1. Study the following idioms:

1. Study the following idioms:

Best bet

Flip a coin

Flip side

In two minds

It’s up in the air

Make one’s mind up

No brainer

Spoilt for choice

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

Take a stand

The jury is still out

You pays your money and you takes your chances

2. Finish the sentences with the endings on the right:

1. I think we need to take a 2. It’s either resign or wait to get fired. So I’m kind of 3. Let’s just flip a 4. More money or longer holidays? That’s a real no 5. Talk about stuck between a rock

a) and a hard place: I can pay for a new flight or just take a bus. b) brainer, Meg! Take the money. с) coin; I don’t see honestly any difference between the two. d) stand in this difficult situation. e) stuck between a rock and a hard place.

3. Fill in the gaps using the words in brackets:

a) A good financial adviser can help you … about the best investment approach.

(make; mind)

b) Come on, stop thinking so much about the decision and just …!

(stand)

с) With the government’s plans still …, economists don’t want to make any predictions.

(air)

d) I don’t think playing this aggressivly is the only option. Isn’t there a …?

(side)

e) With so many people trying to cash in a real state investment, buyers are really ….

(choice)

f) I want to get going on this project, but the on the whole timeline.

(jury; out)

4. Fill in the gaps with phrases similar to those in brackets:

a) Thomas had more than a dozen job offers. Talk about …! (having many different options to choose from)

b) Until they decide whether I get the promotion, my job is …. (I don’t know if I keep it)

с) We can position ourselves on the high end, or, on the …, we could lower prices and go for more sales. (on the other hand)

d) I think it’s a …. The X1 is obviously a better car. (it is obvious)

e) I can’t …, whether to take a Chicago job or stay here in D.C. (decide)

f) You can take the express way or the inner stay. It doesn’t matter, might as well …. (make a random decision between two equal options)

5. Fill in the gaps:

- So who do you think we should hire?

- Well, John’s got a lot of experience, but I think Helen is our ….

- The hotel looks pretty good on line, but when I got there, it was a real dump.

- Yeah, ….

- So, do you think we should try to launch this thing before fall or not?

- Well, I'm … about it: I don't want to rush, but I really need to catch the holiday season as well.

- How’s Graham doing?

- Well, … whether or not we’ll keep him past Christmas.

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