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The selection of Idioms of And English Too

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Idioms help to express yourself to the full.

Lesson: 594962322

Date: 06/03/2024 14:16:33

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Link to the article: https://www.gallerycollection.com/blog/the-workplace/burning-midnight-oil-tips-handling-long-nights-office/

Burn Midnight Oil


Text Vocabulary

1. first and foremost - most importantly, more than anything else; to begin with

2. drastically - extremely, very; has very noticeable affects

3. every so often - from time to time, occasionally

4. feel light-headed - feel weak, feel like fainting or about to pass out, feel dizzy

5. feel drained - very tired and without energy

6. posture - a position of the body (in which someone stands or sits)

7. do something in spurts - to do it not consistently

a spurt - a sudden and short period of increased activity, effort, or speed

8. momentum - strength or force that keeps growing
- the ability to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful

● to lose momentum- to start to become less successful

9. to tackle - to try to deal with something or somebody

10. to avoid - to stay away from someone or something or stop from doing something

11. to tire someone out - make someone feel exhausted

12. to exert yourself - to make an effort to do something, to work very hard and use a lot of physical or mental energy

13. to call it a day - to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough


Vocabulary Activity 1

a. momentum

b. to tackle

c. spurts

d. often

e. foremost

f. drained

g. posture

h. drastically



1. .... and foremost, I want to thank our sponsors.

2. Our communication environment has changed .... in the last 10 years.

3. Every so .... I need a laugh to stay sane.

4. Exercise, fresh air, and good ..... are all helpful.

5. I felt depressed and completely .... of energy after a long working day.

6. He tends to work in .... . He is never consistent.

7. There is a great deal of indecision over how to ..... the problem.

8. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your .... .

9. By the end of the day I felt .... , with nothing to show for all my work.

10. These memories come to the surface every so .... .

11. What we need, first and .... , is a new secretary.

12. The team seems to have lost its .... .

13. The campaign is gaining .... with new initiatives in both vocational and skills training coming from government.

14. I felt that he just talked round the subject and didn't .... the main issues.


Burn Midnight Oil

Collocations Activity 2

1. stay ...

2. work ...

3. feel ...

4. take ...

5. tire ...

6. conserve ...


A. ... drastically better

B. .... yourself out

C. ... long hours

D. ... hydrated

E ... your energy

F. ... sips of water



Burn Midnight Oil

Collocations Activity 3

1. take ...

2. get some ...

3. chat ...

4. work ...

5. feel ...

6. adjust ...

7. become ...


A. ... less drained

B. ... slower and less accurate

C. .... with a friend for a minute

D. ... your posture

E. ... breaks

F. ... on a computer screen

G. ... fresh air


Burn Midnight Oil

Collocations Activity 4

1. (Don't) over-exert ....

2. have a long ...

3. burn ....

4. work in ...

5. lose ...

6. get ...


A. .... night ahead of you

B. ... yourself

C. ... your momentum

D. ... one big spurt

E. ... out

F. ..... tired



Burn Midnight Oil

Collocations Activity 5

1. lose ....

2. call ...

3. feel ...

4. avoid ...

5. tire ...

6. know ...


A. ... fresher

B. ... focus

C. ... feeling stiff

D. ... when to stop

E. ... it a day

F. ... yourself out



Burn Midnight Oil

Collocations Activity 6

1. a steady ...

2. for no ...

3. first ...

4. at a certain ...

5. every so ...


A. ... reason

B. ... point

C. ... worker

D. ... so often

E. ... and foremost