| to drag | I was d.................d a..............g to a party |
| come up with | I could c.......e up with something original for her to wear |
| to jump at | I j..........d at the o..............y |
| to take on | I’ve even t.......n on an a...........t to help me |
| sell-out | s.........- .........t concerts in big stadiums |
| an overnight sensation | I’m literally an o...........t s...............n |
| to hang around | I was an absolute nobody h.............g a..............d backstage |
| to trip over smth | their lead guitarist t..........d o........r a pile of speakers |
| to cheer up | I was trying to c........r myself up after a dismal few months |
| to break up, long-term | I have b....... up with my my l.......g-t.........m boyfriend |
| to run out | My money was r..................g out |
| to end up | I e...........d up on a slow train going south |
| to fall into place | Everything just f.......l into p.........e |
| to settle in | I s................d in immediately |
| to hit a run of | you can hit a run of bad luck |
| to come out of, knock sideways | something c........s o....t of the b.....e and k........s you s.........s |
| beyond one's means | I’ve been l........g b......d my m.........s |
| to catch up with | some debts finally c.......t up w......h me |
| to pay off | I arranged to p.....y my debts o.....f little by little |
| to cut back on | My company c....t b.....k on its workforce |
| to think straight | I wasn’t t......g s...........t |
| to go downhill | In London my life w.....t d..............l fast |
| to get in | I g.....t in with a bad crowd |
| to track down | my brother t........d me d..........n |
| to be on the cards | There was a new job o... the c.........s |
| mind-numbingly | I had another m......d-n.................y awful day at work |
