5th box -Flashcards

Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. to pull out (all) the stops

– to give something the most effort that you can; to try as hard as you can * The university research team pulled out all the stops to make the discovery before any other university.
– I give you my promise * You have my word that I will be there at 10 a.m. to help you with the presentation.
– a phrase used when someone expect one thing but gets something else; to wonder about something that is mysterious or unclear and then to find out what it is * We thought that there was a dangerous animal trapped under the car, but it turned out to be a cat.
– to watch someone very closely, usually making the person being watched uncomfortable * Stop breathing down my neck! I’ll finish cooking dinner faster if you stop bothering me.

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