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02 Verbal Phrases and Idioms

Intermediate


BURST



Answers

If you completed the sentences without looking at the list, that is a good intermediate standard (or better!). If you needed to work through the list carefully, not so good,



01. At the birthday party, the children ate cakes and
sweets to bursting point.

02. They couldn't hold themselves back when the pop star appeared:
they were bursting with excitement.

03. A tyre burst and we skidded into the side of the road.

04. Take it easy now. Don't burst yourself.

05. The river burst its banks and flooded the valley.

06. It rained all morning but, at midday, the sun suddenly burst through the clouds.

07. The petrol tank caught fire and the whole car burst into flames.

08. She's very unhappy and nervous. If you say anything to her,
she will burst into tears.

09. In spring, the trees and flowers burst into bloom.

10. With a last burst of energy, he finished the job.

11. A long-distance runner finishes with a burst of speed.

12. At the end of the performance, the audience burst into applause.

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Verbal Phrases

01 boil
02 burst
03 count
04 draw
05 fall
06 go on
07 house
08 know
09 set up
10 tell
11 write