Răspuns :
b. Replace the words in bold with a suitable idiom given in exercise 3.a.
1. We stood in a queue for a very long time before we could buy the tickets for the concert.
↳ for a very long time – until the cows came home
2. The book we had to read for our Literature course this week was quite boring.
↳ was quite boring – was nothing to write home about
3. Tom, your grades are poorer and poorer! I think it's time we discussed the matter seriously.
↳ it's time we discussed the matter seriously – it is the time for home truths
4. There was no pilot twist and the characters were flat and uninteresting, so the book was mediocre.
↳ mediocre – was nothing to write home about
5. Our skiing holiday in the mountains was a disaster: we spent a week waiting to see the first snow, but it was in vain.
↳ we spent a week waiting – waited until the cows came home
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