Из предложенных вариантов в каждом вопросе выберите тот, который ближе всего по смыслу подходит к выделенному жирным шрифтом участку предложения.
1. I can't understand why he doesn't take the hint.
2. The audience held their breath as the magician started to saw a woman half.
3. It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.
4. No matter how smoothly things are running, you can always rely on Charlie to rock the boat.
5. No, not really except she did get angry sometimes but her bark was worse than her bite.
6. As your house is on our way, we'll give you a lift home if you like.
7. You'll just have to make a decision. You can't have it both ways.
8. Tom told Andrea that giant turtles had escaped from the city zoo and were eating only left-handed people. It wasn't until she saw the smirk on his face that Andrea noticed he was just pulling her leg.
9. This last year, my company has made money hand over fist!
10. Learning a foreign language goes hand in hand with International Business.
11. I've been working hard for the last few months trying to make ends meet, but something I'm not even expecting always comes up and I have to pay for it.
12. Mom, can you tell Todd to stop making fun of me?
13. We don't have enough money for a car so we make do with bicycles.
14. Considering they are over 70 years old, you must admit they are in good shape.
15. What I really have in mind is a garden where there is very little to look after throughout the year.
16. If you don't tell the children the difference between right and wrong, they will soon be out of control.
17. If you think I'm going to parachute out of a plane for fun, you must be out of your mind.
18. When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets.
19. I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract.
20. He is like a fish out of water whenever he goes to a party.