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1. [Match]

Can you select the words to complete these sentences?

(Notes
to laugh your head off – informal – to laugh a lot, and loudly
to need a shoulder to cry on –
to need someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support and encouragement
to wipe the smile off someone’s face –
to make someone feel less happy or confident, especially someone who is annoying you because they think they are very clever
to be bored to tears – to be extremely bored
to go down well – to be well received
to chuckle – to laugh quietly or inwardly
not know whether to laugh or cry
to not know how to react in a particular situation
a smirk – a smug or silly smile which is irritating
cry your eyes out – to be extremely upset and cry a lot
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Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. laughed his head off. (correct)
• 2. shoulder to cry on. (correct)
• 3. smile off her face! (correct)
• 4. bored to tears. (correct)
• 5. chuckling. (correct)
• 6. whether to laugh or cry. (correct)
• 7. with a smirk on his face. (correct)
• 8. crying his eyes out. (correct)
• 9. burst out laughing. (correct)