U1 revision

too proud of oneself

• I'm going to have to ___ to some serious study.

• • knuckle down

• blow away

• break through

• pull off

• We expect to___ a lot of opposition to the plan.

• • come up against

• get ahead

• hang on

• fall through

I think I can't ___ this dress. It looks gross on me

• pull off

• get ahead

• fall through

• knuckle down

• Scientists think they are beginning to ___ in the fight against cancer.

• • break through

• pull off

• come up against

• blow away

• She wants to ___ in her career no matter what.

• • get ahead

• pull off

• break through

• hang on

• Our plans ___ because of lack of money.

• • fell through

• blew away

• knuckled down

• got ahead

• Mitchell ___the other runners with his supernatural strength.

• • blew away

• pulled off

• fell through

• knuckled down

• Now ___ a minute—you can't really believe what you just said!

• fell through

• • hang on

• blow away

• get ahead

If you persevere, you'll ___ in the end

• get there

• get the green light

• go places

• go all out