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read someone’s mind

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to guess what someone is thinking

// 
I can read my sister's mind
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read between the lines

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to understand a hidden or subtle meaning in what is written or spoken

// This is very polite, but when i read between the lines , I realize that it is serious business

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red in the face

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embarrassed

// I forgot the words to the song I was singing. I quickly got red in the face

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red tape

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rules and regulations

// there is a lot of red tape, if you want to get a work visa as a non-citizen

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right off the bat

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immediately

// I don’t know right off the bat

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right side up

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with the top facing up

// The book is right side up

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upside down

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with the top facing down

// The book is upside down

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right under someone’s nose OR right in front of someone

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in sight, not hidden

// where’s the stapler? it’s right under your nose

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a sales pitch

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aggressive sales marketig, promotion (oral)

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budge

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move, change

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split

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divide

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abduction

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kidnapping, taking people

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ransom

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money for a kidnapped person

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strike (struck - struck)

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hit

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unveil

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present sth.

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cardiac arrest

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heart stops, heart attack

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proposal

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discussion, possible law

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vaping

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inhaling e-cigarettes

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polish off

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finish sth.

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poop out (slang)

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to be very tired

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to prick up

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pay attention to sth.

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no end of (something)

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a lot of - often negative

//I have no end of problems !!

-> writing!

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a no-win situation

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no good solution

// we didn’t found an agreement, it’s a no-win situation

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i don’t buy it

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don’t believe it, don’t accept it

// You said, you got a perfect score on the toefl test. i don’t buy it.

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nothing but (something)
only, just // nothing but the truth
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nothing ventured, nothing gained
you can't succeed if you don't try // I'm afraid of starting my own business. it might fail. nothing ventures, nothing gained
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nowhere near
not enough, not nearly // I have nowhere near the money to go to africa.
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off the record
not official // I will tell you who is at fault but it is off the record
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on the dot
on time // in Japan, the trains are on the dot
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violating
not honoring, ruining, not following the rules
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to fund
to provide money
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provide
to make sth. available
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to rein in
to control
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tougher
harder, stronger
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sanctions
penalties, restriction
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stream lined
a quicker plan, efficient, well designes
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cardiac arrest
heart attack
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to track
follow, locate
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inquire ABOUT
ask ABOUT
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to pinch hit
to substitute // I'm ill, can you pinch hit for me?
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to play ball (with someone)
to cooperate // In a big company you have to play ball with many people
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to play hooky, cut class OR ditch class
to not go to school or to a class, to skip sth. // He's playing hooky today
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to play the field
to date many different people // I don't have a boyfriend. i play the field instead
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pressed for time
in a hurry // I can't talk right now. I'm pressed for time
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psyched up (for something)
enthusiastic // I'm going to Las Vegas and I'm psyched up for it
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to pull someone's leg
to fool someone, to play a joke on someone // I can't believe it. I think, you're pulling my leg
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to pull strings
to use influence to get something done // He just got the job, because his father pulled some strings
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southBOUND
going to (e.g. southbound = direction to south... I'm bound for London = going to London)
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solid
full of cars
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picks up steam
getting faster, increasing
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legalization
make sth. legal
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backed
supported, agreed to
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a safe harbor
a safe plae
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private sector
not government
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sector
section, part
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dismal
sad, bad, gloomy
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a bill
proposed law
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under the weather
a little bit sick ``` // I can't come to work today, I'm under the weather ```
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up-to-date
modern, current // I've been on vacation. Can you bring me up-to-date
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walk all over someone
to treat someone badly // I quit! the boss walks all over everyone. I can't deal with it.'
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watch someone like a hawk
to watch carefully // If you have a baby, you have to watch it like a hawk
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What are you driving at?
What is the main idea or the main point? // Mom has been talking for a while. I wonder what she is driving at
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without fail
for sure (informally) , absolutely // I'll be there without (any) fail
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gaining ON
getting closer
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gamble away
lose sth.
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escorte
accompany, take care of
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to retrieve
collect, get
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integratiy
honesty or totality, a whole thing
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antidote
cure, against a problem
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bi-partisan
both parts, both parties
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national guard
internal military
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assault
attack
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sweep under the rug
ignore, hide
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paramedics
ambulant workers, emergencies workers
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pilot program
a tested program, a trial, first try
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fair-weather friend
someone who is only friendly in good times //lI thought we were best friends, but when I asked her for help I found that she was a fair-weather-friend
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fall off
to become less or slower // Business fell off when Starbucks opened next door
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far from it
not at all ``` // do you think he is poor - Far from it. He drives a Ferrari ```
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farm something out
outsourcing, send work to another place to be done // Most countries farm manufacturing out to China and 3rd world countries
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fat chance
no possibility ``` // I hope I get a high score - Fat chance! ```
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Fizzle out
to stop, to die out, to end (mostly slowely) // In SD the rain usually fizzles out at 10 p.m.
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foot the bill
to pay for something // When we're going out for dinner, my dad foots the bill
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to hand crazy
to deliver in person // you can hire a courier to hand carry your documents
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fizz
sound soda makes, if you open a can of e. g. coke
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fuzzy
unclear
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blow up
finished, "exploded"
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pick up
gain
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to muster (e.g. votes)
to get support for, to register
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primary election
election before the election
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to underway
happening, going on
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weak
not strong
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strained
adj. - stretch to the maximum, (too much work for the number of people)
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to make do with sth.
just do what you can with what you have
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modest
not so much
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peeked AT
to take a quick look
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to wrap a gift with wrapping paper
If you're packing a present
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to unwrap a present
to unpack a wrapped present
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phased OUT
disappearing
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pick out
choose, decide
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pigged OUT
ate too much (informal)

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