Question

For each groups of sentences, choose one word from the boxes that will fit in each sentence of that group? Watch for metaphorical and figurative meanings, and pay attention to the verb tense! 

Example: 
to let/ narrow/to get 
1. During the last election, polls predicted that the Labor Party would win, but only by a "narrow" margin. But, to everyone's surprise, they won quite easily. 
2. He got out of the vehicle just before the whole thing blew up. It was a "narrow" escape. 
3. It was such a "narrow" road that it could barely fit a regular car. 

handle/ to get/ plug 
1. Learning a foreign language is no easy task. Don't give up. Keep ______ away at it. Before you know it youll'be understanding and speaking like a pro. 
2. I couldn't get the microwave to work until I realized it wasn't ________ in. 
3. The board of directors is threatening to pull the ______ on the entire project. 

hand/ to let/ milk 
1. The destruction of the environment got out of _____ with the Industrial Revolution. 
2. The teacher quietly ______ out the tests. 
3. Could you please _______ me the salt? 

handle/ seat/ back 
1. Mr. President, how do you plan to _______ the country's economic problems? 
2. He really flew off the ________ when I mentioned selling the car. 
3. I was finally able to get a ________ on the true nature of the problem.

milk/ plug/ head 
1. If that jerk wants to divorce me, I'm going to ______ him for all he is worth! 
2. Tom used to _______ cows every morning when he lived on a farm. 
3. I regret not taking the job in France, but there's no point crying over split ______. 

card/ seat/ hand 
1. Sue prefers to be in driver's ____ of her life, be it in relationships or in bussines deals. 
2. He arrived late, so there were no ____ left. He had to stand for the entire play. 
3. He suddenly found himself in the hot ______ , facing angry customers demanding their money back. 

handle/ narrow/ to let 
1. It's finally the weekend! Why don't you go out with friends and _____ your hair down and enjoy yourself. 
2. You can trust me on this project. I won't ____ you down. 
3. After the bankruptcy, the company had to ____ go of about 80 of it's employees.

Answer 1

handle/ to get/ plug 
1. Learning a foreign language is no easy task. Don't give up. Keep ______ away at it. Before you know it youll'be understanding and speaking like a pro. 
2. I couldn't get the microwave to work until I realized it wasn't ________ in. 
3. The board of directors is threatening to pull the ______ on the entire project. 

The answer is plug.

hand/ to let/ milk 
1. The destruction of the environment got out of _____ with the Industrial Revolution. 
2. The teacher quietly ______ out the tests. 
3. Could you please _______ me the salt? 

The answer is hand.

handle/ seat/ back 
1. Mr. President, how do you plan to _______ the country's economic problems? 
2. He really flew off the ________ when I mentioned selling the car. 
3. I was finally able to get a ________ on the true nature of the problem.

The answer is seat.

milk/ plug/ head 
1. If that jerk wants to divorce me, I'm going to ______ him for all he is worth! 
2. Tom used to _______ cows every morning when he lived on a farm. 
3. I regret not taking the job in France, but there's no point crying over split 

The answer is milk.


card/ seat/ hand 
1. Sue prefers to be in driver's ____ of her life, be it in relationships or in bussines deals. 
2. He arrived late, so there were no ____ left. He had to stand for the entire play. 
3. He suddenly found himself in the hot ______ , facing angry customers demanding their money back. 

The answer is seat.

handle/ narrow/ to let 
1. It's finally the weekend! Why don't you go out with friends and _____ your hair down and enjoy yourself. 
2. You can trust me on this project. I won't ____ you down. 
3. After the bankruptcy, the company had to ____ go of about 80 of it's employees.

The answer is let.

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