danger idioms

Question 1

The goalkeeper was ... and the ball went straight in. (застать врасплох)

Accepted Answer

caught napping

Question 2

She's ... in criticizing her own party leadership. (рисковать)

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being/ going out on a limb

Question 3

He was ... by his friends. (сбить кого-либо с пути истинного)

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led astray

Question 4

It's going to get in a muddle if you carry on. I should just ... if I were you. (оставить все как есть)

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leave well alone

Question 5

Two weeks before an exam it's always ... as I realize how much I still have to do. (состояние тревоги)

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panic stations

Question 6

I think he regards work as a ... . (неотвратимое зло)

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necessary evil

Question 7

After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home ... . (целые и невредимые)

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safe and sound

Question 8

We got out in time but it was ... . (с трудом избежать опасности)

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a narrow escape

Question 9

He escaped from the secret police ... . (еле-еле)

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by the skin of his teeth

Question 10

His mother lives in the next street to us, which is a little ... . ((быть) в опасной близости)

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rather/too close for comfort

Question 11

She got to the gate ten minutes before her flight, so she was ... very ... . (успеть в последнюю минуту)

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cutting it/things fine

Question 12

The new report ... among the board members because it forecasts a large decrease in enrollment. (поднимать тревогу)

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set alarm bells ringing

Question 13

Every time you go parachuting, you're ... . (рисковать жизнью)

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taking your life in(to) your hands

Question 14

The mayor's political future has been ... since the fraud scandal. (висеть на волоске)

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hanging by a thread

Question 15

At the moment the election seems balanced ... . (на тонком льду)

Accepted Answer

on a knife-edge

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