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a bear with a sore head
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irritated/bad mood
a bit of a dark horse
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person with hidden abilities
a bitter pill to swallow
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a difficult fact to accept
a different kettle of fish
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a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
a dog's life
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a difficult, hard life
a fish out of water
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somebody who feels uncomfortable
a long shot
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a wild guess/a risk
a memory like sieve
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a poor memory
a night owl
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person who enjoys staying up late
a pain in the neck
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annoying person/thing
a piece of cake
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something very easy to do
a red rug to bull
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action, comment, etc. liable to provoke somebody
a red-letter day
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a very important day
a sitting duck
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an easy target
a storm in a teacup
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a lot of fuss about something that is not important
a wild-goose chase
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a hopeless search
above board
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honest
Achilles heel
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weakest point of somebody's character
against all odds
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despite the difficulties
agree to disagree
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stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
all along
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from the beginning until now
all but
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nearly, almost
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
all told
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altogether; in total
an old wives’ tale
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false believe
an unknown quantity
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person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort
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when all else has failed
as the crow flies
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in a direct line/by a direct route
at close quarters
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from a short distance
at large
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free, not caught
at the cutting edge
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at the forefront of
bark up the wrong tree
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have a false idea about something
be ahead of one’s time
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have modern ideas
be all at sea
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be in a state of confusion
be all fingers and thumbs
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be awkward, clumsy
be all very well
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appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be as busy as a bee
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very busy
be as thick as a brick
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be stupid
be beside oneself with anger
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to be extremely angry
be born yesterday
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be easily decieved/ naive
be broke
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have no/very little money
be caught red-handed
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be caught while commiting a crime
be dying for something
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really want something
be fit for
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be good enough for
be for the high jump
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about to be punished
be full of beans
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be very lively
be green
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be inexperimenced
be in a quandary
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be confused; undecided
be in somebody's black books
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out of favour
be in somebody's shoes
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be in somebody's position
be in the dark about something
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be unaware of something
be in the doghouse
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be out of favour, in trouble
be in the know
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be well-informed
be in the same boat
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be in the same (usually bad) situation
be in two minds about something
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not be able to decide about something
be on the cards
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be likely to happen
be on the defensive
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protect oneself because one feels insecure or threatened
be on the up and up
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improve steadily
be out of practice
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lacking practice
be over the moon
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be elated
be second to none
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be the best
be sound asleep
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sleep deeply
be the apple of somebody's eye
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be very precious to somebody, be somebody's favourite
be the perfect image of somebody
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look exactly like somebody
be the splitting image of somebody
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look exactly like somebody
be thrown of balance
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be surprised
be up and about
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have recovered from the illness
be up in arms
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be very angry
be worn out
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be very tired
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
bear fruit
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be successful
beat about/around the bush
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avoid saying what one means directly
beat somebody black and blue
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hit somebody repeatedly until bruised
before one can say Jack Robinson
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extremely quickly
beg the question
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makes people want to ask particular questions
behind bars
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in prison
behind the scenes
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in secret
below the belt
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cruel and unfair
bide one's time
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wait for a good opportunity
big cheese
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person with important job/position
big-headed
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conceited; boastful
bite off more than somebody can chew
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try to do something which is too difficult
black and blue all over
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covered with bruises
black tie
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formal clothing
blaze a trail
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discover something new
blessing in disguise
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something which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blow a fuse
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become very angry
blue-eyed boy
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a favoured person
bolt from the blue
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suddenly
brainwave
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sudden clear idea/thought
break even
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show neither profit nor loss
break the ice
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ease the tension when one first meets people
bring something home to somebody
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make somebody understand how important or serious something is
bring the one's knees
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destroy, humble
browned off
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fed up/bored
bury one's head in the sand
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avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
butter somebody up
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flatter somebody
by and large
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generally speaking
by definition
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having a quality simply because of what it is
by force of habit
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used to doing something without thinking
by trial and error
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learning from one's mistakes
call it quits
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give up/stop
call somebody names
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insult somebody
cast aspersions
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criticise
catch somebody red-handed
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be caught while committing a crime
chair a meeting
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preside over a meeting
chip off the old block
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somebody who is very like one of his parents
chop and change
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keep changing (your mind)
claim to fame
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thing which makes somebody unusual
clear the air
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remove suspection/bad feelings
come clean
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admit the truth
come out of one's shell
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gain personal confidence
come to a head
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reach a critical point
come to a standstill
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not progress/stop
come to terms with
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accept a difficult situation
come to the fore
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become important or popular
come to the point
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reach the main point in a discussion
cook one's goose
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end one's plan abruptly
cost a bomb
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very expensive
cost an arm and a leg
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be very expensive
cramp one's style
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restrict one's behaviour in some way
crocodile tears
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false tears
cross one’s mind
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think of something
cry over spilt milk
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greive over something that can't be put right
cut corners
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be less thorought
cut somebody dead
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ignore somebody
cut somebody to be quick
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deeply hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the bone
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reduced to the minimum
deal a blow to
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damage one's hopes
different as chalk and cheese
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totally different
does it show?
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is it obvious?
dog eat dog
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ruthless competition, rivalry
dog-eared
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(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
don’t give up your day job
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continue to do something you know rather than trying something new
don't hold your breath
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don't wait for somebody/something anxiously
donkey work
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boring, monotonous work
donkey's years
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a long time
down in the dumps
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depressed/miserable
down the drain
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wasted, lost
drive a hard bargain
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be a tough businessman
drive somebody up the wall
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make somebody angry/annoy somebody
drop a brick
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say something tactlessly
drop somebody a line
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send somebody a letter
ease off
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reduce in degree, speed or intensity
eat one’s heart out
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feel jealous/sad about something
every nook and cranny
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everywhere

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