Idioms are an important part of language, and are used in _______ from literature to films and newspapers.
There were so many people on the platform waiting to ____ the train that we gave it up.
The little girl has ____ gift for ____ music. She has won some major prizes for it.
The war ____ because neither side would give in to the other.
He found it impossible to please his boss; ____, he quit the well-paid job.
The government is doing whatever they can to ____ the bird flu from spreading.