【明報專訊】MoMo, Pat and Bill were jogging when Eason tried to get in the way. Pat was somehow not affected.

■English highway﹕-words and collocations

Tie

You can use "tie" with other words to form phrasal verbs and idioms.

Tie someone up - keep someone busy or occupied

Tie something up - settle something

Tie the knot - get married

Tie someone (up) in knots - to confuse someone

■Quiz

Fill in the blanks with the suitable phrasal verb or idiom.

(answers on next text)

1. Jack and I have been dating one another since 2010. We are going to ____________ in November.

2. My daughter was kidnapped a month ago. She was starved and ________ to a chair for many days.

3. The students always ____ the teacher _______ by asking him difficult questions.

4. We have been working on this project for half a year. I hope we can ____ it ____ by the end of this month.

■Glossary

calorie (n) 卡路里

troublesome (adj) 麻煩的

Velcro (n) 魔術貼

kidnap (v) 綁架