WITS AND MIND CONNECTIONS

Gap-fill exercise

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   at their wits’ end      changed my mind      common knowledge      keep your wits about you      on the brain      out of my wits      pick your mates’ brains      sets his mind to      springs to mind      think back on      think it over      think up      To the best of my knowledge   

1. You’ll have to when negotiating with him. He’s so witty that he’ll try to take you in.
2. John’s parents are with him. He doesn’t want to study and he goes out every single evening.
3. I was scared when I watched that horror film.
4. , they are closing down because they couldn’t afford the rent.
5. It is that they are getting divorced because he had an affair with his secretary.
6. He’s got Big Brother and he never stops talking about that awful TV programme.
7. Working in groups is good because you can and learn something.
8. When I what I did, I feel stupid.
9. It’s one of those competitions where you have to a slogan.
10. She has to before making her mind up.
11. On first seeing him, I thought he was very proud, but after knowing him for a long time I’ve .
12. He can achieve whatever he .
13. When someone thinks of the UK, the Royal Family .