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1
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a bear with a sore hand

A

Irritated/bad mood

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a bit of a dark horse

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person with hidden abilities

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3
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a bitter pill to swallow

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a difficult fact to accept

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4
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a different kettle of fish

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a totally different situation from the one you just mentioned

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5
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a dog’s life

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a difficult, hard life

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6
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a fish out of water

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Sb who feels uncomfortable

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7
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a long shot

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a wild guess/a risk

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8
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a memory like a sieve

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a poor memory

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9
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a night owl

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person who enjoys staying up late

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10
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a pain in the neck

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Annoying person/thing

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11
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a piece of cake

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smth very easy to do

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a red rag to a bull

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action, comment, etc. liable to provoke smb

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13
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a red-letter day

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a very important day

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14
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a sitting duck

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an easy target

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15
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a storm in a teacup

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a lot of fuss about smth that is not important

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16
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a wild-goose chase

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a hopeless search

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17
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above board

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honest

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18
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Achilles heel

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Weakest point of smb’s character

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19
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Against all odds

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Despite the difficulties

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20
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Agree to disagree

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Stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement

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21
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All along

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From the beginning until now

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22
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All but

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Nearly, almost

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23
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All in

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Exhausted

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24
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All in all

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When everything is considered

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25
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All the same

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Yet, however

26
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All told

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Altogether; in total

27
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An old wives’ tale

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False belief

28
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An unknown quantity

A

Person or thing that one has no experience of

29
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As a last resort

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When all else has failed

30
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As the crow flies

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In a direct line / by a direct route

31
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At close quarters

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At a short distance

32
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At large

A

Free, not caught

33
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At the cutting edge

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At the forefront of

34
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Bark up the wrong tree

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Have a false idea about smth

35
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Be ahead of one’s time

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Have modern ideas

36
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Be all at sea

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Be in a state of confusion

37
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Be all fingers and thumbs

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Be awkward, clumsy

38
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Be all very well

A

Appear satisfactory but in fact not be

39
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Be as busy as a bee

A

Very busy

40
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Be as thick as a brick

A

Be stupid

41
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Be beside oneself with anger

A

To be extremely angry

42
Q

Be born yesterday

A

Be easily deceived / naive

43
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Be broke

A

Have no/very little money

44
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Be caught red-handed

A

Be caught while committing a crime

45
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Be dying for smth

A

Really want smth

46
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Be fit for

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Be good enough for

47
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Be for the high jump

A

About to be punished

48
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Be full of beans

A

Be very lively

49
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Be green

A

Be inexperienced

50
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Be in a quandary

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Be confused; undecided

51
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Be in smb’s black books

A

Out of favour

52
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Be in smb’s shoes

A

Be in smb’s position

53
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Be in the dark about smth

A

Be unaware of smth

54
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Be in the doghouse

A

Be out of favour; in trouble

55
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Be in the know

A

Be well informed

56
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Be in the same boat

A

Be in the same (usually bad) situation

57
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Be in two minds about smth

A

Not be able to decide what to do

58
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Be on the cards

A

Be likely to happen

59
Q

Be on the deffensive

A

Protect oneself because one feels unsecured or threatened

60
Q

Be on the up and up

A

Improve steadily

61
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Be out of practice

A

Lacking practice

62
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Be over the moon

A

Be elated

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