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EXERCISES
A. Choose the appropriate idiomatic expression to substitute for the italicized word or words in each
sentence below. Idioms from previous lessons are indicated by number.
1. The majority of the investors at the shareholders' meeting
urged the resignation of the chairman of the board.
a. called for
b. took for granted
c. called on (Lesson 2)
2. How many people
appeared for the baseball game yesterday?
a. turned out
b. came to
c. turned around (Lesson 8)
3. My reason for voting "no" is very
apparent: I disagree completely with the position of other committee mem-
bers on this matter.
a. once in a blue moon b. clear-cut
c. made clear
4. There was a big traffic jam on the freeway when a truck
stopped functioning in one of the middle lanes.
a. burned down (Lesson 12)
b. gave up
c. broke down
5. Mrs. Thomas was very surprised when she received the bill for her hospital stay. It
equaled almost ten
thousand dollars.
a. crossed out
b. came from (Lesson 10)
c. came to
6. Aaron
had the habit to drink a lot of beer until he decided to lose weight.
a. is used to (Lesson 9)
b. gave up
c. used to (Lesson 9)
7. That's a very nice dress that you
are wearing. Where did you buy it?
a. have on
b. take into account
c. take for granted
8. As it
resulted, I didn't have to worry about the game; we won it easily.
a. turned out
b. made clear
c. was over (Lesson 7)
9. The gang of criminals
surrendered to the police after eight hours of hiding in the warehouse.
a. crossed out
b. gave up
c. looked out (Lesson 5)
10. Joe's mother
considered the fact that Joe was trying to help his brother when the accident took place.
a. took for granted
b. made clear
c. took into account
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