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1
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At sixes and sevens

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in a state of total confusion or disarray.

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At someone’s beck and call

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always ready to do whatever someone asks

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At someone’s heels

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just behind or following closely.

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At the eleventh hour

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at the last moment/ the latest possible moment.

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At mercy of

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Completely in the power or under the control of.

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At the outset

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the beginning

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At/ On the point of

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at a time just before (doing something)

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At the root of

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the reason for (Something)

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At times

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Sometimes/ on occasions

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Avail of

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use or take advantage of an opportunity or available resources.

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Bad blood

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ill feeling

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Bag and baggage

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with all one’s belongings.

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Be (dead) set against something

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to be determined not to do something/ strongly opposed to.

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Be/ Keep/ Stay abreast of (with) something

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to make sure that one knows all the most recent and important information about something.

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Be in a fix

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get into trouble.

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Be in deep water

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to be in or get into serious trouble.

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Be in the hot water

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to be or get into a difficult situation in which you are in a danger of being criticized or punished.

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Be in someone’s good/ bad books

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In favour/ disfavour with someone.

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Be in the right

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in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something.

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Be off one’s guard

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Unprepared for a surprise or difficulty.

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Be on at somebody

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nag or grumble at someone

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Be on good terms ( with someone)

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to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with someone.

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Be on the horns of a dilemma

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to be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results.

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Be out of the woods

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to no longer be in danger or difficulty

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Be riding for a fall

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be acting in reckless way that is likely to end in trouble or distance.

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Be six feet under

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to be dead and buried.

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Be skin and bone(s)

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( of a person or animal) be very thin.

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Be the salt of the earth

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a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty.

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Be up to yours ears in something/ Up to one’s ears in

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very busy with/ to have more of something than someone/ one can manage.

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30
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Get up to monkey business/ tricks

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Mischievous or deceitful behaviour.

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Bear fruit

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Yield positive result.

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32
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Beat about the bush

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discuss a matter without coming to the point

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Beggar description/ belief

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to be impossible to believe or describe.

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Behind someone’s back

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without a person’s knowledge and in a unfair way/ in secret

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Below the belt

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disregarding the rules/ unfair

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Beside the mark/ point

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not to the point/ irrelevant

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37
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Between the devil and the deep sea/ deep blue sea

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that someone is in a difficult situation where he/she has to choose between two equally unpleasant coursed of action.

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Bid fair

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to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome.

39
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Big gun

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an important or powerful person

40
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Bird of passage

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a person who passes through a place without staying for long/ a migratory bird.

41
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Birds of a feather

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Persons have the same interests or are very similar.

42
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Black and blue

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with dark marks on your skin

43
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Black look

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an expression on your face that is full of anger and hate.

44
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Black and white

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  1. subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong.
  2. being in writing or point.
45
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Blow away

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  1. to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air.
  2. defeat an opponent convincingly.
  3. Impress someone greatly.
46
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Blow out

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be extinguished by an air current

47
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Blue chip

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A blue-chip company investment is on e that can be trusted and is not likely to fail.

48
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Blue ribbon

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the highest prize in a competition or event.

49
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Bombard someone with something

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to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them.

50
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Bon voyage

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used to express good wishes to someone about to set off on a journey.

51
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Bone of contention

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a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement.

52
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Born with a silver spoon in mouth

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to have a high social position and be rich from birth.

53
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Bosom friend

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a very close or intimate friend.

54
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Bottom line

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the most important fact in situation.

55
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Bread and butter

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a person’s livelihood or main source of income.

56
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Break open

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to open or to cause ( something) to open suddenly.

57
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Break out

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if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts.

58
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Break the ice

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do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going in a strained situation or when strangers meet.

59
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Break the news

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to tell (someone) bad news.

60
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Breathe one’s last

A

die

61
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Bring someone to book

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to punish someone and make that person explain their behaviour/ bring someone to justice.

62
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Bring to light

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to cause something to be known/ make widely known or evident.

63
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Brown study

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absorbed in one’s thoughts and not paying attention to anything else.

64
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Brush up on (or brush something up)

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improve one’s existing knowledge or skill in a particular area.

65
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Burn the candle at both ends

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go to bed late and get up early, especially to get work done.

66
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Burning question/ issue

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something that people have strong opinions about and think is very important/ a subject or question that must be dealt with or answered quickly.

67
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Burns one’s fingers

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to suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money, so yo do not want to do the same things again.

68
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Bury the hatchet

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end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.

69
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By (or in) leaps and bounds

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with startlingly rapid progress.

70
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By (or in ) virtue of

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because or as result of.

71
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By a long chalk

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By far

72
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By all means

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of course/ certainly (granting a permission)

73
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By and by

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before long/ eventually/ ultimately/ shortly

74
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By and large

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on the whole/ everything

75
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By ding of

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by means of / with the help of.

76
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By fair means or foul

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using whatever means are necessary.

77
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By far

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by a great amount

78
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By halves

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without being thorough or exhaustive.

79
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By order

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according to direction given by the proper authority.

80
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By reason of

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Because of/ due to

81
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By the by (or bye), by the way

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incidentally

82
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By turns

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one after the other/ alternately

83
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By way of

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so as to pass through or across/ via.

84
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Call a spade a spade

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to say the truth about something even if it is not polite or pleasant/ to speak frankly.

85
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Call into the question

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to cause doubts about something.

86
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Call it a day

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decide or agree to stop doing something/ end a period of activity, especially resting content that enough has been done.

87
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Call name

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to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively.

88
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Call to account

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to express public or forma disapproval of.

89
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Call/ bring to mind

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to remember something.

90
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Capital punishment

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punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system.

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