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Question		Answer
Beat about the bush start learning		talking about some unrealted matters
build castles in the air start learning		make plans that can never be fulfilled
chew the fat start learning		talking about this and that
hold water start learning		sound true
let bygones be bygones start learning		forget about the quarrels and forgive each other
make the grade start learning		achive the required level of knowledge
paint the town red start learning		celebrate
shake a leg start learning		hurry up
sign on the dotted line start learning		commit yourself to the rules unconditionally
overstep the mark start learning		behave in an unacceptable way.
Do bird start learning		serve a prison sentence
get cold feet start learning		being scared (stchórzyć)
get blood out of stone start learning		do something that is very hard to accomplish
cook the books start learning		fałszować księgi
feel the pinch start learning		experience hardship, especially financial
pay lip service start learning		to show respect to
pop the question start learning		ask someone to marry you
pull a long face start learning		make a sad face
right the wrongs start learning		naprawić błędy
square the circle start learning		try to do something that is very difficult or impossible.
Call sb's bluff start learning		to make someone prove that what they are saying is true
split hairs start learning		to argue about small details of something
break new ground start learning		do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way
follow suit start learning		to do the same thing as someone else
bear a grudge (against someone) start learning		to continue feeling an old resentment for someone
cluthing at straws start learning		chwytać się wszystkich sposobów
pour oil on trobuled waters start learning		to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing
sweat blood start learning		to make a great effort
get a word in edgeways start learning		contribute to a conversation with difficulty because the other speaker talks incessantly
pull your socks up start learning		to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
carry weight start learning		to be considered serious and important
get things off your chest start learning		to unburden oneself; to confess something; to criticize or make a personal complaint to someone
have an axe to grind start learning		have a private reason for doing or being involved in something
pick holes start learning		czepiać się
to hold something at bay start learning		To keep someone or something at a distance or from reaching full potency, especially in order to prevent harm to oneself
drop a brick start learning		to do or say something that makes you feel embarrassed
leave no stone unturned start learning		to do everything you can to achieve a good result, especially when looking for something
put up the shutters start learning		close buisness
let the cat out of the bag start learning		revealed a secret
drawn a blank start learning		failed to obtain what he has been striving for
feathered his nest start learning		gained riches in a dishonest way
cut his losses start learning		given up participation in an unprofitable activity
hit the roof start learning		turned very angry
got the chop start learning		been fired from work
jumped the gun start learning		started doing something before the set time
carried coals to Newcastle start learning		brought something of which there is enough
turned over a new leaf start learning		started behaving better
rack your brains start learning		to think very hard

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