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Answer for exercise 8

The solution for exercise 8 in chapter 11 - Word play of Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book by Carol Nuttall and Amanda French

Question

Complete the sentences with these phrases. Underline other alliterative phrases in seven of the sentences.

Answer

  1. stop the rot
  2. love lost
  3. bite the bullet
  4. doom and gloom
  5. on the tip of my tongue
  6. peer pressure
  7. the lap of luxury
  8. reserve the right
  9. give as good as she gets
  10. jump the gun

The examples of other alliterative phrases in the sentences are:

  1. deeply disappointing
  2. meeting of minds
  3. break the bank
  4. far from it
  5. same old story
  6. strictly speaking
  7. simply superb
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