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... PHRASEScatch/experience/feel/meet/take the fullforce of sthOur shop took thefull.force ofthe bomb blast.<)Ifelt thefull force of her criticism.meet force with force The country's attempts to meetforce tcithforce(=resist ... into/to The newfactory could put the town back at the forefront of steelmaking.ã PREP.at/in the - (of) issues at the forefront of govern-mentpolicyã PHRASESatlin/to the forefront of sb's ... begged God toforgive him.I try toã PREP. for She neverforgave him for losing her ring.ã PHRASESforgive and forgetHe was not the sort of mantoforgiue aruiforget.Please purchase PDF Split-Merge...
... PREP. in the -We lost sight of them in the gloom.into the - The tram rattled off into the gloom.out ofthe -Twofigures materialized out ofthe gloom.through the -Shecould seethe housefaintly ... on the grass verge by the side ofthe road.ã PREP.across the -They all set off across the grass.in the -Ifound the wallet lying in the grass.on the -You'renot allowed to walk on the ... brilliant goal in the closing minutes ofthe game.ã GLORY + NOUN daysWe remember the team's glorydays in the 1960s,when they won the World Cup.ã PREP. for/ to the - of They built many churches,...
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... 87phrases4 Match the two halves of these verb phrases. Then use the phrases tocomplete the sentences below. You may need to change the forms of the verbs. Use the entries for the boldverbs to ... verb from the left and a noun from the right.You may need to change the form ofthe verb. You can check your answersin thedictionary by looking up the entries forthe nouns.electionsa The opposition ... plant.gHe's been off school all week With a bad d of flu.h Acouple of c~~_ of garlicwill improve the flavour of the soup. The manager terrified the younger staff with his0 of temper. The burglars...
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... under the- It is illegal to sell alco-hol to children under the age of lB.with -A lot of wines im-prove with age. , -of He left school at the age of IS.ã PHRASES the age of consent The general ... meeting. ,leave sth off, re-move sth from, take sth off The question of pay had beenleft off the agenda. ,circulateA copy ofthe agenda is cir-culated todelegates a month before the conference.ã ... actbetween the two sides in the conflict.ã VERB+ACTcommit(law),performcharged withcommitting an act of gross indecencyã PREP.in the- of( = doing something) I -of For Jane, the act of writing...
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... recession.ã PHRASES the end of an eraHer death marks the end of an era. the end ofthe line/road(figurative) The loss of this contract could signal the end ofthe line forthe ship-yard.from beginning ... esteemfollowing the scandal.ã PREP. in -thestatusofteachersinthepublicesteemI- for the public's esteem forthe prime minister - of The school's aim is to build the self-esteem ofthe children.ã ... with the end product.ã PREP. at an - The proceedings are expected to be at anend by6p.m.at the -They get married at the end of the movie.by the -He wants the reports by the end of the month.in...