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Question		Answer
a sleeping policeman start learning		a hump/obstacle built onto a road, so as to force people to obey the speed limit in a given area
a bad-hair day start learning		a day in which a woman's emotions and behaviour are negatively affected by her dreadful/sorry-looking hair
to give one the shivers start learning		to embarrass or shame
grey matter start learning		the brain
to be in someone's black books start learning		having incurred someone's anger or disapproval; disgraced or in trouble
garden-fence disputes start learning		neighbours arguing over various things associated with their houses or gardens
to be still wet behind the ears start learning		inexperienced or naive
within a whisker start learning		by a very close margin
to sit on the fence start learning		to avoid committing oneself to either side in a dispute, or be unwilling to make a decision
a slap in the face start learning		a snub or rejection
to eke out a living start learning		to work very hard, but just making enough money to live on
corkscrew curls start learning		strands of hair that have been twisted into spiral shapes
career burn-out start learning		being physically and mentally exhausted due to stress and pressure at work
to be in a rut start learning		to have a monotonous life with no direction, energy etc, from which it is difficult to escape
to take the veil start learning		to become a nun
backroom boys start learning		engineers, scientists and computer animators etc who make crucial contributions to important projects/films, but are not in the public eye
to have one's bread buttered on both sides start learning		to have an easy, comfortable life
not one's cup of tea start learning		not conforming to one's taste
to be nuts about someone start learning		to be infatuated with someone
breakfast television start learning		early morning TV programmes, with the news, weather and special guests etc - in Britain beginning at 6.00
to pull your finger out start learning		to get on with the job, without slacking
to badger someone start learning		repeatedly and annoyingly make demands on someone
skinny-dipping start learning		swimming or bathing naked, usually in a lake, or perhaps at the seaside (not at a public swimming pool!)
as good as gold start learning		very well behaved, especially a child who has been looked after by relatives or friends
a toe-rag start learning		a scoundrel

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