Unit 5

Question 1

Be swamped (with)

Be drowning in work

Be swimming in work
Be up to one’s eyeballs(ears) in work

Answer 1

Have a large amount of something

Question 2

It doesn’t make a difference ( to someone)

Make a difference

Answer 2

It makes no difference

Be important,matter,have an effect

Question 3

Get something over with

Answer 3

Do something that you don’t enjoy,so you won’t have to do it later

Question 4

Talk someone into doing something

Talk someone out of doing something

Answer 4

Convince ( persuade) someone to do something

Convince(persuade) someone not to something

Question 5

After all

Answer 5

Introduces a good, logical reason or explanation

Question 6

Have something in mind

Answer 6

Have something ( a possibility) already in your thoughts

Question 7

Go back and forth(between/ about)

Answer 7

Keep changing your mind about what to do this or that

Question 8

Look forward to (something)

Answer 8

Feel good in the present when thinking about something good that will happen in the future

Question 9

Look forward to (something)

Answer 9

Feel good in the present when thinking about something good that will happen in the future

Question 10

Be through with something

Answer 10

Be finished/done

Question 11

Take a rain check

Answer 11

Get a chance to accept an invitation at a future time