Idiom Sentences p.189

A
□ a bit  That curry was a bit too spicy for me.
□ a number of ...  There were a number of cars parked around the building.
□ a variety of ...  Convenience stores provide a wide variety of products and services.
□ according to ...  According to the TV news, a big typhoon is approaching Japan.
□ all over ...  The boy dropped his cup, spilling water all over the table.
□ all the time  My sister checks her smartphone all the time.
□ along the way  We’ll stop for a snack along the way.
□ arm in arm  The couple walked along the beach arm in arm.
□ as a result  I started to exercise and, as a result, lost a little weight.
□ as a result of ...  As a result of the break in the river’s bank, thousands of homes were flooded.
□ as far as ...  As far as I know, that is only a rumor.
□ as is often said  As is often said, you get what you ask for.
□ as long as  You can borrow my bike as long as you return it tomorrow.
□ as soon as ...  We will leave as soon as Mom and Dad are ready.
A as well as B  On our school trip, we went to Tokyo Tower as well as to Tokyo Skytree.
□ as you know As you know, this green coil is an incense used to drive away mosquitoes.
□ at all  He doesn’t know anything at all about it.
□ at any time  If you have a problem, you can contact me at any time.
□ at first  I didn’t like this job much at first.
□ at last  At last, we reached our destination.
□ at least  You could at least message me when you are going to be late.
□ at present  Things are going well at present.

B
□ be (all) about ...  It’s all about money.
□ be anxious to do  The children were anxious to play outside.
□ be related to ...  Did you know that apples are related to roses?
□ believe in ...  She believes in the power of journalism.
□ break out  A civil war broke out between various ethnic groups.
□ bring up ...  I was born in Osaka but brought up in Tokyo.
□ bump into ...  I bumped into an old friend at the station.
□ by definition  By definition, karoshi means working oneself to death.

C
□ call for ...  This work calls for a variety of skills.
□ care about ...  Don’t care too much about what others think; just be yourself.
□ carry on  It’s not the end of the world, so let’s just carry on.
□ carry out ...  The fire drill will be carried out next week.
□ change one’s mind  I changed my mind and decided to accept his offer.
□ come and go  The pain in my back comes and goes.
□ come in ...  This book comes in two volumes.
□ come to mind  The first thing to come to mind was my mother’s face.
□ come up with ...  We came up with the idea to hold a surprise birthday party for him.
□ cut down on ...  My father cut down on eating sweets as his doctor had advised.

D
□ deal with ...  I watched a TV program that deals with social problems.

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