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Question		Answer
get out of hand start learning		become out of control
get the hang of it start learning		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head start learning		make conceited
grey matter start learning		brains; intelligence
hand in glove with sb start learning		be in very close contact with
have a job to do sth start learning		find sth difficult to do
have many irons in the fire start learning		have lots of plans / possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth start learning		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands start learning		have free time
hold one's horses start learning		wait, be patient
ill at ease start learning		embarrassed / uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat start learning		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses start learning		compete with others in status; material goods
lend sb a hand start learning		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand start learning		be very familiar with sth
lose heart start learning		become discouraged
make head nor tail of start learning		understand sth
off the cuff start learning		without preparation
stew in one's own juice start learning		suffer the consequences of one's own action
straight from the horse's mouth start learning		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full start learning		be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy start learning		be very useful; practical
strike gold start learning		come across sth useful
take sth to heart start learning		take personally / be influenced by
take to one's heels start learning		run away
the ins and outs start learning		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg start learning		small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
at large start learning		free, not caught
be in the know start learning		be well-informed
bring to one's knees start learning		destroy, humble
bury one's head in the sand start learning		avoid or ignore reality/ responsibility
come to a head start learning		reach a critical point
drop sb a line start learning		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish start learning		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth start learning		give sth unwanted away
go to any lenghts start learning		do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens start learning		be nervous/ anxious about sth
keep one's fingers crossed start learning		hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself start learning		live quietly, privately
make a killing start learning		have a sudden, great success / profit
make light of start learning		treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living start learning		earn money
on the level start learning		honest / sincere
pull one's leg start learning		tease or trick sb
shed light upon start learning		give new / further information

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