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E. Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms given in the box. The idioms

            can be changed slightly.



              Idioms                              Meanings
              keep your fingers crossed            to wait eagerly for a positive result

              hit a jackpot                       to win something by chance

              to face the music                   to face the consequences
              back to square one                  to start again
              to go through fire and water         to face difficulties

              at someone’s beck and call          always ready to do something for them

              to bent out of shape                to become very annoyed or upset
              to move heaven and earth            to make impossible efforts
              to keep the ball rolling            to keep things going




            1. Anuja gave an interview for a scholarship and waited ______________

            ________________________ for the lucky draw.

            2. Don’t get ________________________________even if you fail a test.

            3. My niece __________________________________________ to find

            her lost engagement ring in the gutter.

            4. Our answer is wrong. Let’s get ________________________________.

            5. Although all the students were feeling bored, the teacher __________
            ___________________________.

            6. He has bought a new car, as he _______________________________.

            7. Nowadays, school children are ________________________________

            of their wealthy parents.

            8. In his early life in Tokyo, he had _______________________________.

            9. The shoplifter should _______________________________________.




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