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Id.ioms Flashcards

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went down suddenly and fast

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take a nosedive

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inmediately criticised my idea and refuse to accept it

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shoot sb down in flames

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Equal

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race neck and neck

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i’m happy something or someone has gone

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good riddance (to bad rubbish)!

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Active, doing her usual activities

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out and about

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hurry up

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get your skates on

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life is hard and unpleasant

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a dog’s life

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got ready for a difficult situation by preparing in every way possible

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batten down the hatches

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if a system or service (..), it cannot deal effectively with all the things it is expected to do or provide

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ˌcreak under the ˈstrain

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awkard with the hands, unable to do what i want to do

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all fingers and thumbs

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naked

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birthday suit

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to surprise everyone

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drop a bombshell

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face a lot of people who were criticising or attacking

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run the gauntlet

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survive difficult times

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weather the storm

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very difficult first experience of something

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baptism of fire

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no chance at all

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not have a cat in hell’s chance

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be very surprised

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be taken aback

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18
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everyone must help

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all hands on deck

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19
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separate and clear

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black and white

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20
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a small but real possibility

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a fighting chance

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21
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to examine a place carefully

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have a (good) ˌsniff aˈround

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There are plenty more people or possibilities. to cheer up someone

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there are plenty more fish in the sea/pebbles on the beach

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hard work

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blood, sweat and tears

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die

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breathe your last

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extremely smooth

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as smooth as silk

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you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it

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you can lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink

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conflict between two different, strong desires or intentions

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battle of wills

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28
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to cry noisily for a long time because you are very sad

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sob your ˈheart out

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29
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extremelly unintelligent

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as thick as two short planks

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30
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extremely clever

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as bright as a button

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31
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again on the way to achieving something

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back on track

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32
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you shouldn’t have more of something than you need

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enough is as good as a feast

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33
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unintentionally did or said something foolish which made your situation worse

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shoot yourself in the foot

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34
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change make like interesting

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variety is the spice of life

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35
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started behaving in an unacceptable way

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go off the rails

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36
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wasting time trying to do something that no succeed

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flog a dead horse

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37
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very heave

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bumper to bumper

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38
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Sometimes good, sometimes bad

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hit and miss

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39
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be the driver

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at/behind the wheel

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40
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something that happened that only once and was not repeated

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a flash in the pan

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41
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it is best not to take risks, even if it seems boring or hard work

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better safe than sorry

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Completely, typical (used about people)

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through and through

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43
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totally silent

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as silent as the grave

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44
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you cannot be sure what will happen until the very end of something, often a sports event.

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It’s not over until the fat lady sings

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45
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very poor

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as poor as a church mouse

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46
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control a business or organisation firmly and effectively

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run a tight ship

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47
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drive fastly and badly

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drive like a maniac

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48
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a summons, invitation, or appeal to undertake a particular course of action

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call to arms

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49
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angry and ready to fight with, criticize, or punish someone

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on the warpath

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50
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fits extremely well

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fit like a glove

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51
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very clearly

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as clear as crystal

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52
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swear words

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four-letter words

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53
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Gradually

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little by little

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54
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later

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down the line

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55
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defend themselves or something they believed in, in a very determined way

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come out fighting

56
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Avoiding (distance a ship should leave between itself and a potential danger such as rocks)

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wide berth

57
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You need to take risk to achieve something

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nothing ventured, nothing gained

58
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were abandoned

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go by the board

59
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very bruised

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black and blue

60
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might as well do something more serious as you are goint to be punished

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might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb

61
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lost energy or interest

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run out of steam

62
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to crush something completely

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ˌcrunch somethingˈup

He crunched up the empty pack and threw it out of the window.

63
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to leave quickly

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beat a retreat

64
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Damage through everyday use

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wear and tear

65
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i promise not to tell a secret

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Mum’s the word

66
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you’re keeping it only so that I can’t have it, not because you really want it yourself

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dog in the manger

67
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better than everyone else

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the cat’s whiskers

68
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doing sth difficult without much experience or ability (informal)

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fly by the seat of your pants

69
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affected with combat fatigue

mentally confused, upset, or exhausted as a result of excessive stress

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shell-shocked

70
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try to see something good in a bad situation

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look on the bright side

71
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became (unemployed)

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join the ranks of

72
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You must accept any help you’re offered when you are in a difficult situation

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any port in a storm

73
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things are going well up to this point

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so far, so good

74
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If people really need to do something, they will find a way to do it

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necessity is the mother of invention

75
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doing sth without thinking

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do sth on autopilot

76
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Problems always happen together

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it never rains but it pours

77
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making good progress

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make good headaway

78
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ran extremely fast

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run like the wind

79
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Extremely fresh and full of energy

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as fresh as a daisy

80
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Samll amount at a time

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in dribs and drabs

81
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be pregnant

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have a bun in the oven

82
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Fluctuated

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wax and wane

83
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cara o cruz

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heads or tails

84
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It takes a long time to do important things properly

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Rome wasn’t built in a day

85
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changing direction

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do a U-turn

86
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you may be happier sometimes when do not know all the facts about a situation

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ignorance is bliss

87
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the truth will always become known

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truth will out

88
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find the people or things of high quality from a group of mixed quality

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sort (out) the sheep from the goats

89
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urinate

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answer the call of nature

90
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plus or minus

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give or take

91
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for a very long time

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until the cows come home

92
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likely to happen soon

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in the offing

93
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in control of the situation

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in the driving seat

94
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made her feel less confident, by saying or doing something unexpected

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leave sb high and dry

95
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in serious dificulty

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on the rocks

96
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I’m doubtful that it will happen

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I’ll believe it when i see it

97
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sexual partner in addition to the person’s usual partner

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a bit on the side

98
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when you know ehat happens next, it’s easy to say what you or others should have done

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be wise after the event

99
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behaving in such a way that is likely to cause a major disagreement or fight

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be on a collision course

100
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is very successful

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be flying high

101
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when you know ehat happens next, it’s easy to say what you or others should have done

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Hindsight is a wonderful thing

102
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apologies for swearing

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pardon my French

103
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life lacking in excitement and danger

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life in the slow lane

104
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There must be some suffering in order to succeed

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no pain no gain

105
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start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before

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go/move/step up a gear

106
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following closely behind

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in sb’s/sth’s wake/ in the wake of sb/sth

107
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stop criticising me!

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give me a break!

108
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Extremely dry/thirsty

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as dry as a bone

109
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every small place

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every nook and cranny

110
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avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly

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cut and run

111
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Crowds and noise

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hustle and bustle

112
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having many romantic or sexual relationships without committing to one partner

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play the field

113
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many times

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time after time

114
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totally different

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chalk and cheese

115
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be dead

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be six feet under

116
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going to die soon

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not long for this world

117
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died

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make the supreme/ultimate sacrifice

118
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their behaviour is reasonable

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fair’s fair

119
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calm down! relax!

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take it easy

120
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If we really want to achieve something, we can

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Where there’s a will there’s a way

121
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got an advantage by acting before their rivals did

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steal a march on sb

122
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extremely thin

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as thin as a rake

123
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to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about something

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scream blue ˈmurder (British English)

North American English scream bloody ˈmurder

124
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use the toilet

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powder my/your/our nose

125
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use the toilet

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spend a penny

126
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Everywhere

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here, there and everywhere

127
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stopped

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come to a standstill

128
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the first to arrive will get something

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first come, first served

129
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delay making a decision

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hang fire

130
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in a state of confusion

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at sixes and sevens

131
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be about to die

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my number was up

132
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extremely boring

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as dry as dust

133
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Two people are equally responsible

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it takes two to tango

134
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life active, exciting an dangerous

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life in the fast lane

135
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from the person concerned

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(straight) from the horse’s mouth

136
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All behaviour is acceptable in extreme situations, especially in romantic situations and competitions

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All’s fair in love and war

137
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swearing

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effing and blinding

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