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1
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Pull the strings

A

Secretly control someone’s actions

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2
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Movers and shakers

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Powerful and influential people

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3
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At someone’s beck and call

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Always ready to work for someone

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4
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Friends in high places

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Powerful and influential friends

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5
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Put in a good word

A

Recommend someone

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6
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Twist (my) arm

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Force/pressure someone into doing something

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7
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Twist (my) arm

A

Force/pressure someone into doing something

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8
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Get the upper hand

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Have an advantage

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9
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Throw (his) weight around

A

Use position to get what you want

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10
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Lay down the law

A

Set the rules and expectations

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11
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Call the shots

A

Be in charge

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12
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Carry a lot of weight

A

Be serious and important

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13
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Pass the buck

A

To blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with

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14
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If you like

A

My words are up for debate

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15
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Keep the ball rolling

A

To maintain the progress of some activity

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16
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Have (someone’s) back

A

To support someone

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17
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Handle it the best

A

Deal with a difficult situation

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18
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When i want your opinion, i’ll give it to you

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When i want your opinion, i’ll ask for it

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19
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Being in bits

A

Being extremely saf

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20
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Bored out of my mind

A

Bored to death

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21
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Have (somebody) in stitches

A

Make somebody laugh uncontrollably

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22
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Crawl into/out of bed

A

To get into or out of bed slowly because you are very tired

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23
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Burst into tears

A

To suddenly start to cry

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24
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At short notice

A

Without warning

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25
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For better or worse

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If you do something for better of (for) worse, you accept the bad results of the actions as well as the good ones

26
Q

Survive on (my) wits

A

Using your instinct or intelligence to survive

27
Q

Go for a dip

A

Quick swim

28
Q

Feeling peckish

A

Feeling slightly hungry

29
Q

Factor in

A

Add into consideration

30
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In a jam

A

In trouble

31
Q

Spanner in the work

A

Prevent something from happening smoothly in the way that it was planned, by causing a problem or difficulty

32
Q

Catch someone on the hop

A

To do something when someone is not ready for it

33
Q

Being off the rails

A

Being against the usual/being crazy

34
Q

Being up the creek

A

Being in a difficult situation

35
Q

On the blink

A

Broken/when a machine is not working correctly

36
Q

In the blink of an eye

A

Extremely quickly

37
Q

At a discount

A

Below the nominal price/cheaper

38
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At first sight

A

From an initial impression

39
Q

By heart

A

From memory

40
Q

In advance

A

Before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing

41
Q

At a loss

A

Uncertain about what to think, say or do

42
Q

At last

A

Finally, after much delay

43
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By no means

A

Not at all, certainly not

44
Q

At a pinch

A

If absolutely necessary; it will do…

45
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At most

A

No more than…

46
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By sight

A

By appearance

47
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At a profit

A

Gaining financially

48
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Out of the blue

A

Out of nowhere

49
Q

At random

A

In arbitrary way (a caso)

50
Q

In a hurry

A

In a rushed manner

51
Q

In vain

A

Without success or results

52
Q

Out of work

A

Jobless

53
Q

Hold the fort

A

Take responsibility for a situation while another person is temporarily absent

54
Q

Twist someone around your little finger

A

To be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, because they like you so much

55
Q

Have someone eating out of the palm of your hand

A

To make someone do or think what you want

56
Q

Take a tough line

A

To be very severe

57
Q

Wear the trousers

A

Be the dominant partner in a relationship

58
Q

Pull a few strings

A

To use your influence over important people to get something

59
Q

Launch into oblivion

A

Launch into nothingness

60
Q

To pull someone’s leg

A

Try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke

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