The company succeed in reversing the (N) trend it was suffering last year

Answer 6

downward

Question 7

We’ve managed to (PV) customers FROM the competition

Answer 7

won back

Question 8

We’ve been (PV) international players, but now we can (Pv) ourselves (pV) being able to offer a better quality at lower prices

Answer 8

losing out TO

Pride on

Question 9

We’ve faced a (adj) (n) BID FROM the other company

Answer 9

hostile takeover

Question 10

To success after trying hard

Answer 10

to win through

Question 11

To fail to happen

Answer 11

to fall through

Question 12

to pass (sth)

Answer 12

to get through

Question 13

to easily pass (sth)

Answer 13

to sail through

Question 14

to manage to do a lot of activities in a period of time

Answer 14

to pack in

Question 15

I wish I could (PV) exams and still manage to (PV) a huge amount of spare time

Answer 15

sail through

pack in

Question 16

to succeed in doing sth

Answer 16

to carry sth off

Question 17

Although I hardly studied for the final exam, I (PV) only because I found useful stuff on the Internet

Answer 17

got by

Question 18

I didn’t have time to go to college but my curiosity (PV) and I finally attended

Answer 18

won out

inf: stronger than other, competing emotions

Question 19

The general lack of enthusiasm (V) the plan (P) failure

Answer 19

doomed TO
(made it sure to fail)

Question 20

The support of my family and friends helped to (Pv) me (pV) a very difficult time

Answer 20

pull through

Question 21

You need to learn to (PV) negative criticism if you want to succeed.

Answer 21

rise above
(not allow sth bad that is happening or being done to you to upset you or to affect your behavior)

Question 22

If I don’t study now, I risk (PV) with my class work.

Answer 22

falling behing

Question 23

We’ve been (PV) Liverpool by three points now

Answer 23

fallen behind