English practice

Soon after they got to the party, some strange men ..... Them and wouldn't go away.

Fuffed around

Latched onto

Tutted

Snarled at

Stop ....... Her because she's an influencer now!

Getting a kick out of

Sucking up to

Plummeting on

Dashing over

You wish you paid ten quid for an English lesson, don't you? You ....... !

Gullible man

Grumpy old git

Sassy commoner

Choosing beggar

The lecturer was boring the pants off the audience. I could clearly see the eyes of the girls sitting near me ........

Glooming down

Dooming and glooming

Glazing away

Glazing over

He's so funny! I always ..... His anecdotes!

Make a song and dance of

Roam around

Get a kick out of

Go nuts for

He's such a nice guy! We ....... Straight from the get go!

Hit the hay

Hit it off

Made the cut

Were on the cards

A: "He has to ...... his English. Do you think he will?"; B: "......! He has become very lazy since he met Mary!".

Develop; hunky dory

Brush up on; meaty question

Improve; hunky dory

Brush up on; fat chance

Don't mess with him. He's a little bit .......

Short fused

Down in the dumps

Rough around the edges

In a strop

We are joking! We are just ...... With each other.

Badgering

Messing up

Bantering

Bolstering

I acknowlegded my mistake. Now please stop .......!

Rubbing me in it

Rubbing my nose in it

Pulling my leg

Dobbing me in

Stop being afraid and ..... The courage to do it.

Pluck up

Snap out of

Catch on

Skive off

Stop ...... politics, you grumpy old git!

Fuffing around

Cracking on with

Rambling on about

Snorting about

Sorry mate for having ...... On you last night. I was bloody legless.

Punched

Cracked

Had a raw

Started

Now we have a good job and bought a little flat in London, having a baby is .....

On schedule

On the cards

Under the cabbage leaf

Fair to middling

He's a quirky guy. We always see him ....... Around our apartment building.

Poppycocking

Dashing

Fuffing

Roaming

A: Let's get started! Who's going to ..... ?

Kick it off

Give it a go

Jump the gun

Rack it in

I think the ...... Is a little bit old fashioned. The ...... Will do.

Satchel; bumbag

Bumbag; satchel

Receptacle; satchel

Poke; bumbag

You always ....... ! Stop ....... And be more assertive!

Mess around; beating around the bush

Mess around; hitting the hay

Make a meal of everything; beating around the bush

Make a meal of everything; humming and hawing

He left me .... In that remote village! After having left me ..... for 3 hours, he called me on the mobile telling me he wouldn't have come!

Lonely; hanging

Lonely; fuffing around

Stranded; hanging

Stranded; fuffing around

It's too late, I'm ..... off, mate! I'm going to ..... the ......!

Going; jump; shark

Heading; bounce on; sack

Heading; hit; hay;

Heading; grab; pillow

A: Are you in a relationship, Charlie? B: Nope! Single and ready to ...... !

Giggle

Tingle

Mingle

Swingle

Don't ..... Him off! He's just a little bit ............ !

Scold; naive

Tell; dodgy

Tell; naive

Slag; rough around the edges

I usually get .... With my projects, make ....... It and then all my good intentions fade away because of my inconsistency.

Involved; a meal of

besotted; a song and dance about

Embedded; a song and dance about

Infatuated; a meal of

Don't talk to that old git about Trump! You will .... him ..... And he won't quit it easily!

Start; up

Switch; up

Start; off

Get; off

Someone has ...... you .... To the teacher and she's furious now!

Chat; up; dob; in

Dob; in

Spied; over;

Dob; over;

A: We are going ice skating tonight, if you're ..... B: I neither go out for a walk, ...... Playing sport!

Straight up for it; let alone

Up for it; not to mention

Up for it; let alone

Straight up for it; not to mention;

A: What he is ..... ? I stopped listening to him 1 hour ago!

Up to

Chatting over

Prattling over

On about

Stop ....... ! Do your homework!

Fuffing around

Waffling around

Skiving over

Skiving off

Don't you dare ..... ! This lesson is too important to be skipped!

To skive off

Skiving off

To skip over

Skipping over

Hurry up! ..... Your breakfast and run to ...... The bus!

Scoff; catch

Scoff; get

Pig out; catch

Pig out; get;

..... , I post video on You Tube.

Every now and again

Straight from the get go

Every since and then

Every now and then

A: I'm not going to pass the written exam. It's terrible! B: Nah! You are going to ...... ! I'm always ....... when I predict exam results!

Strike it; on the money;

Nail it; on the string;

Nail it; on the money;

Strike it; on the string;

She likes her work. She's ......

On the drive

Fair to middling

Straight on the rails

Right up her street

As a student, I wasn't exceptional! I was quite ......

Going through

Going along

Fair to middling

Fair enough

That song ........ ! That's a .... !

Blew me over; hip

Blew me away; banger;

Blew me over; banger;

Blew me away; hip

He's earning shitloads, mate. He's ....... . They are ....... Money on his bank account.

Raffling over; stoving;

Racking it in; stoving;

Raffling over; shovelling;

Racking it in; shovelling;

His name ......... . Oh yeah, I got it, that muppet ......... Me last Christmas party!

Is swinging a bell; sneered at;

Is ringing a bell; started on;

Is tickling a bell; sneered at;

Is tickling a bell; started on;

A: I used to fancy going to that pub, but now it has become a dive. A ......., d'you know what I mean? B: Well, it's not necessarily a bad thing, mate.

Piss-up;

Piss-over

Booze bazar

Dive;

A: When you come back, I can get that tenner you owe me. B: ....., my counter account is empty. I'm ...... mate.

No can't do; run out

Fat chance; skint

No can't do; skint

Fat chance; run out

A: Stop ....... And get some work done. No wonder you got no ......, you're ....... B: Shut up, no need to get ..... mate.

Fuffing around; dosh; boner idle; gobby

Dossing about; shrapnel; boner idle; gibberish

Rambling on; shrapnel; stoned; gibberish

Dossing about; dosh; bone idle; gobby

He's always gormless.

He has no clue (=stupid)

He's legless (= he has no money left)

He's knackered

He's legless (=drunk)

He's not clever mate. He's an/a ..... (boring person with an obsessive knowledge in a niche subject)

Escapist

Dweeb

Anorak

Fickle

He's a/an ....., always doing passively what I tell him.

Jackhole

Anorak

Dweeb

Jobsworth

I love Fernando, he's such a ......

Manchurian candidate

Banger

Diamond dust

Diamond geezer

You can always ............ , you ...... bastard!

Blag your way out; bloody

Wing it; bloody

Wing it; jammy

Blag your way out; jammy

A: I hit a sleep policeman in Islington, ..... My car .... ; B: Aahahah you ......

Did; off; jammy bastard

Tore; apart; choosing beggar

Did; off; numpty;

Did; off; jammy bastard;

I was gonna order takeaway, can't be ..... To go down the chippy.

Bothered

Bored

Arsed

Dragged

A: Wow! Well I never!

I would never do things like that

I have never done things like that

Blimey, mate!

Crickey!

To make a compromise.

To jump the gun

To meet halfway

To get on well

To be fair to middling

Don't be a profiteer! You can't always take advantage of the fact that she always ........

Bends down your legs

Leans down forward you

Bends over backwards for you

Leans down to your feets

I know you don't like those people, but since you accepted the invitation, keep stiff upper lip and ......! (to act in a special way that is different from one's natural behavior)

Play the game

Keep up the act

Swing the cat

Play upright

Don't use that word in such contexts. It can ...... As rude.

Come through

Get through

Get across

Come across

No historian who ...... Would whitewash communism.

Gains his salt

Gets the chili

Worths his chili

Worths his salt

Before I ...... (start), I want you ..... (be focused) , because this lesson will be a real ..... (turning point) for you.

Kick off; to be on the ball; game changer

Start off; follow suit; tipping point

Shot the gun; be on the ball; game changer

Give it a go; follow suit; game changer

I ........ (irrational and impetous love) for her, but as soon as the relationship ....... (in trouble), I realised It was just a ....... (childish love)..

Went head over heels; went on the rock; puppy love;

Out on the tiles; went on the rocks; nanny love;

Out on the tiles; cracked at the seams; puppy love

Went head over heels; cracked at the seams; puppy love

I had tried to keep a ...... Face but I eventually burst into laughter.

Blank

Dull

Glazed over

Straight

A: Did you ......? (have sex) B: George! That's so rude!

Shagged on her

Hit her off

Give her one

Give on her

It's really convenient

It's really nice and cheap.

It's a banger.

This has got more bang for your back.

This hits your bonnet.

The government should stop ..... (avoid) the issue of health care.

Fuffing around

Tiptoeing around

Fussing around

Dobbing in

Stop ...... everything! (complain/argue)

Rambling on about

Tiptoeing around

Going head over heels about

Making a fuss over/about

I couldn't ...... (understand) that book, but now I ...... Deciphering that obscure language.

Get my mind straight; got a kick out;

Get my mind straight; got a hang of;

My head round; got a kick out;

Got my head round; got a hang of;

You take him under your wing and ........ The work done.

Get him up to the pace of

Get him up to speed of

Drag him up to the pace of

Pull him through

Fancy a cheeky beer in the park? ....... (whatever you want).

Not fussed

Fair to middling

Not bothered

It's a fair cop

A: Shall we go home? B: Yeah, .........

May as well

Would the same

Might as well

It's a fair cop

Projecting music out loudly (es. My neighbor always ......... Despacido).

Blare out

Blast on

Bang out

Binge on

Pet peeve:

Something very annoying

Overexcited pet

Troublesome romance/love affair

Sexual toy

Make fun of someone; to make fun of someone convincing them of something untrue; to tease each other gleefully; to play a trick on someone;

To pull someone's leg; to prank someone; to banter with someone; to tease;

To tease; to banter with someone; to prank someone; to pull someone's leg;

To banter with someone; to pull someone's leg; to prank someone; to tease

to tease; to pull someone's leg; to banter with someone; to prank someone;

I live in a quite ........ town. Yeh, I know, that's a ..........

Haunt; ball

Doom; bonkers

Godforsaken; bummer

Besotted; banger

To flirt.

To crack on somebody

To pander to sombody

To craddle sombody up

To chat somebody up

You can't understand the background of the refugees if you have not ...................

Felt it on your bare skin

Experienced it firsthand

Felt it firsthand

Experienced it firsthan

If you watch videos on you tube, there will be an advert ........ (immediately).

On the hit

On the hit of the middle

Slap-bang

Slap-bang in the middle

Going on a binge; binge watching

Having a road trip; watching landscapes ecstatically

Overindulging in alcohol and food; watching multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession

Exploring nature; watching series/TV shows while moving;

Going to big parties; watching landscapes ecstatically;

The ..... I received for the carpet was the highest throughout the whole .......

Lead; bargaining

Fib; bagaining

Bid; auction;

bargain; audition;

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