Read the short passage below and choose the right idiomatic expression to complete the gap (1): “It was great to get your letter. You sound as if y...

Read the short passage below and choose the right idiomatic expression to complete the gap (1):
“It was great to get your letter. You sound as if you’re really enjoying college and I can’t wait to join you. I’m beginning to wish that I had (1) ______________________ to my dad’s suggestion that I spend a year getting some work experience before going to college.”
Kirkpatrick, Betty. English in Context – Popular Sayings: An E�ective Aid for Vocabulary Development. Learners Publishing.

turned a deaf ear.

pie in the sky.

with all the trimmings.

turned a deaf ear.

a bee in my bonnet.

whys and wherefores.

Comentário: A lacuna 1 é completada pela expressão idiomática “ turn a deaf ear”, que signi�ca  “não dar ouvidos a”, “ignorar”, conjugada no passado (“turned a deaf ear”) para dar sentido ao pequeno trecho acima.


turned a deaf ear.
pie in the sky.
with all the trimmings.
a bee in my bonnet.
whys and wherefores.