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At sixes and sevens

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in a state of total confusion or disarray.

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At someone’s beck and call

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always ready to do whatever someone asks

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At someone’s heels

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just behind or following closely.

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At the eleventh hour

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at the last moment/ the latest possible moment.

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At mercy of

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Completely in the power or under the control of.

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At the outset

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the beginning

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At/ On the point of

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at a time just before (doing something)

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At the root of

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the reason for (Something)

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At times

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Sometimes/ on occasions

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Avail of

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use or take advantage of an opportunity or available resources.

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Bad blood

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ill feeling

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Bag and baggage

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with all one’s belongings.

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Be (dead) set against something

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to be determined not to do something/ strongly opposed to.

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Be/ Keep/ Stay abreast of (with) something

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to make sure that one knows all the most recent and important information about something.

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Be in a fix

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get into trouble.

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Be in deep water

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to be in or get into serious trouble.

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Be in the hot water

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to be or get into a difficult situation in which you are in a danger of being criticized or punished.

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Be in someone’s good/ bad books

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In favour/ disfavour with someone.

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Be in the right

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in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something.

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Be off one’s guard

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Unprepared for a surprise or difficulty.

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Be on at somebody

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nag or grumble at someone

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Be on good terms ( with someone)

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to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with someone.

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Be on the horns of a dilemma

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to be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results.

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Be out of the woods

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to no longer be in danger or difficulty

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Be riding for a fall
be acting in reckless way that is likely to end in trouble or distance.
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Be six feet under
to be dead and buried.
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Be skin and bone(s)
( of a person or animal) be very thin.
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Be the salt of the earth
a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty.
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Be up to yours ears in something/ Up to one's ears in
very busy with/ to have more of something than someone/ one can manage.
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Get up to monkey business/ tricks
Mischievous or deceitful behaviour.
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Bear fruit
Yield positive result.
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Beat about the bush
discuss a matter without coming to the point
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Beggar description/ belief
to be impossible to believe or describe.
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Behind someone's back
without a person's knowledge and in a unfair way/ in secret
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Below the belt
disregarding the rules/ unfair
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Beside the mark/ point
not to the point/ irrelevant
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Between the devil and the deep sea/ deep blue sea
that someone is in a difficult situation where he/she has to choose between two equally unpleasant coursed of action.
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Bid fair
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome.
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Big gun
an important or powerful person
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Bird of passage
a person who passes through a place without staying for long/ a migratory bird.
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Birds of a feather
Persons have the same interests or are very similar.
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Black and blue
with dark marks on your skin
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Black look
an expression on your face that is full of anger and hate.
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Black and white
1. subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong. 2. being in writing or point.
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Blow away
1. to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air. 2. defeat an opponent convincingly. 3. Impress someone greatly.
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Blow out
be extinguished by an air current
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Blue chip
A blue-chip company investment is on e that can be trusted and is not likely to fail.
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Blue ribbon
the highest prize in a competition or event.
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Bombard someone with something
to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them.
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Bon voyage
used to express good wishes to someone about to set off on a journey.
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Bone of contention
a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement.
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Born with a silver spoon in mouth
to have a high social position and be rich from birth.
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Bosom friend
a very close or intimate friend.
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Bottom line
the most important fact in situation.
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Bread and butter
a person's livelihood or main source of income.
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Break open
to open or to cause ( something) to open suddenly.
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Break out
if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts.
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Break the ice
do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going in a strained situation or when strangers meet.
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Break the news
to tell (someone) bad news.
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Breathe one's last
die
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Bring someone to book
to punish someone and make that person explain their behaviour/ bring someone to justice.
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Bring to light
to cause something to be known/ make widely known or evident.
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Brown study
absorbed in one's thoughts and not paying attention to anything else.
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Brush up on (or brush something up)
improve one's existing knowledge or skill in a particular area.
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Burn the candle at both ends
go to bed late and get up early, especially to get work done.
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Burning question/ issue
something that people have strong opinions about and think is very important/ a subject or question that must be dealt with or answered quickly.
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Burns one's fingers
to suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money, so yo do not want to do the same things again.
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Bury the hatchet
end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.
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By (or in) leaps and bounds
with startlingly rapid progress.
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By (or in ) virtue of
because or as result of.
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By a long chalk
By far
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By all means
of course/ certainly (granting a permission)
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By and by
before long/ eventually/ ultimately/ shortly
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By and large
on the whole/ everything
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By ding of
by means of / with the help of.
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By fair means or foul
using whatever means are necessary.
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By far
by a great amount
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By halves
without being thorough or exhaustive.
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By order
according to direction given by the proper authority.
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By reason of
Because of/ due to
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By the by (or bye), by the way
incidentally
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By turns
one after the other/ alternately
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By way of
so as to pass through or across/ via.
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Call a spade a spade
to say the truth about something even if it is not polite or pleasant/ to speak frankly.
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Call into the question
to cause doubts about something.
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Call it a day
decide or agree to stop doing something/ end a period of activity, especially resting content that enough has been done.
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Call name
to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively.
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Call to account
to express public or forma disapproval of.
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Call/ bring to mind
to remember something.
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Capital punishment
punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system.

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