experience and perception idioms

Question 1

Okay, so you made a mistake - you just have to ... and carry on with your life. ( усвоить урок )

Accepted Answer

put it down to experience

Question 2

When we've paid all our debts we'll ... . ( знать наше мнение о ситуации )

Accepted Answer

know where we stand

Question 3

Thank you for your suggestion - it gave us a lot of ... . ( пища для размышлений )

Accepted Answer

food for thought

Question 4

My computer crashed before I saved the document - I've ... , and now I save everything all the time. ( усвоить свой урок )

Accepted Answer

learned my lesson

Question 5

I sat in the sun all day at the beach and got terrible sunburn - it really ... . ( преподать мне урок )

Accepted Answer

taught me a lesson

Question 6

I told my friend to be quiet but I do not think that he ... . ( четко понимать смысл )

Accepted Answer

got the message

Question 7

Let me ... about what really happened last week. ( внести ясность )

Accepted Answer

set/put the record straight

Question 8

I ... that he was leaving - is it true? ( слышать слухи )

Accepted Answer

heard on/through the grapevine

Question 9

Was it just ... or did I hear John's voice in the other room? ( плод моего воображения )

Accepted Answer

a figment of my imagination

Question 10

We mustn't ... the original aims of this project. ( упускать из виду )

Accepted Answer

lose sight of

Question 11

What ... is why she stays with him. ( не понимать )

Accepted Answer

beats me

Question 12

You're not ... getting married, are you? ( сомневаться )

Accepted Answer

having second thoughts about

Question 13

I know how to use computers, but I don't really understand ... how they work. ( подробности )

Accepted Answer

the ins and the outs of

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