1) to be all very well a) to appear satisfactory but in fact not be b) to have recovered from an illness 2) to be on the up and up a) to improve steadily b) eager to do sth or go somewhere 3) to be up and about a) to have recovered from an illness b) better off without sb or sth 4) to drive (sb) up the wall a) to make sb angry / to annoy sb b) take a break to renew/refresh yourself 5) frosty welcome a) unfriendly reception b) be treated unfairly 6) to get out of bed on the wrong side a) to be in a bad mood b) recover from an illness 7) to get wind of a) to receive information about sth indirectly b) rush about violently 8) to give vent to a) to express freely b) to give in / to yield 9) to give way to a) to give in / to yield b) work fast in order to do sth on time 10) to not hold water a) to not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts b) inexperienced 11) to make a flying visit a) to make a quick trip b) to be strong evidence of sb's feelings/merits/etc 12) to make waves a) to cause trouble b) not surprising 13) no/little wonder a) not surprising b) accept sth as true without question 14) quick/slow on the uptake a) quick/slow to understand b) accept sth as true without question 15) set in one's ways a) fixed in one's habits/routines b) make sth clear and forceful 16) to speak volumes a) to be strong evidence of sb's feelings/merits/etc b) unfriendly reception 17) under the weather a) depressed/unwell b) inexperienced 18) up and coming a) likely to be successful b) not surprising 19) ups and downs a) good things alternating with bad ones b) depressed/unwell 20) wet behind the ears a) inexperienced b) fixed in one's habits/routines 21) be/have (a) qualified success a) be partially successful b) likely to be successful 22) give sb no quarter a) show no mercy b) insist on reminding sb of sth unpleasant or embarrassing 23) a race against time a) work fast in order to do sth on time b) to make a quick trip 24) rack one's brains a) try hard to think b) to express freely 25) lose one's rag (inf) a) become angry b) to be in a bad mood 26) rain or shine a) under any circumstances b) likely to be successfulfixed in one's habits/routines 27) ram home sth a) make sth clear and forceful b) to cause trouble 28) go on the rampage a) rush about violently b) good things alternating with bad ones 29) raring to go a) eager to do sth or go somewhere b) likely to be successful 30) have/get a raw deal (inf) a) be treated unfairly b) show no mercy 31) take it as read a) accept sth as true without question b) accept unpleasant as well as pleasant situations 32) recharge your batteries a) take a break to renew/refresh yourself b) after careful thought 33) on reflection a) after careful thought b) take a break to renew/refresh yourself 34) be well rid of sb or sth a) better off without sb or sth b) show no mercy 35) be taken for a ride a) be deceived/cheated b) better off without sb or sth 36) be as right as rain a) recover from an illness b) take a break to renew/refresh yourself 37) hit the road (inf) a) begin a journey b) eager to do sth or go somewhere 38) do a roaring trade a) sell a lot of sth b) fixed in one's habits/routines 39) take the rough with the smooth a) accept unpleasant as well as pleasant situations b) good things alternating with bad oneslikely to be successful 40) rub sth in a) insist on reminding sb of sth unpleasant or embarrassing b) show no mercy 41) up and running a) operating normally b) work fast in order to do sth on time

Idioms unit 12 cpe c2 ESL

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