Name: ……………………………………………
Class: …………. Date: ………….. Score: ……...
(BACK AWAY)
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(BACK AWAY) There are signs that Congress is ……………………………………………………
backing away from some of its more radical
proposals. (BACK DOWN)
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(BE DOWN) The administration is not backing ……………………………………………………
down from its intent to raise revenues.
(BACK UP)
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(BACK UP) Now, Mr.M. has profits to back up his …………………………………………………………
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predictions about online markets.
(BE FURTHER TO)
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(BE /FURTHER/ ALONG) Ericsoon is further …………………………………………………………
along in developing working modems. ……………………………………………………
(BE AROUND) Mr. E. is still very much around, (BE AROUND)
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although no longer in day-to day management. …………………………………………………………
The group has been around only since June 2010. ……………………………………………………
(BE AT)
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(BE AT) Privatizing the airports would enable …………………………………………………………
them (airlines) to finance their growth like any ……………………………………………………
other corporation in US. And while we are at it,
let’s privatize the air-traffic control network as (BE BEHIND)
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well. …………………………………………………………
(BE AT hand) Now a solution is at hand. ……………………………………………………
(BE AT odds) They have been increasingly at
odds over how to deal with proposals from the (BE FOR)
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United States to get the peace process moving. …………………………………………………………
(BE AT one) Here the art and craft of couture ……………………………………………………
once again become the cornerstones of fashion. In
that, he and W. are at one. (BE DONE FOR)
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(BE BEHIND) The trouble is the contractors are
behind schedule. (BE DOWN)
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There is some trouble on the shop floor. I’ve got a …………………………………………………………
feeling that one of the shop stewards is behind this. ……………………………………………………
.
(BE DONE FOR) This firm is done for. (BE DOWN TO)
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. …………………………………………………………
(BE DOWN) The price of fruit is down. ……………………………………………………
.
(BE DOWN TO) It’s hard to know how much of (BE FED UP WITH)
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this is down to simple greed. …………………………………………………………
. ……………………………………………………
(BE FED UP /WITH/) The big banks are fed up
with being repeatedly ordered to rescue weaker banks. (BE FOR)
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. …………………………………………………………
(BE FOR) We don’t think it is possible to live in ……………………………………………………
today’s world from positions of strength. But that
doesn’t mean that we are for talking from positions of
weakness.
.