Homework 2 : Idioms 2

Study the list of idioms in Part A, then choose one idiom for each sentence in Part B.

Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Only send homework answers by email if you CANNOT come to class.

Do NOT write all the sentence. Only write the missing words.

REMEMBER to change all indioms into the correct verb tense, if necessary.

Also REMEMBER to put your name, ID number and class period at the top of the answer sheet or email. Assignments that not not have a name, ID number or class period will not be accepted.

Part A

bring about :- cause something to happen

bring up :- (1)introduce a topic, (2)raise a child

brush up :- review, practice, improve

bump into :- meet unexpectedly

by and large :- generally, mostly

by heart :- learned word for word, memorized

by no means :- in no way

call it a day :- stop working

call off :- cancel

call on :- visit

calm down :- relax

care for :- (1)look after, take care of, (2)like, feel affection for

catch on :- (1)become popular, (2)understand

catch up (with) :- goes as fast as, acheive same standard

check in :- register at a hotel

check out :- leave a hotel

cheer up :- become happier, make someone happier

chip in :- contribute

clear up :- (1)make understandable, (2)become nice and sunny

come across :- meet, encounter, find

come around to :- begin to agree with, begin to change one's opinion

Part B

1) Every time I return to my hometown, I always try to _______ ________ my old elementary school teacher.

2) eHow much did you _______ _______ to the collection for Mr. Smith's farewell present?f

eNot much, I only had 1,000 yen with me.f

3) eI'll have to _______ _______ my French before I go to Paris next month.f

4) _______ _______ _______ the Japanese are a very polite people.

5) Although the military build-up continued in the Gulf, the Prime Minister said that war was _______ _______ ______ inevitable.

6) 'Although Peter is American, he was _______ _______ in Tokyo. That is why his Japanese is so good.'

7) Starting in the early Meiji Period, Japan tried desperately to _______ ______ with the western great powers.

8) The concert was _______ _______ when most of the orchestra came down with influenza.

9) eOh, try to _______ _______, the situation isn't that bad.f

10) 'We _______ _______ bear tracks three times when we went hiking in Hokkaido. Unfortunately we didn't see any bears.'

11) 'I think I'll _______ _______ _______ _______, I've been looking at this computer screen since 8:30 am.'

12) In the past it was very common for the eldest son of a family to _______ _______ his parents when they became elderly.

13) After their introduction in the late seventies, Walkmans _______ _______ very quickly and now almost everyone has one.

14) It is very important for actors to know their words _______ _______.

15) eWe don't need to get up early tomorrow because _______ _______ time isn't until 12 noon.f

16) It is generally accepted by historians that the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles helped _______ _______ the rise of Nazism in Germany.

17) eWould you like to go to the Giant's game tonight, I have an extra ticket?f

e Thanks, but actually I don't _______ _______ baseball at all.'

18) The meeting had been going on for three hours when the president finally _______ _______ the subject of salary cuts.

19) eYou'll never guess who I _______ _______ last night in Shinjuku.f

eWho?f

20) eI don't think we'll be able to have the barbeque in this rain.f

eMaybe it'll _______ _______ in the afternoon.f