Have you ever looked after someone else's pet for a while? How did it go?

A natural way to answer

I looked after my sister's dog while she was away. It was more work than I expected, with the walks and the feeding times, but we got into a good rhythm by the end.

Key phrases to use

• keep an eye on — watch or look after something to make sure it's all right“Can you keep an eye on the dog for an hour?”
• give me the cold shoulder — deliberately ignore or be unfriendly to someone“She gave me the cold shoulder all evening.”
• kick up a fuss — complain or protest loudly and make a scene“He kicked up a fuss about the bill.”
• hit it off — quickly become friendly and get along well“We hit it off straight away.”