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EXERCISES
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. In some countries, being rich means just having a home for your family.
a. being worse off
b. being well-off
c. being up to (Lesson 11)
2. Jake was astonished when he learned that he had been accepted to Yale University.
a. taken by surprise
b. taken apart
c. better off
3. We d better take umbrellas with us to be prepared if it rains.
a. on the other hand (Lesson 17)
b. in case
c. in time to (Lesson 7)
4. Roy wasn t able to submit his assignment to the teacher because he had forgotten to do it.
a. to put together
b. to pass out (Lesson 19)
c. to hand in
5. We ve run out of milk so we ll not be able to have it at dinner-time.
a. have on (Lesson 13)
b. run up to
c. do without (Lesson 18)
6. Dr. Madison has assembled an excellent team of administrators and instructors for the staff of the new
community college.
a. put together
b. taken apart
c. gone up
7. Timmy, I asked you to be patient a moment while I finish getting dressed.
a. to take hold of (Lesson 11)
b. to hold on
c. to keep in touch with
8. I can t believe how prices are increasing more and more every year.
a. going up to
b. going up
c. going off (Lesson 16)
9. Richard went to the library to locate information on the Civil War.
a. to look up (Lesson 4)
b. to look out (Lesson 5)
c. to look after (Lesson 14)
10. It makes my parents happy that I maintain contact with them while I am away from home attending
college.
a. get along with (Lesson 3)
b. have to do with (Lesson 8)
c. keep in touch with
Answer these questions orally by making use of the idiomatic expressions studied in this lesson.
1. Have you ever gone up to a famous person and asked for an autograph? (An autograph is the signature
of a famous person.)
2. Do you always hand in assignments in class on time, or are you sometimes late? Do you ever forget to
hand them in?
3. As a child, did you enjoy taking things apart? What kinds of things did you take apart?
4. After you took them apart, did you always put them together again? Were you always successful?
5. Are you better off now than you were five years ago? How?
6. Do you consider yourself well-off? If not, do you expect to be well-off in the future? How do you expect
to accomplish it?
7. When you are away from home, are you careful to keep in touch with your family or friends?
8. Are you named after somebody? Who?
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LESSON 22
to stop by: to visit or stop somewhere briefly in order to do something
" James had to stop by the registrar s office to submit a transcript request form.
" Let s stop by the supermarket and pick up a few grocery items.
to drop (someone) a line: to write a note to someone (S)
" As soon as I get to Florida, I ll drop you a line and tell you about my new job.
" If you have time, drop me a line now and then while you re traveling.
to come across: to meet or find unexpectedly (also: to run across); to be perceived or judged as (also: to
come off)
" While Cheryl was cleaning the attic, she came across some very old coins. It took her by surprise to run
across something like that.
" Jeff s boss comes across as a tough, unpleasant person, but actually Jeff says that he is a good employer.
Some people come off quite differently than they really are.
to stand for: to represent, to signify; to tolerate
The second definition is usually used in a negative sense. The meaning is the same as to put up with in Lesson
19.
" On the American flag, each star stands for one of the fifty states, and each stripe stands for one of the
original thirteen colonies of the 1800s.
" The citizens wouldn t stand for the increase in crime in their city, so they hired more police officers and built
another jail.
to stand a chance: to have the possibility of accomplishing something
This idiom is often used with an adjective such as good or excellent. It also occurs in the negative, sometimes
with the adjective much.
" The New York baseball team stands a good chance of winning the World Series this year.
" Because John doesn t have any previous work experience, he doesn t stand a chance of getting that job.
" The woman injured in the serious train accident doesn t stand much chance of surviving.
to take pains: to work carefully and conscientiously
" She takes pains to do everything well; she s our best employee.
" He took great pains with his last assignment because he needed to get an excellent grade to pass the
class.
to look on: to watch as a spectator, to observe
" Hundreds of people were looking on as the police and firelighters rescued the passengers in the wrecked
train.
" I stayed with my son at his first soccer practice and looked on as the coach worked with the boys.
to look up to: to admire, to respect greatly
" Children will most certainly look up to their parents if the children are brought up well.
" Everyone looks up to the director of our department because he is a kind and generous person.
to look down on: to feel superior to, to think of someone as less important
" People who are in positions of power should be careful not to look down on those who work for them.
" Why does Alma look down on Mario; just because his family is so poor?
to take off: to leave the ground (for airplanes); to leave, often in a hurry
The noun form takeoff derives from this idiom.
" The plane took off over an hour late. The passengers had to buckle their seatbelts during takeoff.
" Do you have to take off already? You just arrived an hour ago!
to pull off: to succeed in doing something difficult (S); to exit to the side of a highway
" The group of investors pulled off a big deal by buying half the stock in that company. I wonder how they
pulled it off before the company could prevent it.
" The motorist pulled off when the police officer turned on the red lights and the siren.
to keep time: to operate accurately (for watches and clocks)
This idiom is usually used with adjectives such as good and perfect.
" Although this is a cheap watch, it keeps good time.
" The old clock keeps perfect time; it s never fast or slow.
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EXERCISES
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. In computer code, a binary number such as 10010001 represents a letter, number, or other character on
a computer keyboard.
a. stands for
b. looks on
c. figures out (Lesson 7)
2. The handyman worked carefully to paint the house neatly so that it looked like a professional job.
a. stood a chance to
b. took off to
c. took pains to
3. This stopwatch doesn t operate accurately at all; you ran a hundred meters in much faster than fifteen
seconds.
a. doesn t keep out (Lesson 11)
b. doesn t pull off
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