Idioms Exercises – Part 118

Use the prepositions and adverbs in the box to complete the sentences. You may need to use some of them more than once

around /at/ back/ for/ in/ up

N1. They hadn’t seen each other in years, so they stayed up all night talking and trying to make ………… lost time

.N2. We aren’t expecting to make a profit ………… the short term

.N3. The police are watching the house ………… the clock

?N4. I’m sorry, she’s not at her desk ………… the moment. Can I take a message

.N5. Don’t get too much sun. It’s not good for your skin ………… the long run

.N6. Once ………… a blue moon, we order a pizza to be delivered

?N7. Don’t you wish we could just turn ………… the clock

:Answers

N1. up-for
N2. in
N3. round
N4. at
N5. in
N6. in
N7. back