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Cambridge Idioms in Use - Intermediate Flashcards

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from time to time

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It’s a small world!

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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

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To be or not to be - that is the question

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put your foot in

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take a shine to 


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a flash in the pan

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as quiet as a mouse

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safe and sound

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see eye to eye

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the apple of someone’s eye

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goes cap in hand

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as stiff/ straight as a ramrod

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sank like a stone

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prick her ears up

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gone up in the world! 


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domino effect

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debt of honour

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drop in on

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lick your wounds 


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run its course

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open the door to

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like it or lump it 


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To be / take centre stage

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to fool someone

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There’s no accounting for taste

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if all else fails!

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The lesser of two evils

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one thing just let to another

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to live down

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strike while the iron is hot

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one way or another

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over the top

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in someone’s shoes

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at top of agenda

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not on

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catch napping

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go out on a limb

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out on a limb

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lead astray

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leave well alone

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panic station

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a necessary evil

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safe and sound

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have a narrow escape

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do something by the skin of your teeth

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rather/too close for comfort

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cut things fine

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something sets alarm bells ringing

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take your life in(to) your hands

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your life is in someone’s hands

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hanging by a thread

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on a knife-edge

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go all out

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go out of your way to do something

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pull your weight

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by hook or by crook

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pull your finger out

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at a push

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have a go

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have a bash

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go through the motions

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as easy as pie

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as easy as taking candy from a baby

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heavy-going

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child’s play

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a piece of cake

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a doddle

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wouldn’t go amiss

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if push comes to shove

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If need be

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duty bound

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I need something like I need a hone in the head

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I’m dying to

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I wouldn’t be seen dead

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do my own thing

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I’d give anything

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in keeping with

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wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole

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You’re in luck

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not worth my while

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Take your pick

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on the off-change

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against all the odds

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take someone for granted

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is a foregone conclusion

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have seen coming a mile off

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touch-and-go

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No prizes for guessing

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the cards are stacked against

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chancing your arm

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is in the lap of the gods

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Don’t push your luck!

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We’ll take pot luck.

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It’s the luck of the draw

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Just my luck!

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No such luck!

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You should be so lucky!

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toffee-nosed

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putting on / giving yourself airs and
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a pillar of society

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a rough diamond

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down-and-outs

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keep up appearances

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high-flyer

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made a name for himself

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new blood

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on his way up

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keep a low profile

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Anybody who is anybody

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the odd one out

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politically correct

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be in someone’s good books

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get on like a house on fire

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keep/get/be/stay in touch with someone

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make it up to someone

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take a shine to someone

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have a soft spot for someone

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be at loggerheads

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be (talking) at cross-purposes

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have it in for someone

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have it out with someone

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rub someone up the wrong way

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two-time someone

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keep someone/something at bay

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keep yourself to yourself

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big deal!

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make a big thing of

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make it big

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think big

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be larger than life

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loom large

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budge an inch

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see/spot a mile off!

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sticks/stands out a mile

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miles away

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a far cry from

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in small doses

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a small fortune

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all shapes and sizes

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an unknown quantity

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the middle ground

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the middle of nowhere

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be caught in the middle

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be on the breadline

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live in the lap of luxury

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well off / well-to-do / well-heeled

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spend money like water

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tighten your belt

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make a killing

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be a money spinner

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pay through the nose

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is a rip-off

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lose a small fortune

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pick up the tab/bill

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at a considerable price

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put paid to

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paying the price
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bottom of the career ladder

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dead-end job

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run-of-the-mill

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run-of-the-mill

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by/in leaps and bounds

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get a move on

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be on the run

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fast and furious

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word for word

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People who live in glass houses

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All work and no play

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in/within living memory

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come/spring to mind

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cross your mind

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ring a bell

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call it a day

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there and then

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once and for all

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from scratch

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salt of the earth

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pluck a number out of the air

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blows hot and cold

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get wind of something

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see how/ which way the wind is blowing

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playing with fire

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spreading like wildfire

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add fuel to the flames/fire

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out of your depth

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jump/ throw someone in at the deep end

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be between the devil and the deep blue sea

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be a drop in the ocean

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red tape

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be in the red

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catch someone red-handed

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a red herring

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till I was blue in the face

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blue blood

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green with envy

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given the green light

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the green belt

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white-collar workers

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in black and white

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grey area

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a black hole

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roll up your sleeves

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have big shoes to fill

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wears lots of different hats

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have it in the bag

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wears the trousers

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keep your shirt on!

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take my hat off to her

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in pocket

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pocketed

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out of pocket

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dig deep into his pockets

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started the ball rolling

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on the ball

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off our own bat

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throw us a curveball

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play ball

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on a level playing field

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play your cards right

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put/lay your cards on the table

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pass the buck

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follow suit

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call someone’s bluff

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take the plunge

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go back to square one

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be wide of the mark

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do something on the spur of the moment

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329
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be on the cards

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your best bet

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when the chips are down

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332
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a dark horse

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a lone wolf

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a cold fish

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as a guinea pig

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a party animal

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a fly on the wall

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Someone’s bark is worse than his bite

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wouldn’t hurt a fly

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the travel bug

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got/taken the bit between her teeth

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given me free rein

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A little bird told me

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made a beeline for

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have butterflies in my stomach

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made a real pig of myself

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chasing my tail

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goes to the dogs

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let the cat out of the bag

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put the cat among the pigeons

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not (enough) room to swing a cat

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the law of the jungle

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can of worms

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like water off a duck’s back.

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running round like headless chickens

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snail mail

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put out feelers

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bite the bullet

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jump the gun

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360
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stick to your guns

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look daggers at someone

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put the knife in

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twist the knife

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364
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have a shot at

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365
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in the firing line

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366
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calls the shots

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caught in the crossfire

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hold fire

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369
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up in arms

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his own worst enemy

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fighting a losing battle

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burn your bridges

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have an axe to grind

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a chink in his armour

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makes your mouth water

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makes my mouth water

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has a sweet tooth

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whet your appetite

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whet viewers’ appetites

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The icing on the cake

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you can’t have your cake and eat it

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you want to have your cake and eat it

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leaves a sour taste in your mouth

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to the bitter end

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flavour of the month

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387
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be past

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pass your sell-by date

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our paths cross

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stuck in a rut

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driving me round the bend!

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right up your street/alley

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middle-of-the-road

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on the right/wrong track

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395
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an uphill battle/fight/struggle

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396
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gone downhill

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397
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off the beaten track

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398
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at a crossroads

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a dead end

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400
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to go/get from A to B

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401
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put on the map

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402
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Road rage

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are/feel at home

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make yourself at home

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405
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as safe as houses

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come home to me

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got my foot in the door

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408
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hold the key to

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409
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flew off the handle

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410
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sit on the fence

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411
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come down on one side or the other

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412
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hit the ceiling/roof

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413
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got out of bed on the wrong side

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414
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burning the candle at both ends

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415
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put me in the picture

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take a leaf out of his girlfriend’s book

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417
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in the air

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breath of fresh air

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up in the air

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420
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clear the air

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out of the blue

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down-to-earth

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Q

come (back) down to earth with a bang

A
424
Q

bites the dust

A
425
Q

(living) on another planet

A
426
Q

over the moon

A
427
Q

is/hits rock bottom

A
428
Q

find out how the land lies

A
429
Q

upper-crust

A
430
Q

in the dark

A
431
Q

keeps you in the dark

A
432
Q

in your element

A
433
Q

out of your element

A
434
Q

push the boat out

A
435
Q

rock the boat

A
436
Q

miss the boat

A
437
Q

burn your boats/bridges

A
438
Q

steer clear of

A
439
Q

sail close to the wind

A
440
Q

be plain sailing

A
441
Q

be in the doldrums

A
442
Q

put/stick your oar in

A
443
Q

show someone the ropes

A
444
Q

be a nervous wreck

A
445
Q

clear the decks

A
446
Q

be (all) at sea

A
447
Q

get into gear

A
448
Q

back-seat driver

A
449
Q

put the brakes on

A
450
Q

ticking over

A
451
Q

let off steam

A
452
Q

programmed

A
453
Q

get your lines/wires crossed

A
454
Q

are on the same wavelength

A
455
Q

blow a fuse/gasket

A
456
Q

give someone a buzz

A
457
Q

back-pedalling

A
458
Q

put/threw a spanner in the works

A
459
Q

meltdown

A
460
Q

in the pipeline

A
461
Q

jazz it up

A
462
Q

song heart out

A
463
Q

sounds like a broken record

A
464
Q

music to my ears

A
465
Q

struck a chord

A
466
Q

changed one’s tune

A
467
Q

fine-tuning

A
468
Q

making a song and dance about

A
469
Q

to set the stage

A
470
Q

making a spectacle of yourself

A
471
Q

been in the spotlight

A
472
Q

the curtain has fallen on

A
473
Q

The show must go on

A
474
Q

at someone’s fingertips

A
475
Q

Keep your fingers crossed

A
476
Q

put his finger on

A
477
Q

lifts a finger

A
478
Q

got his fingers burnt

A
479
Q

has got green fingers

A
480
Q

given the thumbs up/down

A
481
Q

sticks/stands out like a sore
thumb

A
482
Q

a rule of thumb

A
483
Q

given me a free hand

A
484
Q

turn his hand to

A
485
Q

got out of hand

A
486
Q

first-hand

A
487
Q

changed hands

A
488
Q

have my hands full

A
489
Q

try my hand at

A
490
Q

to keep my hand in

A
491
Q

to hand

A
492
Q

Give me a hand

A
493
Q

washed my hands of

A
494
Q

stand on your own two feet

A
495
Q

rushed off my feet

A
496
Q

kept both feet on
the ground

A
497
Q

got cold feet

A
498
Q

find your feet

A
499
Q

got off on the wrong foot

A
500
Q

under my fee

A
501
Q

landed/fallen on his feet

A
502
Q

got itchy feet

A
503
Q

put my foot in it

A
504
Q

put your foot down

A
505
Q

follow in someone’s footsteps

A
506
Q

drag one’s heels

A
507
Q

dig one’s heels in

A
508
Q

keeps someone on his/her toes

A
509
Q

have a bone to pick with you

A
510
Q

can feel it in my bones

A
511
Q

a bone of contention

A
512
Q

the bare bones

A
513
Q

a shoulder to cry on

A
514
Q

has a chip on one’s shoulder

A
515
Q

stand shoulder to shoulder with you

A
516
Q

gave me the cold shoulder

A
517
Q

twisted my arm

A
518
Q

keep/hold her at arm’s length.

A
519
Q

pulling your leg

A
520
Q

keep your head

A
521
Q

hasn’t (got) a leg to stand on

A
522
Q

lose your head

A
523
Q

laugh/scream/shout your head off

A
524
Q

be banging or hitting your head against a brick wall

A
525
Q

bring something to a head / something comes to a head

A
526
Q

come to a head

A
527
Q

put ideas into someone’s head

A
528
Q

get your head (a)round

A
529
Q

can’t get (my) head (a)round

A
530
Q

off the top of your head

A
531
Q

turns heads

A
532
Q

knock that on the head

A
533
Q

keep his head above water

A
534
Q

bites/snaps their heads of

A
535
Q

keep my head down

A
536
Q

make/pull a face

A
537
Q

keep a straight face

A
538
Q

put a brave face on something

A
539
Q

take something at face value

A
540
Q

on the face of it

A
541
Q

face to face

A
542
Q

Keep your hair on!

A
543
Q

tearing/pulling her hair out!

A
544
Q

didn’t turn a hair

A
545
Q

at each other’s throats

A
546
Q

make a clean breast of it

A
547
Q

breathing down his neck

A
548
Q

a real pain in the neck

A
549
Q

got it off his chest

A
550
Q

ramming it down his throat

A
551
Q

in the wrong

A
552
Q

giving him the cold shoulder

A
553
Q

couldn’t believe my eyes

A
554
Q

couldn’t keep my eyes off

A
555
Q

catch her eye

A
556
Q

keep an eye on

A
557
Q

turn a blind eye

A
558
Q

with your eyes open

A
559
Q

see eye to eye

A
560
Q

raised a few eyebrows

A
561
Q

run/cast your eye over

A
562
Q

on the blink

A
563
Q

have/keep one eye on

A
564
Q

blink of an eye

A
565
Q

didn’t bat an eyelid

A
566
Q

caught my eye

A
567
Q

opened my eyes to

A
568
Q

a real eye-opener

A
569
Q

play it by ear

A
570
Q

play by ear

A
571
Q

couldn’t believe my ears

A
572
Q

goes in one ear and out the other

A
573
Q

all ears

A
574
Q

pays lip service to

A
575
Q

lips are sealed

A
576
Q

by word of mouth

A
577
Q

mouth-watering

A
578
Q

making my mouth water

A
579
Q

poking/sticking your nose into

A
580
Q

turn your nose up at

A
581
Q

gets right up everybody’s nose

A
582
Q

in the teeth of

A
583
Q

by the skin of my teeth

A
584
Q

grit our teeth

A
585
Q

lying through his teeth

A
586
Q

bit my tongue

A
587
Q

on the tip of my tongue

A
588
Q

open your heart

A
589
Q

bare your heart/soul

A
590
Q

pour your heart out

A
591
Q

your heart misses/skips a beat

A
592
Q

someone’s heart is in the right place

A
593
Q

have a change of heart

A
594
Q

break someone’s heart

A
595
Q

your heart sinks

A
596
Q

a man/woman after my own heart

A
597
Q

talk to someone heart-to- heart

A
598
Q

have a heart-to-heart

A
599
Q

take something to heart

A
600
Q

lose heart

A
601
Q

to your heart’s content

A
602
Q

put your heart and soul into something

A
603
Q

set your heart on something

A
604
Q

have your heart set on something

A
605
Q

learn something off by heart

A
605
Q

know something by heart

A
606
Q

learning things by heart

A
607
Q

have something on the brain

A
608
Q

pick someone’s brains

A
609
Q

the brain drain

A
610
Q

be a load/weight off your mind

A
611
Q

have/keep an open mind

A
612
Q

have a mind of its own

A
613
Q

make up your mind

A
614
Q

at the back of your mind

A
615
Q

put/set someone’s mind at rest

A
616
Q

in your mind’s eye

A
617
Q

in cold blood

A
618
Q

cold-blooded

A
619
Q

like getting blood out of a stone

A
620
Q

a gut feeling/reaction

A
621
Q

slog/sweat/work your guts out

A
622
Q

be on someone’s back

A
623
Q

you wouldn’t be sorry / you’d be pleased/glad/ happy to see the back of someone/something

A
624
Q

could do something with one arm/hand tied behind your back

A
625
Q

get/put someone’s back up

A
626
Q

stab someone in the back

A
627
Q

do something when/while someone’s back is turned

A
628
Q

you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours

A
629
Q

know a place/person/thing like the back of your hand

A
630
Q

is on the back burner

A
631
Q

at/in the back of beyond

A
632
Q

takes a back seat

A
633
Q

came/fell off the back of a lorry

A
634
Q

leant/bent over backwards

A
635
Q

long time no see!

A
636
Q

How long is a piece of string?

A
637
Q

to cut a long story short

A
638
Q

long-winded

A
639
Q

a long haul

A
640
Q

a long face

A
641
Q

goes to great lengths

A
642
Q

go to any lengths

A
643
Q

go a long way

A
644
Q

go back a long way

A
645
Q

come a long way

A
646
Q

take a long, hard look

A
647
Q

in line for

A
648
Q

out of line

A
649
Q

along the lines of

A
650
Q

step out of line

A
651
Q

line of work

A
652
Q

be going along/on the right lines

A
653
Q

along/on the same lines

A
654
Q

draw the line

A
655
Q

draw the line at something

A
656
Q

draw a line under something

A
657
Q

there is a fine/thin line between one thing and another

A
658
Q

Drop me a line

A
659
Q

Reading between the lines

A
660
Q

sign on the dotted line

A
661
Q

The bottom line

A
662
Q

caught in the act

A
663
Q

got her act together

A
664
Q

get in on the act!

A
665
Q

putting on an act

A
666
Q

a balancing act

A
667
Q

clean up their act

A
668
Q

Act your age!

A
669
Q

acting the fool/goat!

A
670
Q

a hive of activity

A
671
Q

been out of action

A
672
Q

be back in action

A
673
Q

get a slice/piece of the action

A
674
Q

be all talk and no action

A
675
Q

follows/takes a course of action

A
676
Q

go one better

A
677
Q

Against our better judgment

A
678
Q

stand someone in good stead

A
679
Q

thought better of

A
680
Q

second best

A
681
Q

get the best of both worlds

A
682
Q

for the best

A
683
Q

make the best of a bad job

A
684
Q

be on your best behavior

A
685
Q

in a bad way

A
686
Q

gone from bad to worse

A
687
Q

given it up as a bad job

A
688
Q

If the worst comes to the worst

A
689
Q

common ground

A
690
Q

gaining ground

A
691
Q

cut the ground from under the feet of

A
692
Q

hold/stand her ground

A
693
Q

be on dangerous ground

A
694
Q

give ground

A
695
Q

shifting her ground

A
696
Q

gets off the ground

A
697
Q

gets in on the ground floor

A
698
Q

prepares the ground

A
699
Q

wished the ground would swallow me up

A
700
Q

be thick on the ground

A
701
Q

be thin on the ground

A
702
Q

gone to ground

A
703
Q

stamping/stomping ground

A
704
Q

as blind as a bat

A
705
Q

like a bear with a sore head

A
706
Q

as free as a bird

A
707
Q

like a bear with a sore head

A
708
Q

like a red rag to a bull

A
709
Q

like something the cat brought/ dragged in

A
710
Q

as slippery as an eel

A
711
Q

like a fish out of water

A
712
Q

as sly/cunning as a fox

A
713
Q

has eyes like a hawk

A
714
Q

as strong as an ox

A
715
Q

as far as the eye could see

A
716
Q

as plain as the nose on your face

A
717
Q

as ugly as sin

A
718
Q

as light as a feather

A
719
Q

as heavy as lead

A
720
Q

avoid something like the plague

A
721
Q

a memory like a sieve!

A
722
Q

like greased lightning

A

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