1. Before reading, try to match these words and phrases to their definitions. Check your answers, and then click on the article (it'll open in a new tab). Then complete the Used To vs Would sentences.
Tip - backward and out of date low quality or broken a piece of advice makes you feel positive food originally for a previous meal accept that something isn't possible do your share of work damage or destroy repellent do something successfully but imperfectly essential or central element produce something quickly find things others don't want important change or discovery a significant change
Pull your weight - essential or central element food originally for a previous meal damage or destroy repellent important change or discovery a significant change makes you feel positive do your share of work a piece of advice accept that something isn't possible do something successfully but imperfectly low quality or broken produce something quickly find things others don't want backward and out of date
Whip something up - low quality or broken repellent damage or destroy a piece of advice makes you feel positive important change or discovery do your share of work do something successfully but imperfectly find things others don't want produce something quickly accept that something isn't possible essential or central element backward and out of date food originally for a previous meal a significant change
Scavenge - makes you feel positive a piece of advice essential or central element low quality or broken produce something quickly damage or destroy accept that something isn't possible repellent do something successfully but imperfectly food originally for a previous meal do your share of work a significant change backward and out of date find things others don't want important change or discovery
Write something off - produce something quickly essential or central element do your share of work low quality or broken backward and out of date accept that something isn't possible makes you feel positive damage or destroy a significant change food originally for a previous meal a piece of advice important change or discovery find things others don't want repellent do something successfully but imperfectly
Shift - find things others don't want accept that something isn't possible backward and out of date damage or destroy food originally for a previous meal low quality or broken a significant change a piece of advice important change or discovery do your share of work essential or central element makes you feel positive repellent produce something quickly do something successfully but imperfectly
Retrograde - a piece of advice makes you feel positive backward and out of date repellent produce something quickly food originally for a previous meal a significant change do your share of work important change or discovery damage or destroy essential or central element accept that something isn't possible do something successfully but imperfectly low quality or broken find things others don't want
Life-affirming - do your share of work a significant change produce something quickly accept that something isn't possible find things others don't want food originally for a previous meal do something successfully but imperfectly essential or central element backward and out of date repellent important change or discovery makes you feel positive damage or destroy a piece of advice low quality or broken
Leftovers - important change or discovery do your share of work repellent damage or destroy backward and out of date food originally for a previous meal find things others don't want produce something quickly do something successfully but imperfectly essential or central element makes you feel positive accept that something isn't possible a significant change low quality or broken a piece of advice
Muddle through - backward and out of date a significant change low quality or broken damage or destroy food originally for a previous meal find things others don't want important change or discovery accept that something isn't possible essential or central element a piece of advice do your share of work do something successfully but imperfectly repellent produce something quickly makes you feel positive
Breakthrough - damage or destroy low quality or broken do your share of work important change or discovery produce something quickly find things others don't want backward and out of date accept that something isn't possible a significant change makes you feel positive food originally for a previous meal do something successfully but imperfectly repellent a piece of advice essential or central element
Staple - do your share of work essential or central element backward and out of date important change or discovery produce something quickly low quality or broken find things others don't want food originally for a previous meal do something successfully but imperfectly a piece of advice damage or destroy makes you feel positive a significant change repellent accept that something isn't possible
Off-putting - repellent accept that something isn't possible do something successfully but imperfectly makes you feel positive essential or central element do your share of work backward and out of date important change or discovery a significant change damage or destroy produce something quickly low quality or broken find things others don't want a piece of advice food originally for a previous meal
Mangle - low quality or broken produce something quickly backward and out of date a piece of advice food originally for a previous meal do your share of work essential or central element important change or discovery find things others don't want damage or destroy makes you feel positive do something successfully but imperfectly repellent accept that something isn't possible a significant change
Dodgy - a piece of advice a significant change important change or discovery food originally for a previous meal accept that something isn't possible low quality or broken repellent do your share of work damage or destroy backward and out of date do something successfully but imperfectly essential or central element makes you feel positive find things others don't want produce something quickly