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I don't think the television's likely to blow up at any minute. (likelihood)

I don't think there is any likelihood of the television blowing up at any minute.

This car only cost me five hundred pounds. (picked)

I picked up this car for only five hundred pounds.

Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting. (went)

The painting went for five thousand pounds.

We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (even)

We have broken even this year.

In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in colours. (advent)

The advent of colour television programs was in 1967.

I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible. (loss)

I am at a loss to understand Harold's behavior.

The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime. (proportion)

The severity of the punishment was out of proportion to the seriousness of the crime.

I'm afraid our problems are just beginning. (iceberg)

I'm afraid this is just the tip of the iceberg.

In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (shoulders)

In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.

Thomas was not given details of the company's new project. (dark)

Thomas was kept in the dark about the company's new project.

I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (lacked)

I lacked the courage to tell him what I really thought.

The police ended the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders. (stop)

The police put a stop to the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.

Travelling alone is not just a matter of taking a good guidebook with you. (more)

Travelling alone is more than just taking a good guidebook with you.

She really fought back at the way he took everything she did for granted. (hoặc: It really got back at her the way...)

She was so anxious while the results were read out. (breath)

She was holding her breath while the results were read out.

The house shouldn't be left unlocked for any reason. (account)

On no account should the house be left unlocked.

A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity. (invest)

There has been a huge investment in the field of solar-electricity.

Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. (due)

Alice's shyness was due to her lack of confidence.

When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn't send a fax. (clue)

When I started work, I didn't have a clue how to send a fax.

What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. (beside)

What you have been saying is beside the point.

Please stop criticizing everybody! DOWN

Please stop running down everybody!

We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. (HOLD)

We don't hold out much hope that the missing climbers have survived.

Helen's report is rather unclear in places. (LACKING)

Helen's report is lacking in clarity in places.

Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor's performance. (STANDING)

Everybody in the audience gave the actor a standing ovation.

Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. (FOOT)

Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.

The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. (TERMS)

He cannot come to terms with the fact that he will never race again.

A government official leaked the story to the world press. (WIND)

The world press got wind of the story from a government official.

Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. (LAURELS)

Building societies cannot afford to rest on their laurels against their rivals.

He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)

He is making a name for himself as an interviewer.

He makes sure that he isn't associated with policies he disagrees with. (DISTANCES)

He distances himself from policies he disagrees with.

I really don't know what you're talking about. (FAINTEST)

I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about.

I feel I am not being treated fairly. (RAW)

I feel I am getting a raw deal.

Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting. (WENT)

The painting went for five thousand pounds.

You can walk to the station easily from the hotel. (DISTANCE)

The station is within walking distance of the hotel.

Pauline isn't one of the people who know the secret. (ON)

Pauline isn't in on the secret.

We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. (HOLD)

We don't hold out much hope that the missing climbers have survived.

You must accept the fact that she has left you. (TERMS)

You must come to terms with the fact that she has left you.

He was not given details of the company's new plans. (DARK)

He was kept in the dark about the company's new plans.

Stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN)

Stop running down everybody!

Terry has just insured her life. (OUT)

Terry has just taken out life insurance.

In the end it was discovered that Joe was the thief. (OUT)

It turned out that Joe was the thief.

I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (OUT)

I need a calculator to work out the total.

I met your friend David the other day. (INTO)

I ran into your friend David the other day.

I think you've been overcharged, old son! (OFF)

I think you've been ripped off, old son!

I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign. (UP)

I think we should step up the pressure on her to resign.

I won't allow swearing in my classroom. (FOR)

I won't stand for swearing in my classroom.

The company was bought up by a large multinational. (OVER)

The company was taken over by a large multinational.

Your story is different from the facts. (WITH)

Your story doesn't tally with the facts.

She feels uncomfortable when people tell her how beautiful she is. (EMBARRASSES)

It embarrasses her when people tell her how beautiful she is.

Don't you remember anything about your lifetime in London as a child? (RECOLLECTION)

Don't you have any recollection of your lifetime in London as a child?

Any correspondence from the Canberra office must be dealt with before other matters.

Correspondence from the Canberra office must be given priority over other matters.

I advise you not to believe what you read in the papers about me.

I advise you not to place any reliance on what you read in the papers about me.

Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film industry.

Critics are hoping the new director will bring a breath of fresh air into the French film industry.

The terrorists' attack ... was very much like the 11-9 attack ...

The terrorists' attack was a carbon copy of the 11-9 attack on the WTO building.

It is very difficult to give the exact value ... but it's probably worth $5000.

It is very difficult to put a figure on a table like this, but it's probably worth about $5000.

Five boys on a motorbike ... likely to end up in hospital.

Five boys on a motorbike at 60mph is a recipe for disaster.

Detectives had stopped working on the Hornsey murders case three years previously.

Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey murders case three years earlier.

He is very good at cooking spaghetti.

He is a dab hand at cooking spaghetti.

We all want to make him realise he's not as important as he thinks.

We all want to cut him down to size.

He really disappointed me when breaking the promise ...

He really showed his teeth when he broke the promise.

He died, having nothing of his own.

He died without a penny to his name.

Have a look at this picture. It may help you to remember something.

Have a look at this picture. It may jog your memory.

Motorists are jamming the streets ...

The wall paintings are causing hold-ups as motorists slow down to see them.

He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer.

He is making a name for himself as an interviewer.

Social scientists find it hard to accept ...

Social scientists show great resistance to the idea that ...

Every possible effort was made ...

The orphanage left no stone unturned in finding the boy's parents.

The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties.

The minister didn't go into precise figures about the casualties.

The new musical has delighted audiences ...

The new musical has taken audiences by storm.

They've been arguing about ... for years.

The motorway extension has been a bone of contention for years.

My father doesn't approve of my borrowing money from John.

My father is of the view that I shouldn't borrow money from John.

I like her a lot.

I have / A LOT OF great affection for her.

You look as if something unpleasant has happened to you.

You look as if you've been through the wars.

It's brilliant film – I laughed uncontrollably ...

The film had me laughing my head off.

She finds grammar exercises extremely boring.

She is bored stiff by grammar exercises.

I'll have to wait before I know ...

It remains to be seen whether he'll keep his promise.

He was so worried his mind couldn't function.

He was too worried to think straight.

They'll cause a lot of trouble.

They'll put the cat among the pigeons.

Some people say there's hardly difference between love and hate.

Some people say there's a thin line between love and hate.

She can buy anything – She's very rich.

She's rolling in money.

A rise in temperature in the next century seems likely.

There's a good chance of a rise in temperature in the next century.

You must accept the fact that she has left you. (resign)

You must resign yourself to the fact that she has left you.

I just didn't know what to say. (lost)

I was lost for words.

They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (nick)

They arrived at the station in the nick of time.

They sent him to prison for three years. (sentenced)

He was sentenced to three years/ imprisonment/ in prison.

I don't intend to tell you my plans. (intention)

I have no intention of telling you my plans.

Tim looks nothing like his father. (take)

Tim does not take after his father at all.

He watched videos all day. (entire)

He spent the entire day watching videos.

I don't think she likes doing other people's work for them. (objects)

I think she objects to doing other people's work for them.

I didn't agree with the idea. (favor)

I was not in favor of the idea.

Teaching doesn't suit her. (cut)

She is not cut out for teaching.

I never thought of going by train. (occur)

It never occurred to me( to go by train/ (that I could go by train)./ The thought of going by train never occurred to me.

He is very likely to come. (probability)

There is a strong probability that he will come./ In all probability he will come (is coming)./ There is a high/ distinct/ strong probability that he will come (is coming).

The cause of the explosion is still unknown. (caused)

What caused the explosion is still unknown. / It is unknown (nobody knows) what caused the explosion.

The train is 5 minutes late in leaving. (due)

The train is due to leave 5 minutes ago

The rain was coming down in torrents. (dogs)

It was raining cats and dogs.

Organic vegetables are said to be healthy. (wonders)

Organic vegetables are said to work wonders for health.

He is determined to become a doctor. (heart)

He has set his heart on becoming a doctor./ His heart is set on becoming a doctor

Mary got married without her parents' knowledge. (unaware)

Her parents were unaware of Mary's marriage.

John spent all his time working. (devoted)

John devoted all his time to working./ John is devoted to his work.