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out of pocket expenses

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paid personally

// the company will reimburse me for out of pocket expenses

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out of kilter

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out of balance, crooked

// My life is out of balance

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reimburse

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pay back, give payment

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out of sight, out of mind

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if you can’t see it, you will forget it

// what test? It’s not on my calendar. Out of sight - out of mind

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out of thin air

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from nowhere

// The news come from (out of) thin air

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out on a limb

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taking a chance

// Who will win? I’m out in a limb and say Jimbo

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over the hill

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old

// My grandpa is over the hill

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prohibition

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ban, something forbidden

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flushed

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clean with liquid

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exhumed

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dug up from the earth

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to amid

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during, in the middle of, in the midst of

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a summit (meeting)

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a meeting with the most important people (e.g. president)

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mountaintop

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a peak or a summit

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adjourn

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end

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submit

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turn in, give to someone

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bonds

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money for social things (roads, schools, water …)

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hearing

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a discussion, on procedure

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par for the course

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typical, expected

// He’s late. Par for the course

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it’s the path of least resistence

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the easy way

// do what your mother sais. it’s the path of least resistence

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stray off

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leave the expected way

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stroll through

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wall casual trough somethinf

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substitute for

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to exchange something instead of something

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swap with

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exchange with

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get a hand with something

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to get some help

// can I get a hand with these books?

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get a slap on the wrist

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receive a very small punishment

// If u r parking in a yellowzone, u might will get a slap on the wrist.

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to have a thing for someone

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to like someone

// She has a thing for Justin Bieber

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get in on the ground floor

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to be involved from the beginning

// My friend wants me to invest and get in on the groundfloor

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dachboden

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attic

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to lag behind

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slow, late

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from the ground up

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from the very beginning

// I want to be involved from the ground up

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funny, ha-ha

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amusing, NOT strange

// That was funny!
Funny, ha-ha?
-Yes!

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funny

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can also mean strange, or amusing

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get a break

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to have luck

// i was late today, but I got a break and catches the bus

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give or get a hand with something

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to give or to get some help

// Can I get a hand, please? 
Sure, I'll give you a hand
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get a reputation as (or for) something

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become known as or for a particular thing

// He has a reputation as a (or for being a) criminal

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get off on the wrong foot

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to start in a negative or bad way

// We got off on the wrong foot on the first day we met.

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let me get this straight

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understand, make something clearly

// Let me get this straight. you will e here tomorrow 2 h and on saturday 4 h?

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get the boot

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to be told to leave, to be fired, kicked out

// if you’re drunk at work you’ll get the boot

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backup

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jam, stopped or slow moving cars, nearly or no movement

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to retaliate

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getting revenge, getting worse

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retaliation

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revenge

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shuttling

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moving, going

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a breach

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a break-ins, breaks

// a breach in a dam

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brute force

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very strong, intense

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hazard

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danger

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security guard in front of a club

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bouncer

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to duck OUT

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to leave for a short while, to sneak out

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to dunk

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to dip

71
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at stake

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at risk

// I have a lot of stake. if I don’t do well on TOEFl, I won’t get into the university

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at the end of your rope

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at the limits of your patience or tolerance

// It has been a stressful day. I’m at the end of my rope

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bait-and-switch

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to offer one product in an advertisement, then try to sell a more expensive one later

// The car we advertised is sold, vut we habe an other, a better one
- that is bait-and-switch. no thanks
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to bank on something

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to count on, to depend on

// i’m banking on getting paid next week

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to barge in on someone or something

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to enter without permission, to break in on

// Most people lock their door to prevent people from barging in

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to be drag, or what a drag

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to be boring or a burden

// class is such a drag.

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it bears watching

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it needs to be watched or monitored

// the situation bears watching

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to skip

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to miss

79
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to deal with

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to solve sth (mostly a problem)

80
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breakthrough

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aplution, discovery

81
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abundance

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a lot of, more than enough

82
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beat around the bush

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avoid answering a direct question by changing the subject

// I asked for a salary increase, but the boss is beating around the bush

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stick AROUND

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to stay

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straighten up

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organize

85
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under the house

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basement, cellar

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get out of a jam

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to become free of a problem or to solve a bad situation

// I need to get out of jam.

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get someone’s ear

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to get aomeone to listen to you

// He med to get his boss’ ear.

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get something underway

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to start something

// it’s 5p.m. Get the game underway

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get a clue

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try to understand what is happening

// She doesn’t like you. She has a boyfriend. Get a clue!

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see about

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find put

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see off

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if someone leaves

92
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leaking out

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coming out slowely (not with purpose)

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to hold

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to continue

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a blockade

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a stop, a prohibition

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confirmed

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sure

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aid

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help

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to snooze

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nap

// Time for a snooze. It’s too hot.

// This History class is a snooze

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so-so

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average, not special

// The dinner yesterday was so-so

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spending money (noun)

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cash, money you have with you

// I have no spending money left

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to spin your wheels

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to waste time, to make no progress

// I think, I’m spinning my wheels in this class

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a stand-in

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a substitute

// I’m your stand-in for your regular teacher

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aide

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a helper

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defector

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person who tries to go to another country

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namesake

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one who it is named for

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a snag (in a plan, project)

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a problem

// There’s a snag in this problem. The financing has not been approved

106
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snail-mail

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regular post-office mail

// Send online, not by snail-mail. I need it tomorrow

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to snatch something

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to grab, take quickly

// the shirts are on sale. you have to snatch them, before someone else

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