Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 14 стр.

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15.You'd better be careful what you say to Samantha. You know how sensitive she
is to criticism - she takes everything to …
16. David and the new boss seem to have got off on the wrong … Poor David!
There go his chances for promotion.
17. Stop putting words into my … ! I never said opera was boring, I just said I
prefer musicals, that's all.
18. They're sure to reorganize the department. I feel it in my …
19. Are you going to buy a bike? Only over my dead …
20. Life was hard, but we set our … and waited for a change.
21. When I looked down the pit my … stood on end.

Exercise 25. a) True or false? Say whether the idioms in the following sentences
are used correctly (true) or incorrectly (false). b) Sort out these expressions into:
1) fusions, b) phraseological unities, 3) collocations.

1. He spends all his free time body-building. That's why he's so thick-skinned.
2. Most people would be pleased if they get a windfall.
3. To grease someone's palm means to tell his or her fortune.
4. The policeman saw that I wasn't wearing a seatbelt, fortunately he turned a blind
    eye to it.
5. I forgot to phone David - it completely slipped my mind.
6. Men are not usually invited to a hen party.
7. My cousin is very strong. He's extremely tight-fisted.
8. Anthony has a way with him. He certainly makes friends easily.
9. His new novel is like his first. They're much of a muchness.
10. We can't afford big expenses. We've got to tighten our belts.

Exercise 26. Instructions as above.

1. He's penniless. He lined his pocket while working for that firm.
2. The boy was frightened. He was having the time of his life.
3. If he does well in the exam, I'll give him a good talking.
4. The critics picked his first book to pieces means they read it very closely.
5. The lecture went over the student's heads because it was so boring.
6. I've stopped going to my German classes. I've dropped off.
7. Cowards don't usually stick their necks out.
8. I'm sure someone is talking about me - I can feel my ears burning.
9. If you can't afford the train or the bus fare, you can always try to thumb a lift.
10.I couldn't go to work this morning. I was laid up.

Exercise 27. Sort out the phraseological units into: a) fusions; b) phraseological
unities; c) phraseological collocations.

1. With every word they were drawing farther and farther apart – and he was
unable to stop himself or to keep worry and pain out of his voice. (F.Fitzgerald) 2.