CPE Use of English: Word Transformations a copy for me
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
You really put your foot in it when you asked
It was really embarrassing when your asked what her age was! FOOT
The Christmas break has given me a new lease of life
The Christmas break has made me feel more lively. LEASE
He has fond memories of his grandmother
He remembers his grandmother with love. FOND
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
she can't put up with her brother any more
She can't bear her brother any more. PUT
He was at a loose end
He had nothing to do so he decided to see a movie. END
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
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
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
His name's on the tip of my tongue
I know his name but I can't quite remember it. TIP
I never allowed my mother in law to nose into affairs
I never allow my mother in law to interfere into my affairs. NOSE
we're in the same boat
I sympathise with you. We're in the same position. BOAT
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
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
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 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. LEAGUE
They have eyes only for each other
They are very much in love with each other. EYES
They took offence at her manner of speaking
They were offended by her manner of speaking. OFFENCE
We're short of time
We have very little time left. SHORT
on several occasions do we
We rarely visit our relatives. OCCASIONS
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
don't forget to drop me a line
When you go abroad, don't forget to write to me (DROP)
You follow things through to the end
You never continue with sth until it is finished . THROUGH
