Chatty learners. Idioms Launch. Week 1

Running late for work turned out to be ........................... I would have been in the middle of that big multi-car pileup if I had left the house on time. So, I can say I was lucky.

• a blessing in disguise

• a close shave

• a downward spiral

Two men in the club had an argument that ..................... and the police were called.

• got off-hand

• got hand out

• got out of hand

A: "Being laid off turned out to be .......................? Really?"

B: "Oh, yeah. It gave me space to think about what I really want to be doing, and I ended up going back to school for my real passion—architecture."

• under the weather

• a change of heart

• a blessing in disguise

He always .........................., and then ends up overwhelmed.

• bites off more than he can do

• bites off more than he can chew

• chews off more than he can bite

After seeing the suffering of others, he had ......................... and decided to dedicate his life to helping people.

• a change of heart

• to see eye to eye

• piece of cake

McGregor had ......................... when a 7ft polar bear ran at him while he was filming a documentary about the animals in Canada.

• to get out of hand

• a close shave

• to cut corners

Jake had ...................................when he narrowly avoided getting hit by a car.

• a blessing in disguise 

• to miss the boat  

• a close shave

We don't always ............................on everything, but we still respect each other's opinions.

• call it a day    

• see eye to eye

• miss the boat  

It's been a long day, let's .......................... and finish tomorrow.

• call it a day

• get out of hand

• have a change of heart

Lynn always tries ....................... in her cooking, but it often results in a mediocre not tasty meal.

• to see eye to eye 

• bite off more than she can chew       

• to cut corners