What’s the biggest obstacle in your journey of
exploring English? It could be grammar, pronunciation, or huge amount of
vocabulary that seems to be endless. Above all, idiomatic expressions that have
hidden, figurative meanings. Without understanding the cultural background or
conventional usage of idioms, one can hardly imagine what those words are
supposed to mean.
Using the given list of idioms (that are related to ‘a
new beginning’) and your imagination, try to choose a proper
expression to fill in the blank of each sentence below. (source from https://www.spellzone.com/blog/post.cfm?title=Twenty_Idioms_for_New_Beginnings)
a a.
new
blood: new members of a group (who usually bring with them
fresh ideas about how the group might run)
b.
to
blow away the cobwebs: to refresh yourself from a state of
sluggishness.
c c.
a
new lease of life: an occasion or circumstance that leads
you to becoming more energetic than you were previously
d.
to
quit cold turkey: to abruptly and completely give something
up (i.e. drugs, alcohol, caffeine)
e.
to
blaze a trail: to innovate in a particular field and
thus lead the way for others.
f f.
at
a /the crossroads: at the point where you must make the
choice between two courses of action with diverging consequences
g.
to
go or be back to square one: to acknowledge that an idea has been
unsuccessful and that you will need to come up with a new one
h.
to
make a clean breast of it: to admit to your mistakes/ to
confess completely
<1> In any field of
work, we need someone who has the courage to
______________________________________ so that people could follow or benchmark
at their own pace.
<2> _____________________
can sometimes show you the way that existing people may not see. That is why my
team manager wants to use this rookie to break mannerism in their projects.
<3> Today we see a
lot of victims of sexual harassment or violence step up and let their voice
heard in public. It is time for the sexual criminals to
________________________________ all.
<4> Eddy has been a
heavy drinker for years, but he wanted to change his life one day. He quit
alcohol '___________________,' and started to work out every day.
<5> Spring is in the
air!!! We’ve been staying cooped up, being a potato couch all winter long. Now
is the perfect time to go outside and _________________________________ !
<6> Another
relationship went down the tubes! Ugh! I’m back to
______________________________ yet again.
<7> Since her
artificial knee replacement surgery, she's had a __________________________.
Now she’s even considering signing up for a Zoomba class at her local gym.
<8> Jess is standing
at ______________________ as to what to do in this critical situation.
<Answer Keys>
1. blaze a trail
2. new blood
3. make a clean breast of it
4. cold turkey
5. blow away the cobwebs
6. square one
7. lease of life
8. a/ the crossroads
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