B. Replace the words in blod with a suitable idiom given in exercise 3.a.
1. We stood in a queue FOR A VERY LONG TIME before we could buy the tickets for the concert.
2. The book we had to read for our Literature course this week WAS QUITE BORING.
3. Tom,your grades are poorer and poorer! I think IT'S TIME WE DISCUSSED THE MATTER SERIOUSLY.
4. There was no plot twist, the characters were flat and uninteresting,the ending was uneventful,so the book was MEDIOCRE.
5. Our skiing holiday in the mountains was a disaster:WE SPENT A WEEK WAITING to see the first snow,but it was in vain.
Am nevoie doar de ex 3.b,vă rog!!(dau coroană)
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b. Replace the words in bold with a suitable idiom given in exercise 3.a.
1. We stood in a queue for a very long time before we could buy the tickets for the concert.
↳ for a very long time – until the cows came home
2. The book we had to read for our Literature course this week was quite boring.
↳ was quite boring – was nothing to write home about
3. Tom, your grades are poorer and poorer! I think it's time we discussed the matter seriously.
↳ it's time we discussed the matter seriously – it is the time for home truths
4. There was no pilot twist and the characters were flat and uninteresting, so the book was mediocre.
↳ mediocre – was nothing to write home about
5. Our skiing holiday in the mountains was a disaster: we spent a week waiting to see the first snow, but it was in vain.
↳ we spent a week waiting – waited until the cows came home
Succes și spor la teme! :)