G.11B Semester 2 - Final Daily Life Exam Review

Match the following.

• get your ducks in a row

• good at only one thing

• wild goose chase

• always doing something

• one trick pony

• chaotic search for something

• open a can of worms

• cause an unpleasant situation

• busy bee

• well prepared or organised

Match the following.

• quit cold turkey

• be stubborn

• pig headed

• a problem no one wants to talk about

• elephant in the room

• be patient and wait

• hold your horses

• stop doing something addictive

• weasel out of something

• escape responsibility

Match the following.

• get along

• a situation with an unexpected result

• bring up

• understand / solve a problem

• hang on

• have a good relationship

• figure out

• introduce a new topic for discussion

• turn out

• wait for someone / something

Match the following.

• end up

• find something by accident

• come across

• do something different from originally planned

• get over

• consider something very carefully

• run out

• to start to feel better after an illness

• think through

• when there is nothing left

If we put our heads together, I think we can ​ (a)   a solution.

• figure out
• run out 
• come across
• get over 
• bring up

I'm about to ​ (a)   of ink for my printer. Have we got anymore?

• figure out
• come across
• get over 
• bring up
• run out

It's great when you ​ (a)   money when you're looking for something else.

• figure out
• come across
• get over 
• bring up
• run out

Some people will never ​ (a)   COVID-19 and it's sad.

• figure out
• bring up
• run out
• get over
• come across

Whatever you do, don't ​ (a)   the topic of pay increases. He'll just get mad.

• figure out
• bring up
• run out
• come across
• get over

Look, just ​ (a)   a few moments longer. I'm sure he's on his way.

• hang on
• think it through
• get along 
• turn out 
• end up