Unit One

Question 1

Bring (*) out

A friend is someone who brings out the best in you

Answer 1

Resaltar

Question 2

Cheer (*) up

A friend is someone who cheers you up when you’re feeling bad.

Answer 2

Animar

Question 3

Turn (*) down

A true friend will never turn you down

Answer 3

Rechazar

Question 4

Run into

Good friends are always happy to help when you run into a problem

Answer 4

Encontrarse con…

Question 5

Stand up for

A real friend will always stand up for you when others are putting you down

Answer 5

Defender

Question 6

Count (*) out

She counted out rive crisp new $100 bills.

Answer 6

Contar

Question 7

Cut (*) off

If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.

Answer 7

Stop

Question 8

Hang on

Hang on a minute

Answer 8

Esperar

Question 9

Hard to come by

Answer 9

Difícil de encontrar

Question 10

Drift apart

Over the years the two friends drifted apart.

Answer 10

Distanciarse

Question 11

Call (*) off

Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.

Answer 11

Cancelar/abandonar

Question 12

Get (*) across

He paused a second to make sure his message is getting across.

Answer 12

Transmitir/comunicar

Question 13

Hand (*) over

I’ll hand the care of my uncle over to my cousins

Answer 13

Entregar/ceder

Question 14

Pass (*) up

I can’t believe she passed up the chance to go to south America.

Answer 14

Rechazar/desaprovechar

Question 15

Take (*) back

I gave him bad information, so I had to take it back

Answer 15

Retractarse/recuperar/devolver

Question 16

Go over

I’ve gone over the problem several times, but can’t think of a solution.

Answer 16

Repasar/revisar/hablar de/analizar

Question 17

Hang around

I like to hang around with my friends

Answer 17

Pasar el rato

Question 18

Live up to

He never managed to live up to his parent’s expectations.

Answer 18

Estar a la altura/cumplir

Question 19

Look after

Don’t worry about me, I can look after by myself.

Answer 19

To take care of/to watch over

Question 20

Pick on

I hope he didn’t think I was picking on him.

Answer 20

Criticar/molestar

Question 21

Run out of

I’ve run out of milk - would you like some creamer instead?

Answer 21

Agotarse/acabarse

Question 22

Touch on

I had to touch on the topic about my money with my sister

Answer 22

Abordar/referirse

Question 23

Catch on

Answer 23

To understand

Question 24

Come along

Answer 24

Aparecer/acompañar

Question 25

Come over (to)

Why don’t you come over to England in the summer?

Answer 25

Acercarse/visitar/venir

Question 26

Fall apart

My jacket is so old it’s falling apart.

Answer 26

Desmoronarse/fracasar/romperse

Question 27

Show up

He showed me up by snoring during the concert.

Answer 27

Aparecer/mostrar/avergonzar

Question 28

Turn out

Answer 28

Resultar/apagar/salir

Question 29

Back down (from)

Answer 29

Retroceder/bajar

Question 30

Catch up (to)

Answer 30

Ponerse al día/alcanzar

Question 31

Check out (of)

Answer 31

Verificar/dejar

Question 32

Cut back (on)

The government should cut back on its budget to avoid a tax hike.

Answer 32

Reducir en/recortar

Question 33

Cut down (on)

The doctor told him to cut down on his drink.

Answer 33

Reducir el/disminuir

Question 34

Drop in (on)

Answer 34

Visitar a/caer

Question 35

Drop out (of)

He dropped out of art college and joined a band

Answer 35

Abandonar/retirarse de

Question 36

Get along

She never really got along with her sister.

Answer 36

To have a good relationship/to like each other

Question 37

Get away (with)

Everyone thinks he’s guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he’s going to get away with it.

Answer 37

Salirse con/escapar con

Question 38

Give in (to)

Answer 38

Ceder a/entregarse a

Question 39

Give up (on)

Answer 39

Renunciar a/desistir de

Question 40

Look back (on)

Answer 40

Recordar/reflexionar sobre