How good is your English? Collocations (1)
1. He spoke in riddles
What he said was not immediately clear
He was a very clever wordsmith
His vocabulary was impeccable
2. She cooked up a response
She replied with a positive explanation
She invented a suitable reply
She made her position very clear
3. She nosed into the lead
She got just ahead of the others
The heavy lead created a problem
She wisely kept her position
4. He grunted his approval
He accepted, although he was pre-occupied
He accepted, but behaved very improperly
He concurred, but sounded exactly like a pig
5. She was sailing close to the wind
Her motives weren't immediately clear
She was edging into unknown territory
She was bordering on dishonesty
6. She didn't turn a hair
She kept her cool
She dodn't bother about her appearance
She remained a tough cookie
7. He fluffed his lines
He bungled the speech
He exaggerated whatever he said
He made a point of selling expensive fashions
8. She rued the day
She greeted the pleasant morning
She had sad memories of that period
She seriously regretted that time in her life
9. She turned a cold shoulder
She was rather unresponsive
She refused to get involved
At first she was unresponsive, but changed her mind
10. He dropped a hint
He decided not to get involved in any way
He offered the opportunity to do absolutely nothing
He let his stance on the subject become known
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