Упражнение на практику идиом по теме числа.

Практика. Используйте идиомы из списка, чтобы перефразировать выделенную часть в предложении.

• Back to square one

• One-horse town

• One in the eye for someone

• Second to none

• Catch-22

• Put two and two together

• Kill two birds with one stone

• The three R’s

• Five-finger discount

• At sixes and sevens

• Six of one and half a dozen of the other

• Knock someone for six

• Seven-year itch

• At the eleventh hour

• Two a penny

• Two peas in a pod

• Dressed to the nines

1) We didn’t make any progress with that plan, so now we’re starting again from the beginning.
2) You won’t believe how messy the new manager’s system is – everything’s in total disarray and confusion.

3) He managed to insult everyone and spill his drink during the speech – that was certainly a major embarrassment for his supporters.

4) Their customer service is way better than any other company’s.

5) I want to get work experience, but no one will hire me without experience – it’s a no-win situation.

6) Once the media finds the missing evidence, they’ll easily figure out what happened.

7) I had to run errands and pick up my son from school, so I managed to do two things at the same time.

8) The education system has failed if students don’t even know basic reading, writing, and math.

9) He got caught stealing candy from the store—apparently, he thought a quick theft would go unnoticed.

10) I could go to Italy or Spain for vacation—it’s really the same either way.

11) That flu really left me feeling completely exhausted and weak for a week.

12) Many couples begin having relationship issues after seven years, known as that common rough patch around the seventh anniversary.

13) We got through the security gate just before the deadline.

14) These influencers are everywhere these days and not special at all.

15) They act exactly alike and even look the same—they’re extremely similar in every way.

16) For the fancy gala, she arrived wearing a very elegant and glamorous outfit.

17) I can’t imagine spending my life in that tiny, boring place with nothing to do.