1. I couldn’t understand what we had done to annoy her.
MAKE
I wasn't ___________________________ been done to annoy her.
2. "I will not tolerate your bad behaviour any longer!," said the teacher.
PUT
The teacher refused ____________________________ bad behaviour any longer
3. This plan will work if we stick to it
KEEP
This plan will work as ___________________________ it
4. I didn't want to move abroad but Bill persuaded me to do it.
TALKED
Had Bill __________________________ abroad, I wouldn't have done it.
5. "I don’t know how we’ll manage without Michael," said my boss.
GET
My boss wondered ______________________________ Michael.
6. Things have developed quite well for us. I didn't expect that.
WORKED
Things have ___________________________________ I had expected.
7. They have asked us to think of some new ideas.
COME
We _______________________________________ with some new ideas.
8. The doctor has advised me to stop eating sugar in my diet.
CUT
I've been ________________________________ my diet.
9. "You should reduce the amount you drink," said the doctor
CUT
The doctor urged _______________________ his drinking.
10. If you go on like this you'll find yourself in prison.
END
Don't go on like this unless _________________________ in prison.
KEY
1. I wasn't able to make out what had been done to annoy her.
make something ↔ out to understand something, especially the reason why something has happened.
make out what/how/why etc
I can't make out what she wants.
As far as I can make out, he has never been married.
2. The teacher refused to put up with their bad behaviour any longer
put up with: tolerate.
E.g
I don't know how she puts up with him.
3. This plan will work as long as we keep to it
keep to something to do what you have promised or planned to do. To avoid leaving a path, road, etc. Synonym: stick to something. Sp. seguir, atenerse.
E.g.
Keep to the track—the land is very boggy around here
I think we should keep to our original plan.
However hard we try, it is difficult to keep to a diet and lose weight.
4. Had Bill not talked me into moving abroad, I wouldn't have done it.
talk somebody into something to persuade someone to do something.
E.g.
talk somebody/yourself into/out of doing something
My husband talked me into going skiing
She tried to talk him out of leaving.
5. My boss wondered how we would get on without Michael.
get on to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully or to make progress.
E.g.
How is George getting on at school?
How are you getting on with your essay?
He's getting on very well at school.
How did you get on at the interview?
How are you getting on in your new home?
We're getting on quite well with the decorating.
6. Things have worked out better for us than I had expected.
work out: to develop in a successful way. Sp. salir bien.
E.g.
My first job didn't work out.
come up with something to think of an idea, answer etc
E.g. Is that the best excuse you can come up with?
8. I've been advised to cut sugar out of my diet.
cut something out (of something): to stop doing, using or eating something. Sp. eliminar, suprimir.
The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol
9. The doctor urged him to cut down on his drinking.
cut down on: to reduce the size, amount or number of something.
E.g.
Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.
10. Don't go on like this unless you want to end up in prison.
end up doing something I ended up doing all the work myself.
+ adv./prep. If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.
We moved around a lot when I was young but we ended up in London.
+ adj. If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
Young people end up bored out of their minds (extremely bored).
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