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A fish out of the water

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A person who feels uncomfortable in a new situation or environment.

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A Tough Nut To Crack

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a hard problem to solve, a difficult person to understand or deal with

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A Piece Of Cake

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Something that is easy to do, a simple task or job

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All Greek To Me

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Something that you don’t understand or comprehend

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Bark Up The Wrong Tree

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Come to the wrong conclusion about something

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Bookworm

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Someone who loves to read

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be an open book

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Be a person who hides nothing about your life

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Burn The Candle At Both Ends

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Working hard for long hours, sometimes starting early in the morning to late in the evening. Trying to do two or more large projects at the same time.

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Be in the same boat

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Be in the same difficult situation or uncomfortable situation as other person

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10
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Crack the books

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Start studying.

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Beat around the bush

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Speak indirectly, avoid talking about certain topics

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Beat around the bush

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Speak indirectly, avoid talking about certain topics

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Busy as a bee

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Very busy

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gentle, kind

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soft-hearted

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15
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Run in the family

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physical or personality traits that are similar

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a balancing act

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a difficult situation where you try to do several different things at the same time

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high-and-mighty

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self-important and proud

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feel at home

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feel comfortable or relaxed

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19
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move in

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start living somewhere

20
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read someone like a book

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understand someone very well

21
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go by the book

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follow rules exactly

22
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Come Clean

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confess and admit a problem or mistake, tell the full truth.

23
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to think differently

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think outside the box

24
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tried it out in the wild

When you try something out in the wild, you try it in the real world, or you try it in a practical situation. Notice the following:

No theory is any good until you try it out in the wild.

25
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Out of the question

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If something is out of the question, it cannot be considered because it’s impossible or it’s not allowed.

26
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A recipe for disaster

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Something is a recipe for disaster if it’s going to cause trouble or serious problems.

27
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Watch out for

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If someone tells you to watch out for something, they’re warning you about it.

Our guide told us to watch out for snakes.

Everybody says you have to watch out for pickpockets if you’re on a public bus.

28
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Rack your brains | rack you brain

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If you rack your brains, or rack you brain, you try hard to remember something or think of a solution to a problem or a puzzle

29
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Under the weather

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If you are under the weather, you’re not feeling well.

30
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Feather your own nest

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If you feather your own nest, you use your position or your job illegally for personal gain.

31
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Have your hands full

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If you have your hands full, you’re busy.

32
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Take the bull by the horns

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If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge in a direct and fearless way.

33
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Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

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Ni presto ni pido prestado.

34
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Mend your ways

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If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.

Terry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.

35
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The last straw

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Something is the last straw if it’s the latest in a series of annoying or upsetting events, and it’s the one that finally makes you do something about the situation.

I saw my girlfriend flirting with another guy at the party, and that was the last straw. I told her our relationship was over and I left.

36
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Dig one’s own grave

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If you dig your own grave, you do something unwise that will result in your own failure or downfall in the future.

Jim lost his job, but he dug his own grave by being late all the time.

37
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Someone who is deeply sleep

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Be fast asleep

38
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Someone who is deeply sleep

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Be sound sleep

39
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Someone who is fully awake, unable to sleep

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Be wide awake

40
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Someone who feels sleepy and cannot think clearly

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Feel drowsy

41
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Someone who fall asleep when is in a sitting position

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Nod off

42
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Short sleep taken during working day

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Take a power nap

43
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Someone to fall asleep gradually

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Drift off

44
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Someone who go to bed to sleep and can not

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Have a sleepless night

45
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Someone who sleeps very well

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Sleep like a log

46
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Someone who sleeps badly

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Toss and turn

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