Answer — Exercise 9
5 - Take the stress out of life·Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Can you explain or translate each of the collocations in bold in Exercise 8?
Answer
- travel expenses = money that is paid back to you after a business trip, e.g. rail travel or petrol, hotel costs, meals, etc.
- add some salt = put salt in food; In addition to = as well as
- (not have) much support for = not many other people think it is a good idea; rival supporters = groups of people who follow opposite teams
- turn the heating on = start heating the house, e.g. start the central heating; escape the summer heat = go to a different place (e.g. the coast or mountains) where it is less hot
- manage to do everything = be able to do everything, fit in all the jobs you have; style of management = way that you organise things and people
- to secure the airports = to make sure the airports are safe from terrorist attack; security was very tight = there were very strict security measures, e.g. a lot of police officers, thorough security checks