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■gj^    Vocabulary focus: verb-adjective combinations; idioms
Quick fix    verb+adjective
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FALL FLAT, SEE RED, GO BLIND ... are examples of verb adjective expressions.
ACTIVITY. Complete the sentences using appropriate forms of the words from the list below:
RUN
SEE
FALL BREAK
TURN LIE
SLEEP GO
COME MAKE
1. Remember, this file is top secret....................sure no one reads it.
2. The project started to .......................................... wrong
when a few team members left the company.
3. Being offered this job was like a dream.........................true.
4. I'm really bad at telling jokes - every time I tell a joke, it...................flat.
5. I don't think we should expect any profit in the next few months - I think we would be happy if we managed to ...................even within the next two
years.
6. Because of the drought most wells in the village have.........................dry.
7. The bank robbers decided to ..................... low, not spending any money and generally
trying not to attract attention.
8. Something needs to be done about the homeless.....................rough on the streets of our
city.
9. They were happy for a year, but then their
relationship .................... sour  and they
broke up.
10. Drivers who can't drive always make Simon...................red.
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