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Question		Answer
be dying for sth start learning		really want sth
be fit for start learning		be good enough for
be worn out start learning		be very tired
be green start learning		be inexperienced
cook one's goose start learning		end one's plans abruptly
fair and squair start learning		within the rules
fall head over heels start learning		fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning start learning		have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher start learning		sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot start learning		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take start learning		compromise
have a frog in one's throat start learning		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab start learning		be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/ on the grapevine start learning		find out information indirectly
in a flash start learning		very quickly
keep a straight face start learning		manage to look serious under difficult circumstamces
keep an eye on sth start learning		guard/protect sth
meet behind closed doors start learning		meet secretly
one's flesh and blood start learning		family member
plenty more fish in the sea start learning		many more opportunities in life for love
put one's put down start learning		insist on sth
put one's foot in it start learning		make a tactless comment
take sb for granted start learning		not appreciate sb
show one's true colors start learning		reveal one's real character
with flying colours start learning		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched start learning		not assume sth before it happens
a bit of a dark horse start learning		person with hidden abilities
be for the high jump start learning		about to be reprimended/ punished
be in two minds about sth start learning		not to be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep start learning		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb start learning		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson start learning		extremely quickly
break the ice start learning		ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out start learning		feel jealous/ sad about sth
flog a dead horse start learning		biczować martwego koniawaste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle start learning		quickly become very angry
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 sb
have a job to do sth start learning		find sth difficuly 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 pateint
ill at ease start learning		embarrassed; uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat start learning		keep sth secret
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 heat start learning		become discouraged
make head nor tail of sth 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 actions
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

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