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a pain In the neck: a very annoying person, thing or task start learning
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All he does is complain all the time. He is a real pain in the neck.
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at the foot of: at the bottom of (a hill, mountain, the stairs, a tree, your bed, etc start learning
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He fell asleep at the foot of a tree.
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to be very expensive Getting this roof fixed will cost us an arm and a leg
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to cry your eyes out: to cry a lot start learning
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It was a very sad film. I cried my eyes out all the way through it.
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to face a team: to play against another team start learning
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If they win this match, they will have to face Lazio in the next round
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to fall head over heels in love with sb He spotted her across a crowded room end fell head over heels in love with her start learning
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to fall madly and completely in love (with sb)
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to foot the bill: to pay the bill at a restaurant or hotel (used to emphasise that you thought sb else was going to pay) start learning
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Not only did I sit there waiting for him for. over an hour but he left me to foot the bill!
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to get cold feet: to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important start learning
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He got cold feet at the last minute and withdrew from the competition
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to get sth off your chest: to tell sb sth that has been worrying you start learning
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He told them the secret to get it off his chest.
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. to get up sb's nose: to annoy sb start learning
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My neighbours deliberately play their radio at maximum volume to get up my nose.
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to give sb a hand with sth start learning
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to help sb do sth I'm sure Tim will give you a hand to move the fridge
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to be glad to see the back of sb/sth She's so irritating! I'd be glad to see the back of her. start learning
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to be happy when sb leaves or when sth is finisled
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He's got motorbikes on the brain. It's all he everthinks about start learning
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to be obsessed by sth and think about it all the time
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to have your eye on th: to have seen sth (in a shop, for example) that you want to buy/have start learning
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I've had my eye on a ring from Munn's Stores for ages
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to have/give sb a head tart: to have/give sb an advantage over a competitor (in business)/other people (in life) start learning
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We sent him to a private school to give him a head start in life.
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to head home: to leave somewhere in order to go home start learning
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I think we'd better head home. It's getting late.
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I can't put my flnger on: to know that sth is wrong or different, but be unable to say exactly what it is start learning
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I couldn't put my finger on what it was, but there was something different about her appearance.
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I couldn't keep a straight face: I couldn't stop laughing start learning
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He couldn't keep a straight face during the interview
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I don't know off-hand: (informal) I can 't tell/answer until I have checked first start learning
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"What timedowe land?" "Idon'tknowoff-hand. I'll haveto check the tickets
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I'd give my right arm to: I would really like to start learning
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I'd give my right arm to have a fantastic job like his
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You knowingly drove through a red light and in the eyes of the law that is a criminal offence. start learning
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legally, according to the laws of the land
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to keep an eye on sth/ sb: to look after sth/sb start learning
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Could you keep an eye on my plants while we are away?
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to know somewhere like the back of your hand I know Venicelike the back of my. hand. start learning
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to know a particular place very well (not used for people)
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to learn to stand on on ' own two fe t: to learn not to depend on others (e.g. one's parents start learning
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He's 36, so it's time he learned to stand on his own two feet.
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to make/ lost money hand over fist We had to close the business because we were losing money hand over fist. start learning
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to rapidly make or lose large sums of money
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off the top of one's head: information given immediately without full knowledge of the facts start learning
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Off the top off my head, I would say that it will cost about£2,000.
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sth is on its last legs: sth(a car, a television, etc) is in very bad condition and will very soon stop working start learning
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This car is on its last legs. It's time we bought a new one.
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to pull sb a leg: to play a joke on sb and make them believe sth that is not true start learning
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He wasn't being serious. He was pulling your leg
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to put your foot down: to become strict and tell sb (generally a child) that they must/can't do sth start learning
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Well, you'll have to put your foot down and tell him he can't do whatever he likes.
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to set eyes on sb to see sb, often for the first time start learning
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The minute he set eyes on her, he knew she was the one.
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to set your heart on sth: to really want sth start learning
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I'd set my heart on that house and I was devastated when it was sold
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sth happens right under sb's nose The children were copying from each other during the test, right under the teacher's nose. start learning
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sb is very close to sth when it happens/is happening and yet they do not notice it
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to stick your nose into other people's business/affairs Now she hates you. That's what you get for sticking your nose into her affairs. start learning
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: to interfere in a situation which does not concern you, with the result that you cause other people problems
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The ability to think on your feet is essential if you want to be a politician. start learning
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to be able to give good answers to unexpected questions
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with an eye to: in order to (+ noun or -ing form) start learning
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He married her with an eye to getting his hands on her money.
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(It's) written all over your face: to show by the expression on your face how you really feel start learning
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She said she wasn 't angry, but clearly she was. It was written all over her face
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you have to hand It to sb: you have to admire and respect sb (for sth they have done start learning
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You may not like the way Charles runs his business, but you have to hand it to him, he gets results
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