Voc U50 (Commenting on problematic situations)

Question 1

to be in a difficult situation

Answer 1

to be in a fix

Question 2

to be in a situation that is hard to get out of

Answer 2

to be in a tight corner

Question 3

to be confused/mixed up

Answer 3

to be in a muddle

Question 4

to have something taken away from you

Answer 4

to deprive

Question 5

to not do anything and let others act instead

Answer 5

to take a back seat

Question 6

to act positively to face and attack the problem

Answer 6

to take the bull by the horns

Question 7

to do/say things that make the situation worse

Answer 7

to stir things up

Question 7

to do/say things that calm the situation down

Answer 7

to pour oil on troubled waters

Question 7

don’t want to deal with smth

Answer 7

can’t face (the thougth of)

Question 8

to state exactly what my position is

Answer 8

to lay your cards on the table

Question 8

organize ourselves

Answer 8

get our act togheter

Question 8

to make them pay attention

Answer 8

to get x to sit up and take notice

Question 8

to find the true explanation

Answer 8

to get to the bottom of things

Question 9

to find out/understand

Answer 9

to get a grasp

Question 10

the situation has changed

Answer 10

the tide has turned

Question 11

see that a difficult situation may be ending soon

Answer 11

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Question 12

a situation that has no hope of making progress

Answer 12

to come to a dead end

Question 13

a big change

Answer 13

to have reached a turning point

Question 14

to make peace/to stop fighting each other

Answer 14

to bury the hatchet

Question 15

to ignore or deliberately forget without solving the problem

Answer 15

to sweep it under the carpet