1. The epidemic of Swine Flu ............... broke out / broke up unexpectedly. Everybody was taken aback.
2. He broke down/ broke through ..................because his wife left him with terrible debts and liabilities.
3. Who was he .....................brought up/ broken into by ? By his uncle? Yes, he has a rich uncle, he inherited quite a whack of money.
4. His backlogs and laziness brought ..............up/ on his problems and consequently his expulsion from school.
5. Call ...............up/ on me later in the evening. I want to meet you face to face. It is urgent and of utmost importance. 6. We are forced to ................call/ pull off the event due to the heavy rain. It is raining cats and dogs.
7. He is still unconscious . Maybe this will help him to come off / round...............and he will regain his consciousness.
8. We will go on when the weather ...................calls / clears up. When the sun comes out , we can continue with our dress rehearsal.
9. I am truly cut .................up for/ out for this job. I am the perfect candidate. I am second to none.
10. I feel under the weather . I think I have come ..................off/ down with a flu, let alone some other more contagious virus.
Match the words with their synonims.
contagious out of sorts
under the weather the best, outstanding
second to none surprised, confounded
rehearsal amount, sum
let alone trial
taken aback come into
liability responsibilty
whack of money infectious
inherit dizzy, sensless
unconscious not to mention
expulsion drop out
2 task
1. He was ...................up by his grandparents. They raised him well.
2. They argue all the time . They are ..................out even now.
3. What celebrity do you ..................up to? Who do you admire?
4. He looks .................on me. He picks on me and always critises .
5. I get .............well with my teachers . I have good relations with them.
6. Don't put me ................. You are so judgemental and harsh for me.
7. You must grow up and settle ......................... , my boy. You are almost 30!
8. I was taken ...............I was so surpised that I couldn't believe my eyes.
9. They quarrel and they make ................fortunately . I wouldn't bear it if they clashed without apologising to each other.
Task 3
Match
fall out surprised
make up find sth
come across fall ill
taken aback argue
come down with invent an idea
come up with become friends again
Task 4
Match
bring up cancel
call off have good relations
put off meet expectations, live up to
come up to overcome a phobia, illness
get over raise children
get on with postpone
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