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Answer for exercise 3

The solution for exercise 3 in chapter 05 - Listening and vocabulary of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

Listen again and complete the idioms in bold below. Can you guess their meaning?

Answer

  1. fall hopelessly in love with - fall deeply in love with
  2. keep an eye out for - watch out for
  3. economical with the truth - not telling the full truth
  4. take with a pinch of salt - not treat as entirely true
  5. little white lies - small lies that are not seriously dishonest
  6. stretch the truth - say things that are definitely wrong and unlikely
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