Idioms (Unit 4)

They ____ by starting to operate their business before official permission had been granted.

Do not get sidetracked by any _____ when interviewing the job applicants.

The two neighbours are ____ each other and are not on talking terms.

Mr Tan was ____ about working overseas and leaving his family behind.

I doubt I can ever fully repay my benefactor whose generosity to me ___.

It is gross injustice if he is just _____ because his father is well respected in the company.

____ is counter-productive; let's get back to the main issue.

She went all out and was just within ____ of winning the race.

Let's finish discussing the theoretical aspects and get on with ____.

Some workers insisted that they should be paid more ____ their seniority.

Whether these newly imposed controls will really reduce violent crime is ____.

Although Molly is already in her eighties, she still insists that she is not ____ yet.

The workers voted to go on strike as they felt they had not been given ____ by the management.

Jun Kai is just _____ with whom we exchange civilities and nothing more.

Practically all the ministers in the corrupt government were _____ at the expense of the poor.

That Katherine managed to escape death ____ in the crash was almost a miracle.

As the project involves a lot of money, you have to consider very carefully and not simply ___.

Brian went into the lead ____ and eventually won the race in record time.

A salesman with ____ is likely to be successful in his job.

When the management ____ the intended strike, they sacked the ringleader.