05.11.2023

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double edged sword
reductions in taxation are a double edged sword when used as a device to create jobs
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Action having both positive and negative effect
reductions in taxation are _______ when used as a device to create jobs
amendments
What amendments will I need to add to the agreement?
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Correction
What _______ will I need to add to the agreement?
Be ruled by
If you're wise you'll be ruled by your father
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to take the advice of someone
If you're wise you'll _______ your father
broadly
People broadly agree that government should do at least this much.
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In general follow
People _______ agree that government should do at least this much.
by no means
He was by no means inactive
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Not at all
He was_______ inactive
carried out
His plans were only partially carried out
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Conduct / perform
His plans were only partially _______
certainty
Nothing is known with certainty as to the date
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Predictable result
Nothing is known with _______ as to the date
devote
How much time do you typically devote to your hobbies?
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To dedicate a certain amount of time
I typically devote a few hours each week to my hobbies, such as painting and playing the guitar.
distant
He was distant again.
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Faraway
He was _______ again.
exploitation
What are the concerns regarding labor practices in that factory?
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The action of using someone unfairly
The main concern is the exploitation of workers, who are paid very low wages and work in poor conditions.
expose
She found herself tilting her head to expose her neck.
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Reveal
She found herself tilting her head to _______ her neck.
in accordance with
Proceed in accordance with the general plan
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In agreement with
Proceed _______ the general plan
In plain terms
I expect from you an answer in plain terms according to your deliberate judgment
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simple explanation
I expect from you an answer _______ according to your deliberate judgment
indicate
He raised his chin to indicate the table to her left.
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Point out, show
He raised his chin to _______ the table to her left.
inevitably
What is the reason behind every attempt to make it succeed inevitably failing?
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Certain to happen
In fact, every attempt to make it do so must inevitably fail.
make or break
Confidence is another factor that will make or break a pickup line
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Be the factor that decides
Confidence is another factor that will _______ a pickup line
marginally
Because you'll be applying smaller sized tiles, the job will take marginally longer.
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Slightly
Because you'll be applying smaller sized tiles, the job will take _______ longer.
overcommit budget
they could easily overcommit their budgets
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Allocate more than provided
they could easily _______ their budgets
overreach with
How did they approach the negotiation?
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To go too far
They attempted to overreach with their demands, which ultimately led to the breakdown of the talks.
oversee the creation
I oversee their creation then seal them to assure the best quality
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Supervise
I _______ their creation then seal them to assure the best quality
prone
Are you prone to getting motion sickness?
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Likely to do something
Yes, I’m prone to getting motion sickness, especially when traveling by car for long distances.
starved of
Those children have been starved of attention.
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not given enough of
Those children have been _______ attention.
stay afloat
The team has stayed afloat, despite injuries.
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to remain successful or keep doing well
The team has _______, despite injuries.
take action to stem
What did the government do about the rising inflation?
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to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing
The government decided to take action to stem the rising inflation by implementing new fiscal policies.
Taken all together
Taken all together, it looks like a pattern
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to sum up
______, it looks like a pattern
trapped in
You say she's trapped in that book.
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ambush / absorbing
You say she's ______ that book.

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