idioms /fixed phrases 5

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a bitter pill to swollow
sākt mācīties
a difficult fact to accept
against all odds
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despite the difficulties
be out of practice
sākt mācīties
lacking practice
come to the point
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reach the main point in the discussion
fall into place
sākt mācīties
become clear
get the sack
sākt mācīties
be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick
sākt mācīties
misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity
sākt mācīties
the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm
sākt mācīties
bribe sb
grow out of sth
sākt mācīties
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
sākt mācīties
irrelevant
once and for all
sākt mācīties
for the last time
out-and-out
sākt mācīties
complete, total
out in the open
sākt mācīties
(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print
sākt mācīties
(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire
sākt mācīties
from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of
sākt mācīties
basic part of
past one's prime
sākt mācīties
growing old/ not at one's best
pop the question
sākt mācīties
make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet
sākt mācīties
brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol
sākt mācīties
property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces
sākt mācīties
dismantle things
throw a party
sākt mācīties
have/ hold a party
white elephant
sākt mācīties
useless/ unwanted possession
an unknown quantity
sākt mācīties
person or thing that one has no experience of
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
sākt mācīties
be confused; undecided
beg the question
sākt mācīties
makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits
sākt mācīties
give up/ stop
cut sb to the quick
sākt mācīties
deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof
sākt mācīties
get very angry
in a rut
sākt mācīties
be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run
sākt mācīties
after a long period of time
it stands to reason
sākt mācīties
it is logical
keep sth quiet
sākt mācīties
keep the secret
know the ropes
sākt mācīties
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
sākt mācīties
settle down
work to rule
sākt mācīties
adhere strickly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains
sākt mācīties
think very hard about sth
a long shot
sākt mācīties
a wild guess/a risk
a memory like a sieve
sākt mācīties
a poor memory
be all at the sea
sākt mācīties
be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes
sākt mācīties
be in sb's position
be in the same boat
sākt mācīties
be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb
sākt mācīties
look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin
sākt mācīties
be/get very wet
be/have a close shave
sākt mācīties
barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation

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