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# Tie

## Common expressions

* wear a tie
* put on a tie
* loosen your tie
* tie your tie
* a plain tie
* a black tie
* your old school tie

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. I was very hot, so I **loosened** my tie and *undid the top button* of my shirt.
2. You can't eat in the hotel dining room unless you're ***wearing*** a tie.
3. Do you have a **black** tie I could borrow? I have to go to a funeral tomorrow.
4. My old **school** tie had orange and red stripes on it. What was yours like?
5. I can't ***put*** a tie *on* properly by myself? I have to get my mother to help me.
6. Can you ***tie*** a tie? I never seem to be able to do it properly!
7. I prefer ***plain*** ties to patterned ones.