Ans of Exercises

Ans of Exercises
4.1
1. I don't have the faintest idea where he is today; you'll have to ask somebody else.
2.The title of the CD has a familiar ring to it, but I don't think I've ever heard it.
3.My cousin knows the tax laws inside out, so if you want advice on your tax, he'll help
you.
4. I can't for the life of me think what it was I came into the kitchen for.
5. I saw Tom and Lily together in a restaurant looking adoringly into each other's eyes.
I put two and two together, and decided they must be madly in love.
4.2
I always thought I knew my computer inside out, but the other day it started to crash
every time l opened a certain program. I could not for the life of me understand why it
was doing this, and I didn't have the fainest idea/ the foggiest(idea)/ a clue about what
to do to fix it.
I rang the helpline which I had used in the past, and after about 20 minutes I spoke to
someone who said his name was Patrick, and that he was there to help me. He gave me
some advice which had a familiar ring to it from previous calls I had made to the same
helpline. I put two and two together, and concluded that they give the same advice to
everybody, and that its just a way of getting rid of you. The computer still crashes every
time I open the program.
4.3
1.No, that name doesn't ring any bells with me.I don't think I've met her.
2 I'm (really) out of touch with TV soap operas these days. I never watch them.
3 She knows her stuff when it comes to the history of this area. She knows the history
the area inside out.
4 Igot (hold of) the wrong end of the stick and it caused (a lot of) problems.
5 Her name rings a bell. I may have met her.
4.4
1 I haven't (got) / don't have a clue how to use the photocopier. Do you think you could
hetp mer
2 I haven't (got)/ don't have the faintest idea where I left that letter I brought for you.
l'm really sorry
3 I haven't (got) / don't have the foggiest (idea) what she's talkng about. She's crazy!