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22. go through the roof: become very angry

She went through the roof when she realised she had lost everything.

A. Match the following idioms with their correct meanings.

1. To make ends meet a) to end a quarrel
2. To weather a storm b) to earn enough to live

3. To get into hot waters c) repress an emotion
4. To bite one s lip ’ d) to end a very difficult situation

5. To bury the hatchet e) to get into trouble
6. To spill the beans f) not to reveal a secret

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate idiomatic expressions from the box.

by far instead of due to on account of in place of

1. The driver will be questioned about how he changed the direction suddenly off
the road _______________ braking.
2. This matter is _______________ be discussed at the meeting in July.

3. This would be _______________ the best choice.
4. Eating vegetable protein _______________ animal protein reduces the risk of
heart disease.

5. He was ritually humiliated _______________ his blunders.

Complete the expressions whose meanings are given on the left. Take words from the

ones given in the brackets.
Meaning Expression
1. to cancel to call ____________ (back, away, off)

2. to stop working to break____________ (up, down, out)
3. to fail to fall ____________ (out, through, in)

4. to connect to put ____________ (on, on with, through)
5. to continue to carry ____________ (out, on, away)

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