Example: If you bring up your children in New Zealand, they’ll probably speak English. |
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1. If you split up with your girlfriend, you’ll probably get married soon. |
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2. If your shirt goes with your tros they look nice together. |
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3. If you put your friend up for the night he/she won’t like you very much the following day. |
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4. A Mercedes is a car that breaks down often. |
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5. If you look after your neighbours dog, you try to find it. |
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6. People who put on weight get fatter. |
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7. It’s not a good idea to eat fish which has gone off. |
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8. One of the first things you should do when you arrive at an airport or at a hotel is to check out. |
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9. People usually throw away things that they don’t want. |
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10. You should feel very happy if somebody tells you off. |
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11. I did up my flat and now it looks much better. |
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12. The policeman caught me speeding and he let me off so I had to pay a fine. |
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13. We weren’t allowed into the night club. They turned us off. |
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14. Another way of saying ‘wait a minute ’ is ‘hang on a minute ’. |
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15. My brother’s got a new motor bike. Yesterday he let me try it on. |
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16. I can’t put up with my husband. He’s so easy to live with. |
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17. You really take after your grandfather. You’re so much like him. |
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18. If a company takes on staff, they probably have more workers. |
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19. If a car pulls out, it has a problem with the engine. |
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20. A person who makes up a story has invented it. It isn’t true. |
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