Never Let Me Go Chapters 1-2 Phrases & Idioms

The Covid restrictions became tiresome after a while. They really __________.

• got everyone's backs up

• pulled our legs

• did the rounds

• relished the prospect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I __________ of sleeping all weekend

• ground to a halt

• relished the prospect

• had no hard feelings

• flailed about

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Rachel would have climbed up to the roof of the school even without everyone __________.

• getting people's backs up

• doing the rounds

• that's rubbish

• egging her on

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Luke was terrible at volleyball. He spent the whole time __________ and rarely even touched the ball.

• flailing about

• piping down

• pulling his leg

• relishing the prospect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"__________!" yelled the teacher, when the class was being too noisy.

• That's rubbish

• No hard feelings

• Pipe down

• Pull your leg

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Once the snow stopped falling, the ski season __________.

• flailed about

• ground to a halt

• egged her on

• put our backs up

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The band broke up after their third album, but there were __________. The members remained on good terms.

• no hard feelings

• grinding to a halt

• egging her on

• pipe down

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

There were a lot of rumours __________, but really no one knew when the secret royal wedding was going to take place.

• piping down

• pulling your leg

• doing the rounds

• grinding to a halt

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

We usually pretended to believe Abdullah's stories about the crazy adventures he had every time he went on holidays, but this time Yusuf just said to him, "__________."

• pull my leg

• that's rubbish

• no hard feelings

• do the rounds

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Tarek swore the teacher had given the class a thousand-word essay for homework, but Fatima knew better. "Quit __________," she said.

• doing the rounds

• that's rubbish

• pulling my leg

• egging me on

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3