They came bak from their week by the sea, glowing with health /excitement.
Blow the whistle on sb/sth: cause sth bad that someone is doing to stop, especially by bringing it to the attention of other people.
A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting; The group includes students from both ends of the social spectrum. (a range of); Appear in the light spectrum.
Most of so-called special offers come with string attached. (involves special demands or limits)
The children are vert attached to their grandparents / toys. (like very luch)
She attaches great value to being independent / attach any importance & significance to these rumours.
He managed to keep/stay afloat by holding on to the side of teh boat; Many small businesses are struggling to keep/stay afloat.
Things were going well for her till she fell foul of her director. (have a disagreement with sb)
I don't want David organizing the party after the way he fouled things up last year (to soil sth by making a mistake or doing sth stupid)
She ran out on him two months ago, leaving him to look after their two children. (end relationship) Do you know Sarah has ditched her boyfriend? (get rid of, stop). This course is really tough, sometimes I feeling like packing it in!!! (stop doing sth). He's fes up with her so he packed her in.
Not content with having upset her, he then inisulted her sister. (in additional to sth wrong)
I wanted to two weeks' holiday but had to content myself with one becasue..(do/have sth although it's not exactly you want)
Content Sb/Sb is contente with sth/to do sth
We always patronize ...the foos is so good. (Be a regular customer)
She was accused of abdicating all reponsability of the project. (stop controlling & managing sth that you're in charge of).
It was remisse of me to forgive to give you the message. (carless, not do a duty well enough)
We must not flinch from (making) difficult decisions. (avoid doing sth unpleasant & painful)
It was shrewd move to buy your house before the property prices syarted to rise. She was shrewd enough not to take the... (having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage)
Seat covers on trains take a lot of wear and tear. (damage which happens to an object in ordinary use during a period)
The newspapers are panting for/after details of.. (want it very much) (breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth)
Rubbing salt in a poorly sealed wound.
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