Collocations in Use – Part 26

.Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets

(N1. Please stop talking about this subject immediately. (DROP
(N2. Sam has a habit of promising things that he has no intention of doing. (EMPTY
(N3. You must give due importance to the lab’s safety regulations. (SERIOUSLY
(N4. It’s better not to spend too long trying to make your point. (OVERSTATE
(N5. Could we please start talking about something else? (SUBJECT
N6. Did you hear the rumors that people were spreading about your boss last year?FLYING
(N7. There are rather a lot of rude words in the play. (LANGUAGE
(N8. Such general statements tend to be rather meaningless. (BROAD
(N9. The way he began the conversation took me by surprise. (GAMBIT
(N10. The children asked me lots and lots of questions about my trip. (BOMBARD

:Answers

.N1. Please drop the subject immediately
.N2. Sam has a habit of making empty promises
.N3. You must take the lab’s safety regulations seriously
.N4. It’s better not to overstate your case
?N5. Could we please change the subject
?N6. Did you hear the rumors (that were) flying around about your boss last year
.N7. There is rather a lot of bad/foul/strong language in the play
.Foul is the strongest of these alternatives
.N8. Such broad generalizations tend to be rather meaningless
.N9. His opening gambit took me by surprise
.N10. The children bombarded me with questions about my trip