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Unit 29

From Cambridge Advanced Vocabulary in Use

TermDefinition
To build sth/ sb up To praise sb/ sth in a way that will increase expectations of them + The press has _______ the young footballer so much that it must be extra pressure on him.
To cement To make relationships more solid + Let's have a drink together to ____ out partnership.
To come up against a brick wall To meet a barrier + When I tried to find out the answer of a Math exercise, I _________ a brick wall.
A ceiling A limit + They put a ______ on the number of planned redundancies.
The roof falls in on sb's world Sb's world collapsed + The roof _______ my world the day my husband died.
To go through the roof To increase in a rapid, uncontrolled way + Due to the inflation, thr price of gas has gone through ______.
A window of opportunity A chance to do sth special + If you see a ________ opportunity, take advantage of it.
To go out the window (Of an idea or quality) To depart + Once the boys started going out together, common sense went out _______.
To live in an ivory tower To live in distance from ordinary things + Academics are often criticized for living in an _______.
A tower of strength To be emotionally strong + Our family was a _______ of strength when our house burned down.
To tower above To be outstanding + Lauren _______ above all her classmates although she was one of the youngest students.
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