C2PR1 - Unit 2 - Idioms

1) The sudden bang from the fireworks _________ the wits out of her and she nearly dropped her phone.

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scare the wits of (someone):

to make someone feel extremely frightened

2) For a _________ second, I thought he was serious, but then I saw the grin on his face.

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for a split second:

for an extremely small amount of time

3) He was unimpressed with the results. To put it ___________, he called it a complete disaster.

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to put it mildly:

used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been

4) There's a lot _____________ for taking a digital detox every now and then—it really clears your mind.

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There's a lot to be said:

used for saying that there are many advantages in doing something

5) He claimed he’d missed the deadline because his alarm didn’t go off —a __________ story, considering this is the third time it's happened.

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a likely story:

used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said

• 6) That was ____________ the best performance I’ve seen in years—absolutely flawless from start to finish.

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hands down:

without any doubt

7) It was a real __________ of luck that she found her passport just an hour before heading to the airport.

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stroke of luck:

something that happens by chance and that helps you to achieve something

8) They’ve launched an ambitious project, but time ____________ whether it will actually succeed.

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time will tell:

used for saying that you will know in the future whether something is true or right