VOCABULARY 2. Look at the sentences below and match the highlighted idioms with their meanings .
. • someone who is influential or an inspiration to others.
• to do more than what is expected
• to lose impetus, energy or enthusiasm to do sth
• to do something with all of your energy and interest
• to take the credit for something someone else did.
• to make sb feel defeated and devastated
• to encourage sb to continue doing things as they are done now
• to motivate by both a possible reward and a threat of punishment
a) He wanted the restaurant to be a success and really put his heart and soul into it.
b) President Reagan pledged at a news conference today to go the extra mile to compromise with Democrats.
c) After two of the team leaders left, the project ran out of steam and slowly died off.
d) The last failure really crushed the team spirits and now nobody is eager to think about any future product ideas.
e) They all worked together on the project, but while submitting it, one of them stole the thunder.
f) You did well today so please keep up the good work and together we can deliver it on time.
g) The EU deliberately promotes an approach where the steps between sanctions and incentives are closely tied in the effort to combine carrot and stick methods. h) Four months after the death of its founder and guiding spirit, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead announces it is breaking up after 30 years of performing together.
Va rog mult de tot daca se poate.