Essential english idioms

t o g e t u s e d ( t o s o m e t h i n g ) : to become used to, to become adjusted to
This idiom describes the process of change that allows some one to be used to a situation, action, or habit. 
- It took Yoshiko a long time to get used to the food that her American host family served her. 
- Mark can't seem to get used to wearing contact lenses, recently he's been wearing his glasses a lot. 
back and forth : in a backward and forward motion  
- The restless lion kept pacing back and forth along the front of its cage. 
- Grandmother finds it relaxing to sit in her rocking chair and move back and forth. 

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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. When we finally decided to eat out, we got ready rapidly. 
a. in no time 
b. on time (Lesson 7) c. as soon as 
2. Joe has never been able to become adjusted to getting up early in the morning. 
a. used to 
b. to be used to
c. to get used to 
3. I have a lot of trouble breathing well when I run, so I guess that I should reduce smoking. 
a. be in charge of 
b. throw away (Lesson 8) 
c. cut down on 
4. While I was reading in bed last night, the phone in the kitchen rang, so I had to arise to answer it 
a. to wake up
b. to get up (Lesson 1) c. to be used to 
5. Many people at the beach were wearing jackets because the wind was cool. 
a. Quite a few
b. As soon as
c. Few and far between (Lesson 6) 
6. Would you contact the Jacksons and tell them that we've put off the garage sale? 
a. get in touch with 
b. be in charge of 
c. have a good time 
7. When my parents were ready to leave, we went out to dinner. 
a. At first (Lesson 1) 
b. As soon as
c. All of a sudden (Lesson 6) 
8. Jack made the engine of his car useless by forgetting to add oil to it regularly. 
a. got worse (Lesson 7) b. used to 
c. wore out (Lesson 8) 
9. The boat was moving in backward and forward motion because of the large waves on the ocean. 
a. at least (Lesson 4) 
b. back and forth 
c. on purpose (Lesson 3) 
10. Vera had the habit to bite her nails until they were very short, but now she's stopped doing that. 
a. has been used to 
b. used to 
c. cut back on