Come and go

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 664.

A Find synonyms for the phrases in italics, or explain their meaning. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. She was very upset at first, but she came to terms with it eventually.
2. I expected my arrangements to go off without a hitch, but they came to nothing.
3. His early success went to his head and he did no more work the rest of the year.
4. “How is you work coming along?” “If you come along with me, I'll show you.”
5. It's no good, I've gone off the idea. I can't go through with it.
6. Let's go through this point again, in case it comes up in the exam.
7. Go ahead, you can take my Swiss army knife with you – it may come in useful.
8. She kept teasing the dog, so it wasn't surprising that it went for her.
9. “She's decided to go it alone and start her own business.” “I only hope it comes to something and doesn't turn out to be a disaster.” “Don't worry, she's gone into all the financial forecasts very thoroughly.”
10. Her presentation at the conference went down very well.

B Fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable phrases from the list below. You may need to change the form of the verbs.

1. They …………….. the brilliant idea of taking in overnight guests.
2. When is her new book …………….. ?
3. “I see that bus fares have …………….. again.” “Well, they never …………….., do they?”
4. I've just been reading that fascinating old guidebook. Where did you …………….. it?
5. She …………….. him until he gave in and agreed to …………….. the competition.
6. The day before their holiday, they both …………….. flu.
7. He stays on the beach, while she …………….. to our point of view.
8. She took a lot of persuading but eventually she …………….. to our point of view.
9. I'll wait till the matter …………….. naturally in the course of the conversation.
10. My suitcase is practically brand new but it …………….. on the luggage carousel.