Essential Idioms and phrasal verbs (advanced)

The outcome of the soccer final was touch and go for the entire match

• wear off

• touch and go

• break off

After the cat had scratched Peter twice, he decided to stay away from the cat.

• leave alone

• wait up for

• wear off

Jane sholud take it easy or she'll get exhausted.

• let it up

• lay off

• bring back

I have to take this book back to the library today.

• bring back

• let alone

• on the whole

Don't wait until late at night for me, I migh be back after midnight.

• break off

• touch and go

• wait up for

He doesn't speak his own leanguage, and cerntainly not French.

• wear off

• let alone

• lay off

Hanna terminated her engaged to Clay.

• broke off

• brought out

• left alone

You should take a painkiller, so your headache will disapperar gradually.

• wait up for

• bring back

• wear off

It will be necessary to dishcarge from their job to the newest employees

• let alone

• lay off

• let up

Helga trhew away that dress because she had worn it out.

• wear it down

• touch and go

• break it off