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Unit 1 BG Revise
Unit 1 BG Revise
1. “do” expressions
do (sb) a good turn
do the honours
do the sights
do justice to
do the trick
do credit to
do the donkey work
do wonders/ miracles
do the best sb can
do damage
have a do
that will/ won’t do
do 60 miles (an hour)
do everything in (within) sb’s power
2. “At” expressions
at a dead end
at sb/sth’s best
at large
at the forefront
at a loss
at a standstill
at odds with
at ease
at sb’s wits end
at loggerheads
at a loose end
at a low ebb
3. Body parts
mouth the words
thumb a lift
face up to st
head for somewhere
foot the bill
nose into
elbow sb’s way through the crowd
shoulder the blame/responsibility
hand it to sb
spine of a book
leg of a journey
foot of a mountain
arm of a chair
at the head of the table
in this neck of woods
in the back of beyond
have the heart to
with the heavy heart
keep/ lose sb’s head
get into/ out of sb’s head
take sth to heart
set sb’s heart on