Unit 16: Supplementary Practice Flashcards
be proud of
pride oneself on
credit +
with
do anything
go to great lengths
have no similarities
have nothing in common
Not appreciate anything
take everything for granted
the river overflowed
the river bursts its banks
look like
bear a close resemblance
capable of doing sth
be competent to do sth
popular +
among/ with
take advantage of
impose oneself on
not enough money
short of money
not suit sb
not cut out for
available for use as you prefer/somebody prefers
be put at the disposal of
surprise
take aback
do not know
no way of knowing
apart from
with the exception of
someone caused something bad to happen.
be to blame for sth
is building
is under construction
I never suspected
It didn’t occur to me
ruin
put paid to
don’t know what to say
at a loss for words
reduce
cut down
say some nice things about
complimented sb on
learn to accept
come to terms with
completely prohibited to
total ban on
understand
make sense of
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in the vain hope that
feel hurt
take offence
fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
fall short of
unlikely
little prospect
can lose
stand to lose
have a tendency to do something
be apt to
likely to experience or suffer from something
be subject to
ability
command of
so hot that you wouldn’t believe it
hot beyond belief
will not be called up
exempt for being called up
be very busy
have one’s hands full
owe sb
be behind with one’s payments for
irrelevant
beside the point
definitely can’t
be no question of
make no mention of
make no reference to
secret
in confidence
to stop considering something as a possibility
be ruled out
persuade sb
talk sb into
rather than
in preference to
in the light of
on the strength of
just about
on the point of
appear in court
stand trial
remained a mystery
cast no light on
rely on
count on sb to
confuse
can’t tell the difference between
your own fault
no one to blame but yourself
is seen by
catch sight of
make an attempt to
have a go at
unsuccessful
to no avail
possible
stand a chance of
similar to
be very alike to
take one’s place
stand in for
to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future
set a precident
best
stand out among
support
back up
look like
be the image of
mention
come up