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a blank canvas start learning		something that can be developed or changed in many different ways
a breath of fresh air start learning		someone or something that is new, interesting, and exciting
a likely story start learning		used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said
a long shot start learning		an attempt or guess that is not likely to be successful but that is worth trying
a sight for sore eyes start learning		someone or something that you are very pleased to see
a slow burner start learning		a thing that slowly develops into something interesting or powerful
Achilles heel start learning		a weak feature of someone or something that is otherwise strong, which makes them open to attack or failure
agree to differ start learning		to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more
as dead as a doornail start learning		completely dead or not working
as far as anyone can tell start learning		used for saying what you think is true when you think that there may be facts that you or others do not know
at the leading edge start learning		at the most modern and advanced point in the development of something
be barking up the wrong tree start learning		to be doing something that will not get the result that you want
be caught red-handed start learning		to be caught doing something wrong
be full of yourself start learning		to be always talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people
be made of money start learning		to have a lot of money
be on a roll start learning		to be having a lot of success or good luck
be out of the loop start learning		to not belong to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
be rolling in it start learning		to have a lot of money
be stuck between a rock and a hard place start learning		to be in a position in which you have to choose between two things that are not good
be your bread and butter start learning		to be something that provides your main income
bear no resemblance to (someone / something) start learning		to look completely different to someone or something
beat around the bush start learning		to spend a long time getting to the main point of what you are saying, often because it is embarrassing
between you and me start learning		used when you are telling someone something that you do not want anyone else to know about
bowl (someone) over start learning		to surprise someone by being very beautiful, impressive, unexpected, etc
break the mould start learning		to change a situation completely, or to do something in a completely new way
by the book start learning		correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
catch (someone’s) drift start learning		to understand the basic meaning that someone is trying to express
catch (someone’s) eye start learning		if something catches your eye, you suddenly notice it
Catch 22 situation start learning		a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
clear the air start learning		to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
cliff-hanger start learning		an exciting end to part of a book or television programme that makes you want to read or watch the next part
collector’s item start learning		a rare or valuable object that collectors want to own
come out of your shell start learning		to stop being shy and begin to confidently show your real character and feelings
creature of habit start learning		someone who likes to do the same thing at the same time every day
dead end start learning		a situation in which no further progress is possible
don’t get me wrong start learning		used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something
down the rabbit hole start learning		used for referring to a situation in which you become so interested in something that you cannot stop trying to find out about it or doing it
draw the line at (something) start learning		to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
feel the pinch start learning		to have less money than you need
find common ground start learning		to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
for a split second start learning		for an extremely small amount of time
freelance start learning		freelance work is done by a person who is not permanently employed by a particular company but who sells their services to more than one company
from scratch start learning		from the beginning again, not using all the work done before
get (something) down to a fine art start learning		to become very good at doing something, especially something difficult
get (something) off your chest start learning		to talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it
get off on the wrong foot start learning		to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
get the wrong end of the stick start learning		to understand something completely incorrectly
get your wires crossed start learning		if two people get their wires crossed, they become confused because they each think that the other one is talking about something else
give (someone) the creeps start learning		to make someone feel nervous or frightened
give (someone) the upper hand start learning		to give someone control or an advantage over a person or situation
go back to the drawing board start learning		to try to think of a completely new idea because the one that you tried before was not successful
go down a storm start learning		to be very popular
go round in circles start learning		to do something for a long time without achieving any results because you always return to the same problem that you cannot solve
go-getter start learning		someone who is determined to succeed and who works hard to achieve this
grey area start learning		a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
hands down start learning		without any doubt
hard up start learning		not having much money
have a chip on your shoulder start learning		to be likely to become angry or offended very easily, especially about something that other people think should not upset you
have a head start start learning		to have an advantage over other people in the same situation as you, especially in a competition
in a tight spot start learning		in a difficult situation
in the clear start learning		no longer believed to be guilty of something bad or illegal
in the pipeline start learning		being planned or prepared in order to happen or be available soon
in the same ballpark start learning		not calculated exactly, but within a similar general range
it’s news to me start learning		used for saying that you didn’t know about something, especially when you are annoyed about it

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