Tempting offer (very attractive offer)
- I have received a tempting offer of employment from a good company.
- £100 is a very tempting offer, but I think I can get more.
Adjourn a meeting (stop a meeting for a period of time)
- We need to adjourn the meeting until after lunch.
- The manager adjourned the meeting while he waited for more information.
Against your better judgement (something you think it would be better not to do)
- It was against my better judgement to give the children so much cola, but I did it anyway.
- Against her better judgement, she started to watch another episode of the TV programme.
Work to someone’s advantage (be good for someone)
- We need this plan to work to our advantage.
- If you go to the meeting, it could work to your advantage.
Cover a lot of ground (travel a large distance / see a lot of information)
- We will cover a lot of ground during this morning’s walk.
- The course covers a lot of ground.