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Cae Gold Unit 4
Cae Gold Unit 4
1. the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow): great wealth or
something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not
very likely to get: I believe that perfection is not only impossible to achieve
but - rather like trying to find _____ mythical __________ _______
_________ at the end of the rainbow.
2. fall short: be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that
you want: When procedures and safeguards ____________
__________ , accidents can happen.
3. doom (sb) to (frustration/failure/defeat/extinction): (usu passive)
make some- one or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc:
Expecting perfection ________s you _________ frustration.
11. content with: satisfied with: No one is saying that you should lower
your standards and be _________ __________ average performance.
12. fulfil (your potential): achieve the thing that you hoped for, wished
for: In
all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your
power, and _____________ your potential .
13. aim (high): try or intend to achieve something: The point is still to
______ high and put in 100 per cent effort.
14. win (an/the advantage): get something that you want because of
your efforts or abilities: Whichever captain gets all of their cogs tied on the
rope wins an advantage for their team.
15. (take) advantage (of): treat someone unfairly in order to get what you
want: Don't lend them the car - they're taking ___________ of you!
33. (take/seize) control: the power to make the decisions about how a
country, place, company etc is organized or what it does: His son is being
trained to take __________ of the family business.
34. grasp (the fact): completely understand a fact or an idea: At that
time, we did not fully __________ the significance of what had happened.
35. (grab/take/seize the) chance: the possibility that something will
happen, especially something you want: We grabbed the _____________
to meet the President. 36. envisage (doing sth): think that something is
likely to happen in the future: I don't ______________ working with him
again.
37. grant (sb sth): formal to give someone something or allow them to
have some- thing that they have asked for: The council have
___________ed him permission to build on the site.
38. (business/commercial) venture: a new business activity that
involves taking risks: His bankruptcy was the result of several reckless
business _____________s. 39. pin down: understand something clearly
or be able to describe it exactly: Many people tried to explain the secret of
success but they fail to ________ it _________. 40. daunting: frightening
in a way that makes you feel less confident: He's got the ____________
task of following in Ferguson's footsteps.