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1. NOUN + NOUN

GLOSSARY

Combine the nouns into 'noun + noun' phrases and then match them with the

correct definitions.

cap chase cupboard edge egg

head hog hush mother rat

shelf stick stretch set elbow1. a product usability period

2. one's native language

3. an alcoholic drink before going to sleep

4. a heavy competition for success

5. a most useful advantage over someone

6. a useless search for something7. a hard manual work

8. the final part of a race, journey etc.

9. money saved for future use

10. an inconsiderate driver

11. an international high society

12. an affection shown only to get something

13. a difficult or dangerous position

14. money paid to keep facts secret15. a troublesome situation

A razor ..............B home ..............

C ............... lifeD road ..............E the jet ...............F ............... money

G ............... startH ............... tongue

I nest ..............J wild goose ..............

Kthe............... race

L ............... greaseM night ..............N cleft ..............

O ............... love

Insert the nouns in the appropriate phrases.

bobs chalk death dribs gloom

life nail parcel kith vim

rack span thumbs touch tucker

1. He won't be of use to us, for sure. He is all fingers and ......................

when doing any housework is the case.

2. Although they are brothers, they are as different as ............... and cheese.

3. Joshua insists on changing the timetable as if it were a matter oflife and................................. to him.

4. We kept fighting tooth and............................... for our rights, however themanagement remained relentless.

5. Since the previous owners were forced to move out, the mansion has gone

to ............................... and ruin.

6. Reporting on your every decision to the boss is part and......................... of

the job, so you'd better get used to it.

7. It was Martin's brilliant sense of humour that livened up the party. The boy

was the ................................ and soul of it.

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8. His intentions are usually hard to guess. I think it's .......................... and go

whether he'll agree to the proposal.

9. Jacob keeps his house clean like nobody else I know. He does the

hoovering and dusting almost every day. He likes his house to be spick

and .................................. .10. Don't touch the box. There are all my fishing bits and.............................. in

it and I would not like to lose anything of that.11. The letters he would write were full ofdoom and ...................................... .

We still do not know what made him so depressed.

12. I know these people. They're my ................................... and kin. We come

from the same place.

13. The football fans were coming in ................................. and drabs to watch

the final game. An hour before the kickoff the stadium was packed full.14. My granny is almost ninety, but she's still full of ....................... and vigour.

15. 'l like the suit you're wearing, Arnold.'

'Thank you, Jane. It's my best bib and .................................., actually.

Insert the nouns in the appropriate phrases.books elements ground hide school

circle fat hairs leg shop

day flag hammer lid water

1. An interesting picture by Picasso came under the ................................ at

Sotheby's auction house last week.2. Sceptics claim that looking for alien forms of life in space is like squaring

the ...................................... as they do not exist.

3. The difference between your estimate and mine is just too small to

mention. It makes no sense to split ..................................... about it.

4. Our father's unexpected illness put the ...................... on our holiday plans.

5. One may get bored in Tom and Pete's company. They're both too involved

in their jobs and will talk ..................................... without a break.

6. Mind that you don't tell tales out of ....................................., Bob. It's notcommendable to reveal the matters of the association to the people who

do not belong to it.

7. It is not a common practice to tan your neighbours' children's ....................as nobody likes their darlings to be spanked by somebody else.

8. Only when the company collapsed, did it come out that the accountants

had been cooking the ...................................... and embezzling the money.

9. It's a great pleasure to call it a ................................... after such a long and

hard work.10. The teacher did not believe the excuses that the boys gave for their

truancies. What they said simply did not hold .................................... .

11. You will not break any new..................................if you say that the Earth is

round and water is wet.

12. Be careful not to go too far with the fun you make of your friends. Nobody

likes their ..................................... to be pulled too much.

13. It's been raining heavily since midday. I don't really feel like braving the

..................................... and having a walk in such an awful weather.14. The small guerrilla unit launched a series of attacks on the enemy military

facilities. In this way they showed the ................................ to the others andpaved the way for a national uprising.

15. Mr Dawney, our boss, always goes crazy when he sees his workers

chewing the .......................... in the caf instead of carrying out their duties.

Match the phrases in italics with the idioms expressing a synonymous meaning.

Abe in the family way I make a mountain out of a molehillBblow hot and cold Jpick holes in

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Cburn the midnight oil Kpull out all the stopsD get off scot-free L ride the crest of a wave

E go through the floorM rub shouldersF hit the roofN stick to your guns

G lead sb up the garden path O turn the tables onH let off steam

1. We're planning to organise a lot of social meetings to help ourrepresentatives to associate closely with each other.

2. Gordon turned very angry when he found out how much money he had

lost on the unfortunate enterprise.

3. Have you heard that Michael's wife ispregnant?

4. Even if they threaten you, you must be firm and not change your

decisions.

5. It is Jack's last chance to pass the exams, so he's been studying very

hard until the small hours.

6. Don't worry about Angela. She is exaggerating her problems, as usual.

7. Nobody believed she would ever manage to succeed in her studies. But

she made a great effortand now she is a doctor.

8. However he managed to avoid punishment, it couldn't have been by fair

means.

9. I have lost my trust in Mr Tanner. H. He keeps changing his opinions

about my employment all the time.

910. When she was appointed for the managerial position, Marygained a

considerable advantage overMr Rush, her former superior, whose silly

orders she'd had to perform ever since she started her work for the

company.

11. 'Sherilyn is one of the most popular fashion models in the country, isn't

she?' - 'Indeed. She is at the peak of her popularity at present.'

12. That man told us he was an antique dealer and promised to sell our silver

cutlery at a high price. But he deceivedus never coming back with themoney.

13. They say prices at the Moriarty's havefallen substantially. Why don't

we do some shopping there?14. He onlyfinds faults with everything I do and has never ever offered his

helping hand to me.

15. He doesn't usually behave so aggressively. I guess he just needed togive vent to his anger and frustration.

Insert the nouns MIND(S), HEAD and BRAIN(S) in the right phrases.

1. Since he met that fair-haired girl, Jack's been .............................. over

heels in love with her.

2. She said something about a secret plan. I'd give a penny to know what is

on her .. .

3. In case of an emergency you should try to keep a level .........................

and not panic.

4. This is not a very good project, but I have got half a .............................. toaccept it, anyway.

5. They kept asking me these difficult questions, so I had to rack my................................ to answer them all correctly.

6. Susan seems to have set her .............................. on the idea of keeping

the stray dog at home, which is what her mother does not accept.

7. My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ........................

to become an architect.

8. Mrs Ross can hardly keep her................................above water living on

her low unemployment benefit.

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9. Go on, speak your ..................... ! We do want to know your point of view.

10. Sally has been given her ............................... by the boss. She can take

every decision without consulting it with the Board.

11. This red Pontiac is smarter, but the blue Ferrari can go faster. As you can

see, I'm still in two ................................. about which one to buy.12. The only thing George can talk about is football. He seems to have it on

the .................................. all day round.13. The views from the peak of Kilimanjaro just blew my ............................... .

I had never seen anything more stunning before.

14. Its unbelievable how the financial success has turned uncle Bobs

................................... . He is as proud as a peacock now.

15. Mr Saunter is the person who knows a lot about growing cacti flowers.

We can safely pick his .................................. about it.