Speech patterns. 1. It makes me wild tothink of working and working like a dog

1. It makes me wild to think of working and working like a dog...

It made Jane mad to hear the news. It will make the child happier to have his sister with him.

2. a) All you can think of is finding fault.

All I could dreara of was going on a vacation.

All you can object to is the loss of time.

All we can hope for is the testimony of that witness.

b) All you can (have to) do is to tell the truth.

All he was able to do was to listen to them.

All you had to do was to give your consent.

All we can do is not to make a fuss about it.

c) All you can (have to) say is (that) you will never do it.

All I can say b I hope I'll never get married.

All I could say was that the matter was urgent.

All we were able to suggest was that you should not accept

the offer.

Phrases and Word Combinations

to pick over smth отбивать,выбирать to go back on smb

to rummage through рыться to be down on smb

to attend to (one's affairs, a word of praise

business) to get promoted

to take (great) pains to do to be made much of

smth to result in

to slave over smth раб над? to bring back old times

to leave smb out of smth to carry smth too far

to be man enough быть мужественным to work out работать

to put smb wise as to what to take sides with smb

(how, when, where, etc.) to burst in ворваться

or about smth to set smb against smth