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AMatchtheidiomswiththemeaningsandthentranslatetheidioms.
Meaning
Idiom
Translation
1Tobegiventhegreenlight
....aincreasealot
.........................................
2Toflogadeadhorse
....bstaywellinformed
.........................................
3Togetholdof
....creceiveapproval
.........................................
4Togothroughtheroof
....dwasteeffort
.........................................
5Tokeepuptodate
....econtact
.........................................
BCirclethecorrectanswer.
1A:How'sthenewprojectgoing?
B:Great..............................................
A Icouldn'tgetholdofanybody
B It'sgonethroughtheroof
C It'sbeengiventhegreenlight
2A:How'sthenewprojectgoing?
B:Bad..............................................
A We'refloggingadeadhorse
B Icouldntgetthroughtoanyone
C It'suptodate
3A:Whydoyoureadsomanybusiness
magazines?
5Everyone'sworriedaboutthepriceof
petrol.Theythink
.............................................
A it'sgoingtobefloggingadeadhorse
B it'sgoingtobegiventhegreenlight
C it'sgoingtogothroughtheroof
6Wecan'tstartworkonthenewprojectuntil
.............................................
A thehorsehasbeenflogged
B it'sbeengiventhegreenlight
C it'sgonethroughtheroof
7Iattendalotofconferencesinorder
.............................................
B:.............................................
A toflogadeadhorse
A Togetholdofhim
B togothroughtheroof
B Togothroughtheroof
C tokeepuptodate
C Tokeepuptodate
4Keepontrying.It'simperative
.............................................today.
8IneedtotalktoNigel.I'vebeentrying
.............................................allday.
A togetholdofhim
A togetholdofhim
B togothroughtheroof
B toflogadeadhorse
C toflogadeadhorse
C tokeepuptodate
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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007
Drill
Askastudent...
howtheykeepuptodateintheirwork.
howeasyitistogetholdoftheirboss.
Answers
A
1C 2D 3E 4A 5B
B
1C
2A
3C
4A
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5C
6B
7C
8A
WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007