5th box -Flashcards

Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. to come up short

" – a phrase used by grocery store cashiers to ask shoppers if they want someone to help them carry their purchases to their car * The cashier asked me if I needed any help out, but I said “no” because I only had one small bag of groceries."
to stop fighting, apologize, and behave as if a fight had never happened; to reconcile and be friends again * The brothers had a huge fight five years ago and stopped talking to each other, but last week, they finally decided to forgive and forget.
– to not meet expectations; to disappoint * That new employee seemed so well qualified, but her job performance really came up short.
always, it happens here in Tehran all the time

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