Phrases with “out of” - collocations

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Excerpt 1

out of breath
out of luck
out of reach
out of control
out of order
out of sight
out of date
out of practice
out of tune
out of doors
out of the question
out of work

Excerpt 2

She’s been ……………… for over a year now and she’s almost given up hope of ever finding a job.
I’mafraid you’re ……………… ! I sold the last copy five minutes ago.
The steering wouldn’t work and the tractor went ……………… and crashed into the wall.
Those children should be ……………… , in the fresh air, instead of in here, watching television. […]

Task

1. Complete each of the sentences with one of the phrases below. Use each phrase once only:

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Keywords: collocations, intermediate, matching, out-of, prepositions, vocabulary