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If I were in their shoes, I would seriously think about taking him to court. start learning
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If you don't pull your socks up, you are going to fail these exams start learning
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to work harder and start trying to improve your work/behaviour/ performance
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sb wears the trousers in that house Jenny wears the trousers in that house. Nathan won't breathe unless she gives him permission! start learning
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to be the dominant partner of the two people involved; generally used about women
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to be black and blue all over: I didn 't break any bones, but I was black and blue all over after falling down the stairs. start learning
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Everyone gave me a black look when I said I was bored start learning
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written or printed to have sth down in black and white: to have written proof of sth]
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There it was, in black and white; he had passed! start learning
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have written proof of sth]
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He bought the tickets on the black market start learning
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the illegal buying and selling of goods or the illegal changing of money
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He still writes, but only once in a blue moon start learning
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out of the blue = suddenly start learning
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I hadn 't heard from him for ten you are very shocked or sick years, then, out of the blue, I got a fax from him
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you can ... until you are blue in the face, but You can scream and shout until. i you're blue in the face, but i you're not borrowing the car. start learning
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you can (scream/ argue) as much as you like but (I i i won't change my mind/ we won't let you.
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Living in the green belt is both peaceful and convenient. start learning
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an area of countryside that surrounds a city and in which the construction of: houses is strictly controlled
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to glve sb the green light All we need is the council to give us the green light, and we can go ahead with the project start learning
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to give sb permission to do sth
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Cedric 's garden is lovely, but then, he doeshavegreen fingers. start learning
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to be very good at growing and looking after plants
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We decided against setting up an office there because of the red tape that would be involved start learning
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complicated official rules and regulations/ bureaucracy
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We can't still be in the red. I put £3,000 into our account last week start learning
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to have spent more: money than is in your account so that you owe the bank money
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Of course I'm going to plead guilty. What else can I do? I was caught red-handed. start learning
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to catch or discover sb while they are in ~. the middle of doing sth wrong
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White collar jobs may be routine but they are less tiring than factory work start learning
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to go as white as a sheet When I told her the news, she went as white as a sheet start learning
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to lose all the colour in your face because you are very shocked or sick
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