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A dictionary if necessary.
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| A | В |
| 1. to be at sea | a. to be in strong opposition |
| 2. to be at loggerheads | b. to have the same opinion, to agree |
| 3. a piece of cake | c. in short |
| 4. odds and ends | d. an easy or simple thin |
| 5. to make head or tail of | e. not to meet expectations |
| 6. to talk through one's hat | f. to have a natural talent for easy I relationship |
| 7. to keep one's fingers crossed | g. to make exaggerated or inaccurate I statements |
| 8. to pull one's leg | h. to avoid taking a decision| |
| 9. to see eye to eye | i. very rarely |
| 10. to let a cat out of the bag | j. to be in a state of confusion |
| 11. to have a way with | k. to trick someone into believing just for fun |
| 12. in a nutshell | I. to act with determination |
| 13. to fall short | m. to disclose a secret |
| 14. once in a blue moon | n. to understand |
| 15. to take the bull by the horns | o. a variety of things |
| 16. to take a back seat | p. to wish for good luck |
B. Replace the underlined words with an appropriate idiom out of those above, make changes if necessary.
1. In short, what we need is your public support on this issue.
2. I am sure this task won't be of any difficulty to me.
3. Someone disclosed the secret, and it appeared in the press.
4. Whenever there was a problem, the staff called on the file clerk who seemed to manag e computers well.
5. Now that he retired he appears in town very rarely.
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6. Politicians often make exaggerated or inaccurate statements and their promises seldom meet our expectations.
7. Strange as it may appear, the president made everybody believe that he could not understand how it all had happened.
8. Fortunately the two parties had the same opinion on all the issues.
9. The two leaders were in strong opposition.
10. You should be more determined and do something about it. It's no good always choosing to avoid responsibility.
Exercise 32
Fill in the spaces with an idiom from column A in Exercise 31.
1. I think we____ on how to handle this problem.
2. Dick____ when he said he had got a call from the White House.
3. Let's_____ that his plane lands on time.
4. I've got a few___ for us to snack on while we wait.
5. During the election campaign most candidates__________.
6. The President's budget director and housing secretary had long been___________ over domestic policy spending.
7. I'll admit I am a bit____ over the new tax law.
8. The mayor's____ was to discuss council housing.
Exercise 33 *
Try to guess what the idioms below mean.
1. He fell over backwards to help her.
а. Не did everything he could to help her.
b. He fell over when he was trying to help her.
c. He made a fool of himself.
2. She really seems to have fallen on her feet.
a. Everything has got wrong for her.
b. She's hurt her feet.
c. She's been very lucky.
UNIT I
11. 
King Edward made one of his Scottish knights (provide) money and troops for the English army.
12. A romance cannot (found) on lies.
13. There is no reason why a girl should not (offer) (pay) her share when invited out by a boy.
14. The topic sentence should not (express) in too general terms. Ideally it should (attract) the reader's attention and make him (want) (read) on.
15. Since the Egyptians had no printing press, all their books had (write) by hand.
16. I wonder what he earns and how much he can (afford) (spend).
17. A man might (find) it hard (refuse) a lady's invitation even if he wished
(do) so.
18. He that is born (hang) shall never (drown).
Exercise 68
Translate the sentences. Use the Infinitive in various forms.
1. Зачем изобретать общий язык?
2. Я бы предпочел с ним не общаться.
3. Что может заставить наших оппонентов пойти на уступки?
4. Иностранный язык лучше всего начинать изучать с детства.
5. Можно выиграть время, если полететь самолетом. (passive)
6. К концу года он будет учить английский уже пять лет.
7. Смысл сделанного заявления еще предстоит понять.
8. Никто не ожидал, что задание будет таким трудным.
9. Хотелось бы, чтобы вы заставили его работать усерднее.
10. Средствам массовой информации нужен общий стандарт, чтобы работать эффективно.
11. От него меньше всего можно было этого ожидать.
12. Я бы не хотел, чтобы вы приобретали опыт такого рода.
13. По правде говоря, это не те условия, которые можно принять с легкостью.