Complete the sentences with the right from of one of the expressions above:
- to hit the road
- to have itchy feet
- a fifth wheel
- to jump ship
- running on empty
- backseat driver
- to put the cart before the horse
- to miss the boat
- to ship someone off
Răspunsuri la întrebare
1. It was a bad idea to have dinner with John and Kate. They talked about their relationship and I felt like a fifth wheel.
2. It was our wedding anniversary, so we ship the children off to their grandparents and had a romantic dinner.
3. My train leaves at 3, I should hit the road.
4. He has itchy feet, he says he wants to get on the first train and go off round the world.
5. When he heard that the company was losing money, he jumped ship and moved to a bigger one.
6. What a crazy idea! To write the report before you read the documents is to put the cart before the horse.
7. I hurried to the store to buy a TV on sale and there was only one left. I nearly miss the boat.
8. I hate it when my mother-in-law gives me advice about how to drive. She is a terrible backseat driver.
9. She finished the race, but the last hundred meters she felt so tired she was running on empty.