Metaphor C1-C2
Marina Markina Metaphor C1-C2
Then there's the mother, a Michigan native and schoolteacher whose own childhood is both obvious and______ .
taken for a ride
sponged off
cloaked in mystery
eaten up
The world is a _____ now from which no one knows what is going to emerge.
plough on
meteoric rise
downtrodden
melting pot
She worked _____ and tirelessly, overseeing nearly every aspect of the show.
doggedly
downtrodden
swamped
visely
Last week Alec was seen dining with _____ in New York.
draw a veil
an old flame
meteoric rise
melting pot
The Chancellor has opted to _____ with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks.
sponge off
slip by
take for a ride
plough on
Most of us have something in our past career over which we choose to _____.
be between a rock and a hard place
spill the beans
draw a veil
kindle an interest
The hammer _____ of her grasp.
swamped
sponged off
spilt the beans
slipped out
He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and ______ his father for money.
ploughing on
sponging on
being eaten up with
drawing a veil
This was class war and the protesters were standing up for _____workers - whether they liked it or not.
downtrodden
drawn a veil
eaten up
swamped
These poems have helped _____ of generations of children.
take for a ride
slip on
kindle the imagination
keep between a rock and a hard place
When he didn't return with my money, I realized I had been _____.
an old flame
sponge off
cloak in mystery
taken for a ride
The railway station was _____with thousands of families trying to flee the city.
ploughed on
swamped
dogged
eaten up
After his _____ to superstardom, things started to go off the rails earlier this year.
old flame
mystery
meteoric rise
melting pot
He _____, and she knew all about the secret party in advance.
eaten up
kindled bitterness
took for a ride
spilled the beans
He's occupying the space he loves to occupy, where decent people are caught _____.
between a rock and a hard place
a veil
downtrodden
slipped away
He was so _____ guilt, he became ill.
kindled
swamped
eaten up with
sponged off
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