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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
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
to like someone // She has a thing for Justin Bieber
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get in on the ground floor
to be involved from the beginning // My friend wants me to invest and get in on the groundfloor
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dachboden
attic
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to lag behind
slow, late
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from the ground up
from the very beginning // I want to be involved from the ground up
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funny, ha-ha
amusing, NOT strange // That was funny! Funny, ha-ha? -Yes!
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funny
can also mean strange, or amusing
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get a break
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
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
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
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
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
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
jam, stopped or slow moving cars, nearly or no movement
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to retaliate
getting revenge, getting worse
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retaliation
revenge
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shuttling
moving, going
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a breach
a break-ins, breaks // a breach in a dam
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brute force
very strong, intense
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hazard
danger
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security guard in front of a club
bouncer
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to duck OUT
to leave for a short while, to sneak out
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to dunk
to dip
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at stake
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
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
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
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
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
to be boring or a burden // class is such a drag.
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it bears watching
it needs to be watched or monitored // the situation bears watching
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to skip
to miss
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to deal with
to solve sth (mostly a problem)
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breakthrough
aplution, discovery
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abundance
a lot of, more than enough
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beat around the bush
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
to stay
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straighten up
organize
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under the house
basement, cellar
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get out of a jam
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
to get aomeone to listen to you // He med to get his boss' ear.
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get something underway
to start something // it's 5p.m. Get the game underway
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get a clue
try to understand what is happening // She doesn't like you. She has a boyfriend. Get a clue!
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see about
find put
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see off
if someone leaves
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leaking out
coming out slowely (not with purpose)
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to hold
to continue
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a blockade
a stop, a prohibition
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confirmed
sure
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aid
help
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to snooze
nap // Time for a snooze. It's too hot. // This History class is a snooze
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so-so
average, not special // The dinner yesterday was so-so
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spending money (noun)
cash, money you have with you // I have no spending money left
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to spin your wheels
to waste time, to make no progress // I think, I'm spinning my wheels in this class
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a stand-in
a substitute // I'm your stand-in for your regular teacher
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aide
a helper
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defector
person who tries to go to another country
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namesake
one who it is named for
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a snag (in a plan, project)
a problem // There's a snag in this problem. The financing has not been approved
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snail-mail
regular post-office mail // Send online, not by snail-mail. I need it tomorrow
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to snatch something
to grab, take quickly // the shirts are on sale. you have to snatch them, before someone else

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