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Question		Answer
shelf life start learning		a product usability period
mother tongue start learning		one’s native language
night cap start learning		an alcoholic drink before going to sleep
the rat race start learning		a heavy competition for success
head start start learning		a most useful advantage over someone
wild goose chase start learning		a useless search for something
elbow grease start learning		a hard manual work
home stretch start learning		the ﬁnal part of a race, journey etc.
nest egg start learning		money saved for future use
road hog start learning		an inconsiderate driver
the jet set start learning		an international high society
cupboard love start learning		an aﬀection shown only to get something
razor edge start learning		a difficult or dangerous position
hush money start learning		money paid to keep facts secret
cleft stick start learning		a troublesome situation
be all ﬁngers and thumbs start learning		be awkward and clumsy and do things incorrectly
(they are) as diﬀerent as chalk and cheese start learning		you are emphasizing that they are completely diﬀerent from each other
be a matter of life and death start learning		to be very serious
ﬁght tooth and rail start learning		to try very hard to get something you want
rack and ruin start learning		a state of decay
be part and parcel of start learning		to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
the life and soul of start learning		someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions
touch and go start learning		something that is uncertain
spick and span start learning		very clean and tidy (place)
bits and bobs start learning		small things
doom and gloom start learning		sad and tragic events: a feeling or attitude that things are only getting worse
kith and kin start learning		people you are connected with, especially by family relationships
in dribs and drabs start learning		arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together (people)
vim and vigour start learning		energy and enthusiasm
best bib and tucker start learning		best clothes that you wear on special occasions
come/go under the hammer start learning		to be sold at an auction
square the circle start learning		trying to do something that is very difficult or impossible
split hairs start learning		to argue about small details of something
put a lid on (sth) start learning		to keep something under control and stop it from increasing
talk shop start learning		to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
tell tales out of school start learning		to share secrets, often knowing that doing so will cause problems for someone else
tan your neighbor's children's hide start learning		to punish or discipline someone, typically harshly or physically
cook the books start learning		to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it
call it a day start learning		to stop working for the day
hold water start learning		to seem to be true or reasonable
break new ground start learning		to do something that is diﬀerent to anything that has been done before
pull someone's leg start learning		to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke
brave the elements start learning		to go out in bad weather
show the ﬂag start learning		to show support for the country, group, or organization that you belong to
chew the fat start learning		gossiping or making friendly small talk

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