Market Leader Intermediate unit 7

I’m afraid I don’t _______________ eye to eye with my colleagues on the proposed reforms. We seem to have completely different ideas.

• see

• look

• watch

• break

I do all my writing on my PC. On the rare occasions when I have to use a pen and paper, I really feel like a __________ out of water.

• fish

• tuna

• salmon

• fire

We were a bit worried that Vladimir and the new team leader wouldn’t like each other, but in fact they are getting on like a house on __________.

• fire

• water

• fish

• eye

What does the idiom mean?

put my foot in it

• disagree with someone

• say or do sth without thinking carefully, so that you embarsss or upset someone

• get into trouble

• give a difficult job to do without preparation

What does the idiom mean?

to go with a flow

• to be relaxed and not worry about what you should do

• to take more time than expected

• to be able to understand sth well

• quickly have a good relationship with someone

What does the idiom mean?

to run over schedule

• to be very familiar with sth

• to take more time than expected

• it is your responsibility to take action next

• to have a lot to do

Is it the same or not?

to have a grasp of sth = to understand sth

• yes

• no

a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job

• assignment

• housework

• diverse

• struggle

to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something

• diverse

• struggle

• perceive

• spouse

to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something

• counterpart

• underestimate

• diverse

• perceive