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Question		Answer
a bear with a sore head start learning		irritated/bad mood
a bit of a dark horse start learning		person with hidden abilities
a bitter pill to swallow start learning		a difficult fact to accept
a different kettle of fish start learning		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
a dog's life start learning		a difficult, hard life
a fish out of water start learning		somebody who feels uncomfortable
a long shot start learning		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like sieve start learning		a poor memory
a night owl start learning		person who enjoys staying up late
a pain in the neck start learning		annoying person/thing
a piece of cake start learning		something very easy to do
a red rug to bull start learning		action, comment, etc. liable to provoke somebody
a red-letter day start learning		a very important day
a sitting duck start learning		an easy target
a storm in a teacup start learning		a lot of fuss about something that is not important
a wild-goose chase start learning		a hopeless search
above board start learning		honest
Achilles heel start learning		weakest point of somebody's character
against all odds start learning		despite the difficulties
agree to disagree start learning		stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
all along start learning		from the beginning until now
all but start learning		nearly, almost
all in start learning		exhausted
all in all start learning		when everything is considered
all the same start learning		yet, however
all told start learning		altogether; in total
an old wives’ tale start learning		false believe
an unknown quantity start learning		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort start learning		when all else has failed
as the crow flies start learning		in a direct line/by a direct route
at close quarters start learning		from a short distance
at large start learning		free, not caught
at the cutting edge start learning		at the forefront of
bark up the wrong tree start learning		have a false idea about something
be ahead of one’s time start learning		have modern ideas
be all at sea start learning		be in a state of confusion
be all fingers and thumbs start learning		be awkward, clumsy
be all very well start learning		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be as busy as a bee start learning		very busy
be as thick as a brick start learning		be stupid
be beside oneself with anger start learning		to be extremely angry
be born yesterday start learning		be easily decieved/ naive
be broke start learning		have no/very little money
be caught red-handed start learning		be caught while commiting a crime
be dying for something start learning		really want something
be fit for start learning		be good enough for
be for the high jump start learning		about to be punished
be full of beans start learning		be very lively
be green start learning		be inexperimenced
be in a quandary start learning		be confused; undecided
be in somebody's black books start learning		out of favour
be in somebody's shoes start learning		be in somebody's position
be in the dark about something start learning		be unaware of something
be in the doghouse start learning		be out of favour, in trouble
be in the know start learning		be well-informed
be in the same boat start learning		be in the same (usually bad) situation
be in two minds about something start learning		not be able to decide about something
be on the cards start learning		be likely to happen
be on the defensive start learning		protect oneself because one feels insecure or threatened
be on the up and up start learning		improve steadily
be out of practice start learning		lacking practice
be over the moon start learning		be elated
be second to none start learning		be the best
be sound asleep start learning		sleep deeply
be the apple of somebody's eye start learning		be very precious to somebody, be somebody's favourite
be the perfect image of somebody start learning		look exactly like somebody
be the splitting image of somebody start learning		look exactly like somebody
be thrown of balance start learning		be surprised
be up and about start learning		have recovered from the illness
be up in arms start learning		be very angry
be worn out start learning		be very tired
be/get soaked to the skin start learning		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave start learning		barely avoid an accident/a bad situation
bear fruit start learning		be successful
beat about/around the bush start learning		avoid saying what one means directly
beat somebody black and blue start learning		hit somebody repeatedly until bruised
before one can say Jack Robinson start learning		extremely quickly
beg the question start learning		makes people want to ask particular questions
behind bars start learning		in prison
behind the scenes start learning		in secret
below the belt start learning		cruel and unfair
bide one's time start learning		wait for a good opportunity
big cheese start learning		person with important job/position
big-headed start learning		conceited; boastful
bite off more than somebody can chew start learning		try to do something which is too difficult
black and blue all over start learning		covered with bruises
black tie start learning		formal clothing
blaze a trail start learning		discover something new
blessing in disguise start learning		something which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blow a fuse start learning		become very angry
blue-eyed boy start learning		a favoured person
bolt from the blue start learning		suddenly
brainwave start learning		sudden clear idea/thought
break even start learning		show neither profit nor loss
break the ice start learning		ease the tension when one first meets people
bring something home to somebody start learning		make somebody understand how important or serious something is
bring the one's knees start learning		destroy, humble
browned off start learning		fed up/bored
bury one's head in the sand start learning		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
butter somebody up start learning		flatter somebody
by and large start learning		generally speaking
by definition start learning		having a quality simply because of what it is
by force of habit start learning		used to doing something without thinking
by trial and error start learning		learning from one's mistakes
call it quits start learning		give up/stop
call somebody names start learning		insult somebody
cast aspersions start learning		criticise
catch somebody red-handed start learning		be caught while committing a crime
chair a meeting start learning		preside over a meeting
chip off the old block start learning		somebody who is very like one of his parents
chop and change start learning		keep changing (your mind)
claim to fame start learning		thing which makes somebody unusual
clear the air start learning		remove suspection/bad feelings
come clean start learning		admit the truth
come out of one's shell start learning		gain personal confidence
come to a head start learning		reach a critical point
come to a standstill start learning		not progress/stop
come to terms with start learning		accept a difficult situation
come to the fore start learning		become important or popular
come to the point start learning		reach the main point in a discussion
cook one's goose start learning		end one's plan abruptly
cost a bomb start learning		very expensive
cost an arm and a leg start learning		be very expensive
cramp one's style start learning		restrict one's behaviour in some way
crocodile tears start learning		false tears
cross one’s mind start learning		think of something
cry over spilt milk start learning		greive over something that can't be put right
cut corners start learning		be less thorought
cut somebody dead start learning		ignore somebody
cut somebody to be quick start learning		deeply hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the bone start learning		reduced to the minimum
deal a blow to start learning		damage one's hopes
different as chalk and cheese start learning		totally different
does it show? start learning		is it obvious?
dog eat dog start learning		ruthless competition, rivalry
dog-eared start learning		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
don’t give up your day job start learning		continue to do something you know rather than trying something new
don't hold your breath start learning		don't wait for somebody/something anxiously
donkey work start learning		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years start learning		a long time
down in the dumps start learning		depressed/miserable
down the drain start learning		wasted, lost
drive a hard bargain start learning		be a tough businessman
drive somebody up the wall start learning		make somebody angry/annoy somebody
drop a brick start learning		say something tactlessly
drop somebody a line start learning		send somebody a letter
ease off start learning		reduce in degree, speed or intensity
eat one’s heart out start learning		feel jealous/sad about something
every nook and cranny start learning		everywhere

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