Read the short passage below and choose the right idiomatic expression to complete the gap (1): “I saw old Mrs. Smart next door struggling to put h...

Read the short passage below and choose the right idiomatic expression to complete the gap (1):
“I saw old Mrs. Smart next door struggling to put her rubbish bin out on the street. I stopped to help her and got to the bus stop just as the bus had left it. There was no possibility of taking a taxi because I’m on my beam ends until pay day next week. I seriously thought of calling the o�ce to say I was sick, but I decided to go in and (1) _______________________.”
Kirkpatrick, Betty. English in Context – Popular Sayings: An E�ective Aid for Vocabulary Development. Learners Publishing.

face the music.

turn a deaf ear.

sell like hot cakes.

face the music.

put myself together.

burn the midnight oil.

Comentário: A lacuna 1 é preenchida pela expressão idiomática “face the music”, que signi�ca “encarar os fatos”, “arcar com a responsabilidade”.


face the music.
turn a deaf ear.
sell like hot cakes.
put myself together.
burn the midnight oil.