Sometimes you can guess the meaning of the idioms from the context.What do the idioms in the following sentences mean?
1.He was (on the carpet) last week for the being late for work three times.
2.She made a marvellous speech to the conference.She (took) the delegates (by storm).
3.It was an extremely long report.It took me three hours to (wade through).
4.I believe we should talk openly and frankly about the project-warts and all.
5.Let’s call it a day.I’m very tired and we have covered the main points of the meeting,I think.
6.Now that the Prime Minister has been elected there will be a lot of (jockeying for position)to get the key posts in his administration.
7.I finally (ran)the book (to earth) in a second-hand bookshop in Wales.I had been searching for it for three years.
8.They (took) her ideas (on board) and decided to increase the budget.
9.You should (fall in with)our arrangements;we can’t make alternative plans for you.
10.We saw the boss at the bar but we (gave) him (a wide berth).We did not want to talk to him then.