Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 10 стр.

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8. I can’t … what he’s saying. It sounds absolutely incomprehensible.
9. They couldn’t decide on the day of their departure. They were … .
10. I get bored with … ; let’s get down to serious matters.

Exercise 18. There are many expressions in English which use words to do with
the weather. See if you can understand the meaning of the expressions in these
sentences.
1. I’m feeling a bit under the weather as I think I’ve got a cold coming on.
2. Sarah accused me of making heavy weather of it but, actually, it really was
   hard work.
3. This year his business has managed to weather the storm, but I’m afraid that
   next year things are going to get together.
4. Unfortunately, as soon as David got wind of my plan to sell the car, he put a
   stop to it.
5. The old lady said she always saved some of her pension for a rainy day.
6. There was a storm of protest in Parliament when the Chancellor announced
   new tax increases.

Exercise 19. Rearrange each of these word groups correctly to form sentences.

1. to lead a dog and life cat
2. wool eyes tried they over the pull to my
3. with liberties she always with took him
4. a have they children way with
5. gave a talking the mother good child the
6. declare his at last love to the he girl
7. makes herself much of always she
8. to do half (halves) by things
9. dirty in linen public one's to wash
10. to take mouth somebody's out the words of
11. for something granted to take
12. to be somebody hard on
13. to shed (cast) on light something

Exercise 20. a) Explain the meaning of the phraseological units in these sentences.
b) Classify these expressions according to V.V.Vinogradov’s classification system.

1. It's a rich firm. They're simply rolling in money.
2. They left no stone unturned but failed to find the missing documents.
3. He didn't even know what Fanny had believed, let alone concerning the possible
    consequences of her beliefs.
4. Drop a line when you get there, will you?
5. She is always out for what she can get.
6. A lot of water has flown (passed) under the bridges since we first (last) met, old
    boy, hasn't it?