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Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:<\/p>\n

at a loose end<\/strong><\/div>
at a loss<\/strong><\/div>
at a pinch<\/strong><\/div>
at a standstill<\/strong><\/div>
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at all costs<\/strong><\/div>
at all hours<\/strong><\/div>
at best<\/strong><\/div>
at death’s door<\/strong><\/div>
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at a loose end<\/strong><\/div>
at a loss<\/strong><\/div>
at a pinch<\/strong><\/div>
at a standstill<\/strong><\/div>
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  1. We must catch the 7.30 train. Otherwise we won’t get to the meeting in time.<\/li>\n
  2. It is difficult to know who’s in the matter. Perhaps we are all to blame.<\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s late. I think you\u2019d better go to bed now, darling. Remember, you\u2019ve got to get up tomorrow.<\/li>\n
  4. Since it\u2019s his first offence he\u2019ll probably get off with a warning \u2013 a small fine.<\/li>\n
  5. If you\u2019re ___ this weekend, Joan, why not come over for a meal? It\u2019ll give us a chance to catch up on some gossip.<\/li>\n
  6. I may be getting on a bit, but I\u2019m certainly not ___ yet! I hope to live for at least another ten to fifteen years!<\/li>\n
  7. When her daughter didn\u2019t come home on the last bus with the other girls, Mrs Jenkins was ___, terrified that something dreadful had happened to her.<\/li>\n
  8. Like you, I\u2019m ___ to explain the sudden fall in share prices. I\u2019ve absolutely no idea what can have caused it.<\/li>\n
  9. When Richard Burton saw Elizabeth Taylor it was a classic case of love ___.<\/li>\n
  10. Traffic was ___ this morning because of an accident on the A21.<\/li>\n
  11. I\u2019m afraid everything\u2019s ___ this week. Both the secretaries are ill and no one knows where anything is.<\/li>\n
  12. The hotel wasn\u2019t that modern, but ___ it was cheap and reasonably clean.<\/li>\n
  13. I\u2019ve got room in the car for three \u2013 four people ___.<\/li>\n
  14. Mrs Smith\u2019s daughter is terrible, isn\u2019t she? Out about town ___ and never a kind word to anyone.<\/li>\n
  15. You should be able to sell your stereo equipment for $300 \u2013 ___ $350.<\/li>\n
  16. If you don\u2019t get out ___ then I shall have you thrown out.<\/li>\n
  17. Pamela and David are always ___. I really can\u2019t imagine why they got married in the first place. They are absolutely nothing in common.<\/li>\n
  18. A chameleon is a remarkable creature \u2013 it is able to change the colour of its skin ___.<\/li>\n
  19. You can\u2019t expect me to work overtime ___ such ___! I need to be told at least two days in advance.<\/li>\n
  20. I was in a hurry for my train, so I chose a book ___.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Vocabulary<\/h2>\n

    Get off with sth<\/strong>: Lenient punishment (ES: zafarse)<\/p>\n

    Gossip<\/strong>: Informal talk (ES:\u00a0 chisme)<\/p>\n

    Catch up<\/strong>: Compensate for time lost (ES: ponerse al d\u00eda)<\/p>\n

    Keys<\/h2>\n

    (01) At all costs<\/strong>: It must be done or avoided whatever happens, at any cost.
    \nA toda costa<\/em>
    \n02. at fault (It is difficult to know who is to blame)
    \n(03) At the crack of dawn<\/strong>: Very early
    \nMuy temprano<\/em>
    \n04. at most (The worst or most severe punishment will be a small fine)
    \n(05) At loose ends<\/strong>: when you have nothing to do.
    \nNo tener nada que hacer<\/em>
    \n06. at death\u2019s door (Seriously ill; about to die)
    \n07. at wits\u2019 end (She was in such a state of anxiety that she didn\u2019t know what to do)
    \n08. at a loss (Unable to explain the sudden fall in share prices)
    \n09. at fist sight (It was love from the first moment they saw each other)
    \n10. at a standstill (The traffic was not moving)
    \n11. at sixes and sevens (Everything is very confused and muddled)
    \n12. at least (If nothing else)
    \n(13) At a pinch<\/strong>: If necessary. (Four if necessary, but with some difficulty)
    \nEn caso de necesidad, si no hay m\u00e1s remedio<\/em>
    \n14. at all hours (She is out all the time)
    \n(15) At best<\/strong>: Taking the most optimistic view ($350 would be the best price the person could get)
    \nEn el mejor de los casos
    \n16. at once (Immediately)
    \n17. at loggerheads (They are always quarrelling)
    \n18. at will (It can change the colour of its skin whenever it wants to)
    \n19. at (such) short notice (With such little advance warning)
    \n20. at random (Without choosing carefully or deliberately)<\/p>\n

    At a loss: Estar perdido (situaci\u00f3n)
    \nAt a standstill: estar en un atasco
    \nAt all hours: A todas horas
    \nAt death’s door: Con un pie en la tumba
    \nAt fault: Tener la culpa
    \nAt first sight: A primera vista
    \nAt least: Al menos
    \nAt loggerheads: Discutir todo el d\u00eda
    \nAt most: Como mucho
    \nAt once: En seguida
    \nAt one’s wits’ end : Estar muy nervioso
    \nAt random: Al azar
    \nAt short notice: Avisar con poco tiempo
    \nAt sixes and sevens: Patas arriba
    \nAt the crack of dawn: Muy pronto, muy de madrugada
    \nAt will: Por propia voluntad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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