Nouns from phrasa verbs
Complete the newspaper headlines below with a suitable idiom. Choose from the following and write the correct letter (a-o) in the gaps.
m BREAKDOWN
ill
m
BREAK-IN COMEBACK CUTBACKS DOWNPOUR
HOLD-UP
II KICK-OFF
KNOCKOUT ■ MIX-UP
OUTBREAK
OUTLOOK
SETBACK
TAILBACK
TURNOVER
WRITE-UP
THIRD    b    IN PEACEFUL SURREY VILLAGE THIS MONTH
(burglary)
2-MILE
ON Ml AFTER MOTORWAY ACCIDENT
t
(traffic that is moving slowly or not moving at all)
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ROS
SUDDEN_OF LEAD SINGER CAUSES
BAND TO CANCEL BRITISH TOUR
(medical condition where you are mentally ill and unable to cope with life)
NEW LLOYD-WEBBER MUSICAL GETS GOOD _IN LONDON EVENING STANDARD
(review)
HEAVY_RUINS FREE OPEN-AIR CONCERT
IN HYDE PARK
(rainfall)
WEATHER_FOR SUMMER IS NOT VERY PROMISING
(forecast)
FAMOUS 80s BAND TO MAKE A (an attempt to become popular again)
§a^3
ROBBERS GET AWAY WITH £800,000 IN DARING_IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
(robbery)
EVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LOSES BY A_ IN THE FIRST ROUND nng hit so hard that you become unconscious)
HOSPITAL RECORDS
CAUSES CHAOS
(mistake that causes problems)
3
NEW GENERATION OF MOBILE PHONES INCREASES FIRM'S_BY 200%
(total income from sales)
FA CUP
DELAYED FOR 20 MINUTES
DUE TO DEMONSTRATION BY REFEREES
(start of football match)
ES I
J
GOVERNMENT THREATENS
TO THE
HEALTH SERVICE
(reduced funding)
DOCTORS FEAR
OF CHOLERA
AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY
(a cholera epidemic)
LERA J
TUNNEL PROJECT BETWEEN WALES AND IRELAND SUFFERS SERIOUS_
(delay in its progress)
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