Answer Key

Vocabulary test

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  1. Instead of crying about the low test score, study harder next time – it's no good crying [over] spilt milk.
  2. It took a while for all of the plans to fall  [into] place, but when they did everything was wonderful.
  3. The first time she met her future husband he took her breath  [away] .
  4. Small children often get a kick  [out of] looking at themselves in a mirror.
  5. We were out for a walk last night and passed our old house; it was like taking a trip  [down]memory lane.
  6. We went to Paris for the summer holiday, but I didn't think the city was all that it's cracked [up] to be.
  7. The students were asking lots of silly questions, and it was driving the teacher  [up] a wall.
  8. My girlfriend has a habit of blowing small things completely  [out of] proportion.
  9. When I finally found my dream job I was  [on] top  [of] the world.
  10. When the employees started arriving late to work on a regular basis the management had to lay  [down] the law; the next person who arrived late was punished with extra work.