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20 Cards in this Set
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I only see my half-brother _______ time _______ time.
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from time to time
I only see my half-brother from time to time. |
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We can cut across the park to _______ time.
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save time
We can cut across the park to save time. |
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Sorry, I can't help you now. I'm a bit _______ _______ time.
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pushed for time / short of time
Sorry, I can't help you now. I'm a bit short of time. |
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Now that she's retired she's got a lot of time _______ her hands.
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time on her hands
Now that she's retired she's got a lot of time on her hands. |
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I can't remember much about my school days, as it was such a _______ time _______.
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a long time ago
I can't remember much about my school days, as it was such a long time. |
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My girlfriend's never _______ time. She's the least
punctual person I know. |
on time
My girlfriend's never on time. She's the least punctual person I know. |
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The actual wedding ceremony had finished_________ the time we got there.
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by the time
The actual wedding ceremony had finished by the time we got there. |
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I need to take some time _______ work to recover.
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time off work
I need to take some time off work to recover. |
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My niece was born in the nineties so The Beatles were _______ her time.
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before her time
My niece was born in the nineties so The Beatles were before her time. |
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Our honeymoon was fantastic! We had the time of our _______.
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the time of our lives
Our honeymoon was fantastic! We had the time of our lives. |
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Generally speaking I enjoy living on my own, but _______ times I miss having someone to talk to.
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at times
Generally speaking I enjoy living on my own, but at times I miss having someone to talk to. |
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If you have any _______ time this afternoon, could
you possibly help me to draft the report? |
spare / free time
If you have any free time this afternoon, could you possibly help me to draft the report? |
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I'm not in a hurry for an answer so you can _______ your time and think it over for a while.
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take your time
I'm not in a hurry for an answer so you can take your time and think it over for a while. |
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I couldn't answer the last question because I _______ _______ of time.
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ran out of time
I couldn't answer the last question because I ran out of time. |
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My stepfather's _______ me a _______ time because he thinks I'm going out too much.
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giving me a hard time
My stepfather's giving me a hard time because he thinks I'm going out too much. |
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_______ time last year we were in the middle of
moving house. |
this time last year
This time last year we were in the middle of moving house. |
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We thought we were going to miss our connecting flight, but we made it just _______ time.
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just in time
We thought we were going to miss our connecting flight, but we made it just in time. |
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Don't _______ your time trying to convince him. He'll never change his mind.
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waste your time
Don't waste your time trying to convince him. He'll never change his mind. |
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They're always arguing. It's only a _______ of time before they split up.
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a question / a matter of time
They're always arguing. It's only a question of time before they split up. |
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OK, time's _______! Stop writing now.
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time's up
OK, time's up! Stop writing now. |
