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Such was his fear of spiders that
He was so afraid of spiders, that he fainted whenever he saw one. FEAR
His efforts to set up a local youth centre finally bore fruit
His efforts to set up a local youth centre were finally successful. BORE
I can't make head or tail of his handwriting
His handwriting is illegible. I can't understand anything. HEAD
We're short of time
We have very little time left. SHORT
I wanted to catch up with news
We went out together because I wanted to find out about her news CATCH
We'll have to give him the benefit of the doubt
We'll have to believe him, because we don't know if he really took the money. BENEFIT
I was at a loss for words
When I was awarded the first prize, I didn't know what so say. WORDS
don't forget to drop me a line
When you go abroad, don't forget to write to me (DROP)
Had it not been for her assistance
Without her assistance, I'd have failed. BEEN
but you have to toe the line
You may not like the school rules, but you have to obey to avoid trouble. TOE
You follow things through to the end
You never continue with sth until it is finished . THROUGH
He is never at ease in the presence of his teacher
He is never completely relaxed in the presence of his teacher. EASE
He takes pride in his achievements
He is proud of his achievements. TAKES
He has fond memories of his grandmother
He remembers his grandmother with love. FOND
because I was down in the mouth
He tried to cheer me up because I felt sad. MOUTH
Although we were all egging her on
Although we were all encouraging her to climb up the tree, she refused. EGG
To such an extent were his ideas revolutionary that he was imprisoned
He was imprisoned for having such revolutionary ideas. EXTENT
He was at a low ebb
He was rather depressed because she had been fired. . LOW
Don't make light of it. It is serious
Don't treat it as unimportant. It's serious. LIGHT
He felt extremely tired after burning the midnight oil
He felt extremely tired after staying up very late to finish his school project. OIL
He was at a loose end
He had nothing to do so he decided to see a movie. END
I was at my wits end
Since my wife left me, I am about to lose my mind. WITS
I can't keep track of how many girlfriends Bob has had
I can't really remember how many girlfriends Bob has had. TRACK
I have no sympathy for him
I can't sympathize with him. SYMPATHY
For all I know he may not be in town
I don't even know whether he's in town. ALL
That colour hair dye is not to my liking
I don't like that colour hair dye. LIKING
so my hands are tied
I don't make decisions here, so there's nothing I can do. HANDS
His name's on the tip of my tongue
I know his name but I can't quite remember it. TIP
I took an instant liking to my new teacher
I liked my new teacher immediately. LIKING
I never allowed my mother in law to nose into affairs
I never allow my mother in law to interfere into my affairs. NOSE
you should shoulder the responsibility for
I think you should take the responsibility for what happened. SHOULDER
I went to the city centre with a view to buying new shoes
I went to the city centre because I wanted to buy new shoes. VIEW
I'm not in the right frame of mind to study now
I'm not in the right mood to study now. I'll take a walk first. . FRAME
I've decided to take a new leaf and get divorce
I've decided to change in my life and get a divorce. LEAF
I could have kicked myself for answering my teacher back
If only I hadn't answered my teacher back . KICKED
Were you to go back, you would find out the truth
If you went back, you would find out the truth. TO
Were it not for your advice I'd never get through this
If you weren't advising me, I'd never get through this. ADVICE
You really put your foot in it when you asked
It was really embarrassing when your asked what her age was! FOOT
It's open to question whether
It's doubtful whether they'll sign the contract. OPEN
Jim has fallen behind
Jim is progressing too slowly with his school project. BEHIND
My financial problems are weighing on
My financial problems are putting pressure on me. WEIGHING
Paul did not take lightly being called shallow
Paul did not like it when you called him shallow. BEING
Please speak your mind
Please say what you really think about the plan, even if you disagree. SPEAK
So long as you pay in cash, you'll receive a discount
Providing you pay in cash, you'll receive a discount. AS
She just mouthed the words
She didn't really sing. She just opened and closed her mouth saying nothing. WORDS
She didn't mince her words
She didn't try to hide her feelings, but said his new plan was "silly" WORDS
The Christmas break has given me a new lease of life
The Christmas break has made me feel more lively. LEASE
The new film bore no resemblance to the book
The new film was barely similar to the book I had read. BORE
The recent poor examination results call into question
The recent poor examination results raise the issue of the effectiveness of our teaching methods. QUESTION
The school play is really dragging on
The school play has really lasted too long DRAGGING
The social unrest is not going to die down
The social unrest is not going to become less intense in just a few hours. DIE
The teacher turned a blind eye to his rude behaviour
The teacher ignored his rude behaviour. BLIND
The truth about the stolen money came to light in the investigation
The truth about the stolen money was revealed in the investigation. LIGHT
The washing machine reduced my silk shirt to tatters
The washing machine destroyed my silk shirt. TATTERS
The woman I had just met told me to call her by first name
The woman I had just met told me to use her first name when they spoke to her. BY
Food is in abundance
There is plenty of food. ABUNDANCE
These books just aren't in the same league
These books just aren't on the same level
They have eyes only for each other
They are very much in love with each other. EYES
They found faults with manager's decisions
They criticized the manager's decisions. FAULT
They took offence at her manner of speaking
They were offended by her manner of speaking. OFFENCE
It's open to doubt whether Tina will agree with the idea
Tina might not agree with the idea. DOUBT