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but rest assured

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but do not worry

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to go to any lengths to do sth

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to do anything to get or achieve sth

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to have (absolutely) no intention (whatsoever)of doing sth

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will for sure not do sth/act in a special way

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to be hell-bent on doing sth

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to be absolutely determined to do sth (often sth dangerous or harmful)

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If sb thinks he/she is going to/can…, then they have got another think coming

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(spoken phrase) if somebody thinks they can do sth bad and nothing will happen, then they are wrong

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I’m not prepared to

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I refuse to

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sb will stop at nothing to…

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sb will do anything-no matter how cruel or illegal it is-to get sth

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to be besotted with sb

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madly in love with

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to go off sth/sb

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to stop liking sth/sb that you used to like in the past

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to have a soft spot

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special liking

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to have no time for sb

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to dislike and have no respect for sb because of their attitude or the way they behave

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not to be overly keen on sth

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to dislike, but not intensely

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to loathe

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to really hate sb/sth

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to object to sth

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to dislike sth and feel angry about it because you think it is wrong or unfair

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to be partial to sth

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to like (for food and drink)

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to take an instant dislike to sb

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to dislike sb the moment you meet them

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to take a shine to sb

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(informal) to begin to like sb, after knowing them only for a short period of time

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to take to sb/sth

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to like sb/sth

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not to think much of sth/sb

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not to think sb/sth is very good

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to think the world of sb

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to like, respect and admire sb