Fixed expressions and idioms

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(make/do) somebody a good turn

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do somebody a good turn

=to do something helpful for SB

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( ) the same breath as SB/Sth

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in

〜と関連づけて

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After all

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結局のところは

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get hold of Sth/SB

get a hold of

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（人を）つかまえる（話すために）

（モノを） 手に入れる

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hemmed in

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〜に取り囲まれている

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sense of comunity

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コミュニティー意識

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to have a good grounding ( ) Sth

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to have a good grounding in Sth
*grounding(n)…base
=good start
しっかりとした基礎がある

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to move up the ladder of success

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昇進する、（とんとん拍子に）出世する

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to go the extra mile

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to do sth little harder in order to achieve Sth

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to do Sth at your expense

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to pay for Sth by yourself

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to pop into somewhere

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Quickly go into Somewhere

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to be hooked on Sth

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to be addicted to Sth

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Sth slips your mind

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Forget to do Sth

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to look a million dollars

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(About appearance)

Good looking, looks nice

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to go over the top

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to exaggerate

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to put on an act

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一芝居うつ、気取る

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for the time being

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at the moment

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feel ( ) my bones

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feel in my bones

確かな予感がする

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have a good intuition

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勘がいい

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have a deep faith in Sth

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Sthを心から信じている

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as a consequence of

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〜の結果として

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as far as

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〜の所まで、〜の範囲まで、〜に関する限りは

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be lacking in Sth

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Not having enough of Sth

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at ease

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Feeling relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervous
*He appeared at ease =He looked like he wad relaxed.

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to enter someone’s head

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頭に思い浮かぶ

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erupt in enthusiasm

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沸き起こる

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take no notice

=not take any notice of STh

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ignore Sth/SB

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take Sth into account

=take account of Sth

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to consider particular fact

〜を考慮に入れる

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*occur to SB
It occurred to SB to do Sth
It occurred that +clause

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sbの頭をよぎる

〜することをsbが思いつく

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make one’s name

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become famous

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out of sigh

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見えないところに

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at risk of becoming

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〜になる危険因子

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take to the skies

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to fly sky

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be armed with Sth

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armed(adj)
carrying weapons
武装した

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in the way of Sth

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as a form or means of Sth

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to ( ) eye contact

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make

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in excess of Sth

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more than

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to be in awe of Sth

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A feeling of great respect

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to be bewildering ( )

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By

confusing

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Sth is no mean feat

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not easy but very impressive

至難の業である、たいしたものである

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Set SB apart from （SB）

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〜を（〜から）際立たせる

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to have old hand at Sth

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Good at Sth,skilful

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to make SB’s hair stand on end

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to be very frightened by Sth

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to give SB a helping hand

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to help SB

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to give SB a new lease of life

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再出発させる、立ち直らせる

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stand a chance

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It’s possible you will do it.

=have a chance

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join force with SB

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to work together

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be in dire need of STH

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〜がどうしても必要

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See no point in

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no meaning

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in the interests of

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in order to make a situation

〜のために

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(STH) on the part of SB

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(STH) done by SB

*Quick action on the part of the Police is…

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escape SB’s notice/attention

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Not noticed

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to pour money into Sth

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to invest a lot of money into Sth

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to be finding your feet

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getting used to

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to take for granted

=to have a roof of over your head

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not appreciated 当たり前のことだと思っている

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It’s not rocket science.

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When SB is finding Sth difficult but its actually quite simple

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a raw

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An argument

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Sth makes you flip.

=to flip out

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Sth causes you to suddenly get anger.

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to seethe with anger/rage

=to be seething

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to feel very angry about Sth but not visible show it

煮え繰り返る、怒りで震えんばかり

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to lose your cool

to keep your cool

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to become angry

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the final/last straw

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the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry 最後の決定的な出来事

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to have a lot on your plate

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to be busy