Week07.1 Collocations, Fixed Expressions and Idioms

She's just trying to ____ a living.

• earn

• gain

• get

• win

New teachers have to _____ the respect of their students.

• earn

• gain

• get

• win

The police were able to ______ control of the situation and arrest the attacker.

• earn

• gain

• get

• achieve

________ you get home before I do, can you please order us a pizza for dinner?

• On principle

• On the off chance

• On purpose

• On a budget

The police officer acted ________, not thinking before he violently slammed the suspect to the ground.

• on second thoughts

• on target

• on a whim

• on purpose

Complete the idiom, you only need one word.

She’s got money; she’s well-educated; the world is at her ______.

Complete the idiom, you only need one word.

The guy has rubbed me in such a _______ way that I do not even want to look at him ever again.

Complete the idiom, you only need one word.

She had to work her ________ to the bone to make enough money to raise her kids.

Complete the idiom, you only need one word.

If this clinical trial is successful, it will be a real _______ in her cap.

Complete the idiom, you only need one word.

"Keep up with the ________" is to try to maintain the same social and material standards as your friends or neighbors.