Idiomacity

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Real thing or genuine thing

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Real thing

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Genuine article or real article

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Genuine article

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to study in a serious and determined way

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to hit the books

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Achieve something exceptionally well or very successfully

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pass with flying colours

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learn or understand the basic details of how to do or perform a job

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learn the ropes

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difficult to get people to try new ways of doing things

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you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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from memory

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Learn (something) by heart

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to fail to get an answer or remember something

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draw a blank

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go to bed late and get up early

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to burn the candle at both ends

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to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with:

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pass the buck

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to imitate or do the same thing as someone else

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follow suit

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to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over

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The luck of the draw

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across the board

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embracing or affecting all classes or categories

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being in a very difficult or dangerous situation, especially one that reveals the true value of people or things.

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When the chips are down

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A positive outcome for one is unlikely due to circumstances perceived as unfortunate or unlucky

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The dice are loaded against me

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to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so

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Dig in your heels

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something is expected, normal, or common

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Par for the course

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conform to a rule or standard,

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toe the line

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They have an advantage

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Have the inside track

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from the beginning

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Start from scratch

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a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding

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A level playing field

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worse than is usual or expected

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Below par

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to do something as well as you can

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Give it your best shot

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something has been secured to the point where it is almost in your possession.

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its in the bag

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not correct about something, by a large amount

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Wide of the mark

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to do something right away or without hesitation

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at the drop of a hat]

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to not be good enough

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not be/come up to scratch

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to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed

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throw in the towel

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A person that makes your life brighter

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lights up our life,

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[be very aware of things and ready to act

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Be on the ball

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[have a lot of control over someone/something

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on a tight rein

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they are good at finding a bargain.

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has an eye for

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you watch them carefully.

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keep a (close eye on

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they exist together and are interconnected:

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goes hand in hand with

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you are calculating something in a way that is not exact but accurate enough.

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rule of thumb,

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you understand something.

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See the light

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making it easier to understand:

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cast light on

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someone who is enthusiastic at one time and not at another

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To blow hot and cold.

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react quickly on the basis of their feelings without thinking first.

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Hot-headed

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You think they are without feeling.

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cold-hearted,

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people flooding or trickling

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stream of traffic

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plan succeeded absolutely perfectly

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worked like a dream

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it went smoothly, with no difficulties

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went/ran like clockwork

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it has begun to work as planned

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is up and running

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it is on the point of starting to work well

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is falling into place

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it is looking very positive

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is looking up

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[I didn't know how to respond]

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threw me completely

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totally disorganised and chaotic event]

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complete shambles.

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[it's something | cannot understand]

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a mystery to me

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[there must have been a miscommunication/misunderstanding]

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got our wires crossed.

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[what you have said has confused me]

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You've lost me there.

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to be extremely happy

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to be on top of the world / on cloud nine / over the moon

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to be ideally suited for

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to be in (your) element / to be made for

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to be extremely unhappy, disappointed

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to be fed up to the back teeth

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to be depressed

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be down in the dumps / down in the mouth

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[keep thinking about, usually something unpleasant!

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dwell on

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Encouraging

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Urging on

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continue in a determined way

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Pressed on

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[feel relaxed and happy) In a place

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Settle in

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Lone wolf

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Solitary person

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Wallflower

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Shy introverted

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Armchair critic

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Someone who criticizes other people

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Short fuse

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Get a dry very easily

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Cheapskate

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Unwilling to spend money

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Dark horse

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Person who keeps their interest in secret but is very skilled/ a person who is not expected to win by unexpectedly does

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The big cheese

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The boss

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Food: I don’t like it

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Not to my taste

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I was proved to be wrong

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I had to eat my words

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I don’t want anymore

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I had my fill

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It wasn’t successful

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That didn’t go down well

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I took too long to do it

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I made a meal out of it

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I am extremely hungry

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I could eat a horse

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I love other chocolates and other sweets

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I’ve got a sweet tooth

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when we have a negative experience

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Leave a bad taste in my mouth

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to yell at someone or to be very critical of someone especially very suddenly and without a good reason.

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Bite my head off

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read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it:

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Digest

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can be used to say that one cannot have two incompatible things,

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Have your cake and eat it

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to decide to do something although it will make you feel embarrassed or ashamed

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Swallow your pride

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to deal with something or become involved in something with great energy and enthusiasm

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Something to get my teeth into

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a second chance to do something, especially something that you failed at the first time

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A second bite at the cherry

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take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.

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Bite off more that you can chew

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to be in a difficult situatioN

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In a pickle

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Very calm, when this is surprising

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Cucumber

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used when a person hears or discovers new information that he had never thought about beforehand

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Food for thought

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a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live

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Bread and butter

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A plan that fails

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Went pear-shaped

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very friendly and straightforward.

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Salt of the earth

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to be very embarrassed because of something you said or did:

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Egg on our face

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be left to suffer the consequences of one's own action

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Stew in their own juice

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flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help or support (Lame botas)

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Butter him up

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to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true

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Take that with a pinch of salt