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Topic: TIME AND FREQUENCY

Complete these colloquial expressions.

1

If you need any help let me know and I'll be round at the drop of a .........

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2

I think the insurance company are ........ for time in the hope that we'll get fed up and give up the claim.

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b)
c)
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3

I phoned for help and someone came as ........ as a flash.

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b)
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Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

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A) I'd travel around the world at the of a hat if I had the chance.

B) Their customer service people give the impression they're responding quickly but more often than not they're playing for while they try to answer your question.

C) Our taxi was outside so we asked to pay. The waiter was back with the bill as quick as a .

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Make them your own!

1) Do you have a friend who would help you at the drop of a hat?
2) If you're asked to do a job at home do you sometimes play for time in the hope that someone else will do it?
3) Are there any fast food restaurants near you where you get served as quick as a flash?