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1
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At each other’s throats

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Arguing angrily

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At large

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A escaped criminal

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At loggerheads

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In conflict with someone

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At loose ends

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In an uncertain situation

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At one’s elbow

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Next to someone

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At one’s wits end

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Completely confused

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At random

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In a random order

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8
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At short notice

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With little time for preparation

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At sixes and sevens

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In disorder or confusion

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10
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At somebody’s expense

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Paid for by someone

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11
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At stake

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In danger

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12
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At the drop of a hat/dime

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Instantly

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At the eleventh hour

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At the very last moment

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14
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At the top of your lungs

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Extremely loud

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15
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At variance with

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In opposite

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16
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Average out

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To produce a result that is even and balanced

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17
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Babe in the woods

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A young defenceless person

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18
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Back in saddle

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Resume duty

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19
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Back me

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Support

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20
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Back on one’s feet

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Well or successfull again

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21
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Back out of

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Withdraw from commitment

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22
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Back to basics

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Returning to simple and most important things

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23
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Back to square one

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To return to starting point

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24
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Back to drawing board

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Plan it all over again

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25
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Back up

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Defend or support

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26
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Backseat driver

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Interfering in affairs without having knowledge

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27
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Bad blood

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Enmity

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28
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Bad hair day

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A day on which everything seems to go wrong

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29
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Bad hats

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People of bad character

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30
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Bad iron

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Bad luck

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31
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Bag and baggage

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With all one’s belongings

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32
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Baker’s dozen

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A group of 13 items

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33
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Ball is in your court

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It is up to you to make next decision

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34
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Ball of fire

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An active and energetic person

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35
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Banana oil

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Non sensical talk

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36
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Bang for the buck

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More value for money

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37
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Bark is worse than his bite

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Threat is worse than the action taken

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38
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Barking up the wrong tree

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Trying to do something in a way that will not work

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39
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Batten down the hatches

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Prepare for a difficult situation

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40
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Be a dab hand at something

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Skilled in a particular area

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41
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Be a dead meat

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To be in serious trouble

42
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Be afraid of one’s own shadow

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So nervous

43
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Be all ears

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Listening intently

44
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Be all one to

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Make no difference

45
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Be an old hat

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Be outdated

46
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Be at a loss of words

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Not know what to say

47
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Be behind the times

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Be old fashioned

48
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Be down with

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Suffering from

49
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Be glad to see the back of

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Be happy when a person leaves

50
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Be going places

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Talented and successful

51
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Be hard hit

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Severely affected by something unpleasant

52
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Be hard up

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Have very little money

53
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Be in force

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In great strength or numbers

54
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Be in someone’s shoes

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Face the same situation as another person

55
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Be in the red

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To be in loss or debt

56
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Be in two minds

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Unable to decide

57
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Be left stranded

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Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem

58
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Be like chalk and cheese

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Be absolutely different

59
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Be my guest

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Feel free to do as you wish

60
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Be off

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To go away

61
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Be on a high alert

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Be watchful and ready to take actions

62
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Be on the square

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To act and speak honestly

63
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Be out for the count

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In a deep insensible sleep

64
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Be out of order

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A device not working properly

65
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Be riding high

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To be very successful

66
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Be under no illusions

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Be fully aware of the true state of affairs

67
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Be under somebody’s thumb

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Be controlled by someone completely

68
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Be wet behind the ears

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Young and inexperienced

69
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Be world’s apart

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Be very different

70
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Bear a grudge

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To feel angry against somebody for past incidents

71
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Bear down

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To move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way

72
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Bear fruit

A

Produce positive results

73
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Bear garden

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A place of noise and disturbance

74
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Bear in mind

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Remember

75
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Bear the brunt of

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Suffer the worst of something

76
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Bear the palm

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To win

77
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Bear up with

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To be strong enough to continue at a difficult time

78
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Bear with

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Have patience with

79
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Beat about/ around the bush

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Avoiding the main topic

80
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Beat one’s brains out

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To put forth one’s maximum effort

81
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Beauty is only skin deep

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Physical appearance is NO guide to a person’s character

82
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Bed of roses

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A pleasant situation

83
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Beggar discription

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Cannot be described

84
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Behind closed doors

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Do something secretly

85
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Behind one’s back

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In one’s absence

86
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Behind the eight ball

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In a difficult position

87
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Behind the scenes

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Unknown to everyone

88
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Bell the cat

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Do the impossible task

89
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Belly laugh

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A loud and unrestrained laugh

90
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Below the belt

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cruel and unfair

91
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Bend over backwards

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Make every effort to achieve something especially to be fair and helpful

92
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Beside oneself

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Almost out of one’s sense

93
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Beside the mark

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Irrelevant

94
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Best of both words

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All the advantages

95
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Best thing since sliced bread

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Most useful invention in a long time

96
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Better late than never

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Better to arrive late than not to come at all

97
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t

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It is easier to be in a known bad situation than being in an unknown worse situation

98
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Between a rock and hard place

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Stuck between two very bad options

99
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Between scylla and charybdis

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Choice between two unpleasant alternatives

100
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea

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Having only two unpleasant choices

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