English Questions

a large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completed. It’s going to take us months to clear the ...

a very easy victory: If they were expecting this game to be a ..., they were very wrong.

to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort : He decided to ... his losses and sell the business.

in order to make sure that something will not happen : She turned away from the window... anyone see them.

because of something else, especially a problem or difficulty: She was told to wear flat shoes,...her back problem.

to have a chance of success: He doesn't... much of a chance in the election.

If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There's no competition - they're ... the rest.

If you are ... doing something, you do not want to do it anymore because it has started to annoy or bore you: I'm tired of explaining it.

to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results : The company’s financial difficulties have ... potential investors.

to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect measures : to ... the spread of the virus

for the same reasons – used when you want to say that something else is also true, especially something very different or surprising: I realise that he hasn’t come up with any new ideas, but ... we haven’t needed any.

"I hear his wife is divorcing him." "It ... after the way he's treated her."

to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something: Bad exam results ... to his hopes of a university place.

to have the qualities or skills necessary to do a particular job: He ... of a world-class footballer.

to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it : He set about ... his skills as a draughtsman.

to use your hands in an awkward or careless way, so that you drop or break things: I'm ... today. That's the third time I've dropped my chart.

They took an instant ... to him because of his arrogance.

to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual

to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen: He keeps changing the rules, just to ...(our)

tell someone something that is not true, as a joke: I think he was just ...(your)