Read the short passage below and choose the right idioms to complete the gaps (1 – 2): "There was a time, not so long ago, when people stayed with ...

Read the short passage below and choose the right idioms to complete the gaps (1 – 2):
"There was a time, not so long ago, when people stayed with the same company (1) _____________________________, but things have changed. People now move on. In Jack’s case, he’s moving on to a much larger company which is very much (2) __________________________ of the business. They were impressed with Jack’s talents and made him an o�er which he could not refuse.”
Kirkpatrick, Betty. English in Context – Popular Sayings: An E�ective Aid for Vocabulary Development. Learners Publishing

(1) from the cradle to the grave; (2) at the cutting edge.

(1) with all the trimmings; (2) at the cutting edge.

(1) from the cradle to the grave; (2) pie in the sky.

(1) pie in the sky; (2) a bee in his bonnet.

(1) few and far between; (2) couch potato.

Comentário: A lacuna 1 é completada pela expressão idiomática “from de cradle to the grave”


(1) from the cradle to the grave; (2) at the cutting edge.
(1) with all the trimmings; (2) at the cutting edge.
(1) from the cradle to the grave; (2) pie in the sky.
(1) pie in the sky; (2) a bee in his bonnet.
(1) few and far between; (2) couch potato.