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Oxford Idioms Unit 1

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English

9th - 12th Grade

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Oxford Idioms Unit 1
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1.

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1 min • 1 pt

not yet free from difficulties or problems

Answer explanation

Eg. The situation is improving, but we're not out of the woods yet.

2.

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deliberately become less actively involved in sth, and stop trying to control things.

Answer explanation

Eg. I'll probably take a back seat and let Macro do most of the work.

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used to tell sb that you suddenly felt sad or worried about sth

Answer explanation

Eg. My heart sank when I saw the hotel room they'd given us.

4.

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used to say you are not surprised that sth is true

Answer explanation

Eg. 'Pete and Sue have split up. Mmm. I thought as much'

5.

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find it very difficult to do sth

Answer explanation

=> be hard pressed/ pushed/ put to do sth

Eg. I would be hard pressed to name all the countries in Europe.

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used to say that sb is in a bad mood

Answer explanation

Eg. I think Ann got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.

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sth that makes you upset, angry, or embarrassed when sb mentions it

Answer explanation

Eg. Don't ask her about her essay- it's a bit of a sore point because she got a very low mark for it.

Money is a sore point between us

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