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1
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something that has been done badly

A

mess-up

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2
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to give someone the money that you owe them, especially when you do not want to

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pay up

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3
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the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed

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stump

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4
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in a similar way

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similarly

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5
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to decide not to take risks

A

play (it) safe

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6
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neat and with everything in its correct place

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ship-shape

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7
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PPE -> what is it

A

Personal Protective Equipment

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8
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look for a safe place

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seek sanctuary

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9
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tidy, with everything in its place

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neat

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10
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to have no clue

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to be/ got me stumped

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11
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sit on the top surface of sb’s upper part of the legs

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sit on sb’s lap

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12
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to look as old as you really are

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show your age

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13
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to stop keeping a record of something, or stop being certain that you know or remember what has happened

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loose tract of sth

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14
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to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

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let off steam

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15
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(about situation) it cannot be controlled any longer

A

get out of hand

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16
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a group helping and supporting each other = close relation

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close knit (community or family)

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17
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sb is not as unpleasant or frightening as he/she seems

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sb’s bark is worse than his/her bite

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18
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to let someone or something fall or proceed out of something (usually by his/her choice)

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drop out of

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19
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to be successful, to achieve success in the work that you do

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get ahead

20
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the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down

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lap

21
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rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money

A

self-made (man or woman)

22
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learn to accept (especially about sth negativ)

A

come to term

23
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to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange

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get your head/mind around sth

24
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to be primitive

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to be a bit rough around the edges

25
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easily able to make people like you

A

endearing

26
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sb is excited

A

sb’s eyes lit up

27
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to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant

A

dwell on sth

28
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a cloth made by hand or machine

A

textile

29
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a motor with a propeller, designed to be attached to the back of a small boat

A

outboard motors

30
Q

to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

A

1-burp

2-belch

31
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(the use of) an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words “as” or “like”

A

simile

32
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(of a child) to behave very well

A

be (as) good as gold

33
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strong and very determined

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(as) hard/tough as nails

34
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be (as) dead as a/the dodo

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to not be important or popular any longer

35
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to smoke ciggaretes a lot

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smoke like a chimney

36
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to be determined to avoid something completely

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avoid sth/someone like the plague

37
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If someone is … their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear

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(as) white as a sheet

38
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very difficult to understand

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(as) clear as mud

39
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very clear

A

(as) clear as crystal

40
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to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot

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be like a bear with a sore head

41
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If two people are … , they are completely different from each other

A

be like chalk and cheese

42
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to be very similar, especially in appearance

A

be like two peas in a pod

43
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to drink too much alcohol

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drink like a fish

44
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to be very old

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be (as) old as the hills

45
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to feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you

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be like a fish out of water

46
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to look or feel very sick

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look/feel like death warmed over