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clear the air
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remove suspicion/bad feeling
oczyścić atmosferę, wyjaśnić sytuację
all along
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from the beginning until now
all but
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nearly, almost
prawie, całkiem
all in
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exhausted
all in all
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when everything is considered
all the same
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yet, however
tym samym, mimo wszystko
all told
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altogether, in total
zliczając wszystkich, wszystko razem
be the apple of sb's eye
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be very precious to sb; be sb's favourite
be up in arms
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be very angry
for all
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in spite of
for all I care
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I don't care
for all I know
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as far as I know
in the act of
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while performing the act
in the air
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uncertain
make allowances for
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take special circumstances into consideration
wziąć coś pod uwagę, brać na coś poprawkę
make amends for
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try to compensate for a past action
poprawić się, zmienić na lepsze
of all people
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used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of
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because of
on no account
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under/in no circumstances
on the air
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broadcasting (opp: off the air)
on the alert
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watchful and prepared/on the lookout/expecting sth
być czujnym, mieć się na baczności
take sth into account
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consider sth
on this/that account
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for this/that reason
z tego powodu
whet sb's appetite
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make sb eager to have/experience more
ostrzyć sobie apetyt
up in the air
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existing, but not talked about
pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności
above board
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honest
uczciwy, szczery, legalny
bark up the wrong tree
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have a false idea about sth
skupiać się na niewłaściwym problemie, mylić się w ocenie czegoś
be broke
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have no/very little money
być spłukanym, być bez pieniędzy
be full of beans
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be very lively
tryskać energią, być pełnym energii
be in sb's black books
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out of favour
być na czyjejś czarnej liście
beat about/around the bush
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avoid saying what one means directly
owijać w bawełnę
behind bars
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in prison
big-headed
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conceited; boastful
zarozumialec, ważniak
black and blue all over
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covered with bruises
posiniaczony
blessing in disguise
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sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
szczęście w nieszczęściu
blue-eyed boy/golden boy
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a favoured person
złoty chłopak (popularny i odnoszący sukcesy)
bolt from the blue
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suddenly
grom z jasnego nieba
brainwave
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sudden clear idea/thought
genialna myśl, olśnienie
break even
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show neither loss nor profit
wyjść na zero
browned off
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fed up; bored
znudzony, zmęczony (przez coś)
butter sb up
podlizywać się komuś, kadzić komuś
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to flatter someone
by and large
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generally speaking
ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie
catch sb red-handed
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be caught while committing a crime
złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
chip off the old block
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sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb
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very expensive
deal a blow to
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damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath
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don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
drive a hard bargain
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be a tough businessman
drop a brick
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say sth tactlessly
feel in one's bones
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feeling sth instinctively
get your own back
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take/get revenge
have a bee in one's bonnet
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have an obsession about sth
have butterflies in one's stomach
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be very nervous about sth
in black and white
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in writing
in the balance
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uncertain
kick the bucket
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die
lay bare
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make public
make a clean breast of
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confess
make one's blood boil
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cause sb to become very angry
on the spur of the moment
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without thinking about sth
out of the blue
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suddenly and unexpectedly
ring a bell
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remind sb of sth
see the back of
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be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns
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deal with sth boldly and directly
wet blanket
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dull person who spoils people's happiness
a piece of cake
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sth very easy to do
a red-letter day
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a very important day
a wild-goose chase
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a hopeless search
be caught red-handed
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be caught while committing a crime
be on the cards
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be likely to happen
be over the moon
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be elated
call sb names
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insult sb
chair a meeting
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preside over a meeting
crocodile tears
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false tears
cross one's mind
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think of sth
cut sb dead
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ignore sb
different as chalk and cheese
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totally different
down in the dumps
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depressed/miserable
down the drain
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wasted; lost
get a bit hot under the collar
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get angry, upset or
embarrassed
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Embarrassed
get a problem off one's chest
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tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs
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worsen
have the cheek
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dare to do sth
keep one's chin up
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not be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie
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avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble
lost cause
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hopeless situation or case
off colour
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look/be slightly unwell
on the dole
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receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right
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act cleverly
show one's true colours
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reveal one's real character
with flying colours
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with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched
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not assume sth before it happens
get out of hand
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become out of control
get the hang of it
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get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head
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make conceited
uderzać do głowy
grey matter
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brains; intelligence
hand in glove with sb
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be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth
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find sth difficult to do
be dying for sth
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really want sth
be fit for
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be good enough for
be worn out
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be very tired
have many irons in the fire
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have lots of plans/possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth
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be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands
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have free time
be green
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be inexperienced
cook one's goose
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end one's plans abruptly
fair and square
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within the rules
w granicach przepisów
fall head over heels
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fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning
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have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher
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sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot
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argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take
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compromise
have a frog in one's throat
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inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab
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be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/on the grapevine
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find out information indirectly
in a flash
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very quickly
it's all Greek to me
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sth new or foreign; not easily understood
keep a straight face
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manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
keep an eye on sth
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guard/protect sth
hold one's horses
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wait, be patient
ill at ease
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embarrassed; uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat
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keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses
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compete with others in status/material goods
lend sb a hand
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give help to sb
like the back of one's hand
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be very familiar with sth
lose heart
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become discouraged
make head nor tail of
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understand sth
off the cuff
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without preparation
stew in one's own juice
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suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth
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from the most direct source
have sb's hands full
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be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy
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be very useful/practical
strike gold
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come across sth useful
take sth to heart
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take personally/be influenced by
take to one's heels
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run away
the ins and outs
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the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg
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small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
meet behind closed doors
family member
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meet secretly ~! I; ml.'k~ one's flesh and blood
plenty more fish in the sea
free, not caught
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many more opportunities in life. at large
for love be in the know
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be well_informed
put one: s foot on
destroy, humble
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insist on sth bring to one's knees
put one's foot in it
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make a tactless comment
bury one's head in the sand
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avoid or ignore reality
take It easy
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not work too hard(relax responsibility
take sb for granted
reach a critical point
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not appreciate sb come to a head
a bit of a dark horse
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person with hidden abilities
drop sb a line
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send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish
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confused state of affairs
get rid of sth
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give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths
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do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens
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be nervous/anxious about sth
be for the high jump
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about to be reprimanded/punished
be in two minds about sth
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not be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep
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sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb
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look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson
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extremely quickly
break the ice
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ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out
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feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse
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waste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle
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quickly become very angry
keep one's fingers crossed- hope that sth will turn out well
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keep one's fingers crossed- Hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself
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live quietly, privately
make a killing
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have a sudden, great success/profit
make light of
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treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living
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earn money
on the level
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honest/sincere
pull one's leg
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tease or trick sb
shed light upon
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give new/further information
sleep like a log
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be sound asleep
the life and soul of sth
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the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share
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the biggest part/portion
turn over a new leaf
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make a new start
with a view to doing sth
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with the intention or hope of doing sth
~! I: r; mm. M" a night owl
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person who enjoys staying up late
be second to none
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be the best
cross one's mind
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occur to one, have a sudden idea, recall sth
cry over spilt milk
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grieve over sth that can't be put right
every nook and cranny
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everywhere
feel/be down in the mouth
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feel discouraged/depressed
get a move on
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hurry up
get on one's nerves
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irritate/annoy sb
have an early night
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go to bed early
hit the nail on the head
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say exactly the right thing
in a nutshell
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briefly; in a few words
lose one's nerve
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lose courage
make a name for oneself
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become famous/respected for sth
make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favourable circumstances
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make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favorable Circumstances
make money hand over fist
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make a lot of money quickly and easily
make one's getaway
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escape
moon around
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look miserable
null and void
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invalid; not legally binding
once in a blue moon
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very rarely
put sb's name forward
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nominate sb
put words into one's mouth
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pretend that sb has said sth that they haven't actually said
slip one's mind
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forget about sth
work a miracle
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make sth almost impossible happen
give the green light to sth
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give permission to proceed with sth
a bitter pill to swallow
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a difficult fact to accept
against all odds
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despite the difficulties
be out of practice
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lacking practice
come to the point
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reach the main point in a discussion
fall into place
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become clear
get the sack
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be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick
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misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity
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the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm
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bribe sb
grow out of sth
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become too big for sth
have no option but
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must; have no choice
in public
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in the presence of other people
in the offing
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likely to happen
off the point
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irrelevant
once and for all
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for the last time
out-and-out
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complete, total
out in the open
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(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print
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(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire
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from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of
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basic part of
past one's prime
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growing old/not at one's best
pop the question
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make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet
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brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol
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property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces
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dismantle things
throw a party
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have/hold a party
white elephant
person or thing that one has no experience of
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useless/unwanted possession an unknown quantity
as a last resort
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when all else has failed
at close quarters
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from a short distance
be in a quandary
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be confused; undecided
beg the question
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makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits
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give up/stop
cut sb to the quick
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deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof
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get very angry
in a rut
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be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run
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after a long period of time
it stands to reason
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it is logical
keep sth quiet
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keep sth secret
know the ropes
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know all the details of sth
off the record
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unofficial(ly)
on the quiet
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secretly
open to debate
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not decided/settled
out of the question
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impossible
put down roots
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settle down
work to rule
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adhere strictly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains
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think very hard about sth
by a long shot
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a wild guess/ a risk
a memory like a sieve
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a poor memory
be all at sea
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be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes
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be in sb's position
be in the same boat
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be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb
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look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin
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be/get very wet
be/have a close shave
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barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation
behind the scenes
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in secret
come out of one's shell
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gain personal confidence
does it show?
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is it obvious?
give sb the slip
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escape from sb
go for a song
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be sold very cheaply
go without saying
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be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack
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go to bed
live out of a suitcase
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travel often/not have a permanent home
make quite a scene
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become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string
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on a very small budget
pull a few strings
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use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up
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make a greater effort
sleep on it
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think about sth
smell a rat
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suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans
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reveal a secret/the facts
stand in sb's way
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prevent sb from doing sth
take ... with a pinch of salt
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not believe sth completely
drive (sb) up the wall
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make sb angry/annoy sb
frosty welcome
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unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side
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be in a bad mood
get wind of
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receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to
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express sth freely
give way to
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give in/yield
not hold water
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not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a Aying visit
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make a quick trip
make waves
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cause trouble
no/little wonder
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not surprising
qUick/slow on the uptake
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quick/slow to understand
set in one's ways
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fixed in one's habits/routines
speak volumes
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be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather
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depressed/unwell
up and coming
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likely to be successful
ups and downs
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good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears
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inexperienced
the last straw
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the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned
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insensitive
an old wives' tale
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false belief (usually about health)
(by) trial and error
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learning from one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time
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have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick)
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be stupid
be tickled pink
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be really pleased
come to a standstill
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not progress/stop
come to terms with
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accept a difficult situation
for the time being
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temporarily
in a tick
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shortly, soon
in the nick of time
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just in time
kill time
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pass time while waiting for sb/sth
lay the table
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prepare/set the table for a meal
not be one's cup of tea
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not suit one's taste
on second thoughts
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having changed one's mind
out of turn
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not in the correct order/time
paint the town red
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have a great time
play truant
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stay away from school without permission
put two and two together
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arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape
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unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time
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not to hurry
through thick and thin
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whatever happens
touch and go
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with uncertain result
be all very well
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appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up
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improve steadily
be up and about
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have recovered from an illness
be born yesterday
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be easily deceived/naive
beat sb black and blue
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hit sb repeatedly until bruised
go back on one's word
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not fulfil a promise (opp: keep one's word)
have a yellow streak
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be a coward
not have it both ways
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refuse to make a decision between
two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can't have it both ways! ")
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two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can not have it both ways!")
in the red
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owe money to a bank (opp: in the black)
see red
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suddenly become very angry
green belt
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the area on the outskirts of a town adjoining the country
pitch black
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very dark
black tie
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formal clothing
green with envy
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very jealous
green (matter/issue)
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concerned with ecology
have words with sb
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have an argument
have/keep one's wits about one
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be alert and able to deal with difficulties
in deep water
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in trouble/difficulty
make sb's day
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make sb very happy
see/look at sth through rose-coloured spectacles
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see sth from an unrealistically positive point of view
the black sheep of the family
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a disgraced family member
the pot calling the kettle black
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accusing sb of a fault one has oneself
the year dot
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a long time ago
until one is blue in the face
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as hard/long as one possibly can (usu without success)
red herring
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sth which distracts you from sth important
like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~a pain in the neck ~ annoying person/thing
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like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~ a pain in the neck ~ annoying person / thing
(like) a bull in a china shop
be awkward, clumsy
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behave in a clumsy/awkward be all fingers and thumbs
way get cold feet
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lose courage to do sth
make a dog's dinner (of sth)
ignore/shun sb
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(make) a mess (of sth) give sb the cold shoulder
a bear with a sore head
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irritated/in a bad mood
have a cheek/nerve
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act/speak boldly or impudently
a different kettle of fish
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a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
have a sharp tongue
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tend to say unkind or hurtful things
the one just mentioned have an eye for
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be a good judge of sth
a dog's life
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a difficult, hard life
look down one's nose at sth/sb
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feel/act superior to sb
a fish out of water
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sb who feels uncomfortable/in unfamiliar surroundings
lose one's head
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lose self-control
surroundings put one's heart and soul into sth
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be devoted to sth
a red rag to a bull
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action, comment etc liable to provoke sb
tongue in cheek
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not serious, ironic
a sitting duck
fiercely
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an easy target tooth and nail
as busy as a bee/a busy bee
ignore
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(sb) very busy turn a blind eye to sth
as the crow Aies
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in a direct line/by a direct route
not lose any sleep over sth
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not worry about sth
be in the doghouse
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be out of favour, in trouble
jack of all trades
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sb who is able to do a variety of jobs
dog eat dog
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ruthless competition, rivalry
a storm in a teacup
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a lot of fuss about sth that is not
dog-eared
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(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
bring sth home to sb
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make sb understand how important/ serious sth is
donkey work
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boring, monotonous work
donkey's years
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a long time
bite off more than sb can chew
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try to do sth which is too difficult
kill two birds with one stone
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achieve two things with one
action in clover
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living a luxurious/comfortable life
let the cat out of the bag
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reveal a secret
face the music
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be criticised/punished for sth you have done
like water off a duck's back
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having no effect
make a fool of oneself
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make oneself look stupid/embarrassed/ ridiculous
make a mountain out of a molehill
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cause a fuss about a trivial matter
no room to swing a cat
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no room at all
play cat and mouse with sb
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keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation treating them alternatively cruelly and kindly
put the cat among the pigeons
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cause trouble/controversy
rain cats and dogs
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rain heavily
swim like a fish
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swim very well
talk the hind legs off a donkey
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talk for a long time, uninterrupted
the rat race
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the competitive nature of modern urban life
until the cows come home
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for a long time
mutton dressed as lamb
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dress in a style younger than/inappropriate to your age
sour grapes
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say unpleasant comments because of jealousy
sweet tooth
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enjoy eating sweet things
get nowhere fast
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make no/little progress
pay sb's way
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contribute your share of a bill/budget
white-collar job
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office/clerical work
fly on the wall
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see/hear sth in a situation which does not involve you
Achilles heel
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weakest point of sb's character
wash sb's hands of sb
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refuse to be involved with sb

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