Idioms_Practice

exonerate

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation

Kevin'll do well in the job _______ he stays on the right side of the boss

as long as

Capital punishment was done _______ in Britain nearly half a century ago.

away with

lest

in order to prevent something happening, especially something causing fear

Here ___ the news that I wanted to tell you.

is

Mr. Cooper requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately.

send

if you can win his attention _______ for you.

so much the better

I had no sooner told her what I thought of her _______ I wished I'd held my tongue.

than

Women had to fight hard to gain _______ right to vote.

the

The old lady came near to _______ of pneumonia but to everyone's amazement she pulled through.

dying

rite

a solemn ceremony or procedure customary to a community, especially a religious group

He escaped by _______.

a hair's breadth

They live about _______ from here.

an hour's drive

breadth

the distance or measurement of something from one side to the other

with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.

what

By the time you're my age, you _______ your mind.

will probably have changed

only on very rare occasions _______ an appearance before midday.

would the old lady make