Answer — Exercise 5
10.3 - My digital memory·New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Work in pairs and look at the underlined verb phrases. Look at the context of the whole sentence and say what you think each verb phrase means.
Answer
- I made up my mind = I made a decision after thinking about it first
- things slip my mind = I forget to do things
- change my mind = reverse my decision
- it crossed my mind = I thought about it briefly
- nothing springs to mind = I can't think of any ideas at this moment
- I'll keep it in mind = I will consider this when I make a decision / do it
- it's hard to keep my mind on it = it's hard to concentrate on it
- he speaks his mind = he says what he thinks, even if it offends other people