Complete the sentences or dialogues with idioms from the list. Change the verb to the correct tense when necessary. 1. watch out                 6. pick out
2. look after                 7. keep on
3. put off                      8. try out
4. count on                   9. look into
5. run into                   10. talk over
1. I __ Caroline in the coffee shop.
2. __ for snakes!
3. A: Who __ that tie for you?
 B: No one. I chose it myself.
4. A: What are you going to do about your tropical fish while you're out of town?
B: I've asked my sister to __ them for me.
5. A: Should we stop and spend the night at this motel?
B: No, let's __ driving for a few more miles.
6. The police are __ the crime.
7. The couple had to __ the wedding because the bride was sick.
8. I wish I'd __ this calculator before I bought it. It doesn't seem to be working.
9. I'm not sure if this is a suitable topic for a research paper. I need to __ it __ with
 my teacher before I start writing.
10. Can you __ the student
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1. Did I go to the cinema yesterday? I didn't go to the cinema yesterday. 2. Was I going to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday? I wasn't going to the cinema yesterday. 3. Was I going to the cinema when you met me? I wasn't going to the cinema when you met me. 4. Was I doing my homework the whole evening yesterday? I wasn't doing my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. Was I doing my homework when my mother came home? I wasn't doing my homework when my mother came home. 6. Did I do my homework yesterday? I didn't do my homework yesterday. 7. Was I doing my homework from 5 to 8 yesterday? I wasn't doing my homework from 5 to 8 yesterday. 8. Was I doing my homework at 6 o'clock yesterday? I wasn't doing my homework at 6 o'clock yesterday. 9. Did I play the piano yesterday? I didn't play the piano yesterday. Did I write a letter to my friend? I didn't write a letter to my friend. 10. Will I be playing the piano at 4 o'clock tomorrow? I won't be playing the piano at 4 o'clock tomorrow. Will I be reading the book? I won't be reading the book. 11. Will he be sleeping when father comes home tomorrow? He won't be sleeping when father comes home tomorrow. 12. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, did I meet Mike and Pete? When I was going to school the day before yesterday I didn't meet Mike and Pete. Were they talking and laughing too? They weren't talking and laughing. Was I still laughing when we came to school? I wasn't still laughing when we came to school. Did I tell this story at home after school? I didn't tell the story at home after school. Did my father and mother like it very much? My father and mother didn't like it very much. 13. Will we be playing in the garden the whole day? We won't be playing in the garden the whole day. 14. Am I reading the story at the moment? I am not reading the story at the moment. 15. Will she be translating the text from 5 till 8 tomorrow? She won't be translating the text from 5 till 8 tomorrow.