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Question		Answer
kill two birds with one stone start learning		produce two useful results by just doing one acrion
in the blink of an eye start learning		in an extremely short time
a bone of contention start learning		something which people argue and disagree over
as dry as a bone start learning		very dry indeed
rough and ready start learning		crude and lacking sophistication
cool, calm and collected start learning		relaxed, in control, not nervous
to cut a long story short start learning		to tell the main points but not all the fine detail
get a (real) kick out of sth start learning		very much enjoy doing sth
do sth for kick start learning		do sth because it's exciting, usually sth dangerous
jump for joy start learning		be very happy and excited about sth that has happened
be floating/walking on air start learning		be very happy about sth good
sth makes your day start learning		sth makes you feel very happy
thrilled to bits start learning		Feeling pleasure and happiness (She was thrilled to bits with her present.)
on top of the world start learning		extremely happy (She was feeling on top of the world.)
on cloud nine start learning		to be extremely happy and excited ("Was Helen pleased about getting that job?" "Pleased? She was on cloud nine!")
over the moon start learning		to be very pleased: (She was over the moon about/with her new bike.)
in seventh heaven start learning		extremely happy (Since they got married, they’re in seventh heaven.)
out of sorts start learning		in an unhappy mood: (Peter overslept this morning and has been out of sorts all day.)
down in the dumps start learning		unhappy: She's a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams.
just grin and bear it start learning		robić dobrą minę do złej gry
a misery guts start learning		ponurak, smutas
sour grapes start learning		being jealous about sth you can’t have
put a damper on start learning		stop an occasion from being enjoyable
at my wits' end start learning		trying to keep things in order
go off the deep =blow a fuse start learning		to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself
give someone an earful = give someone a piece of your mind start learning		tell someone how angry you ar ewith them
drive someone up the wall start learning		make someone angry
put his back up start learning		annoy someone
did his nut =blow a fuse start learning		be very angry or worried
rubbed him up the wrong way start learning		annoy sm
sent him around the bend start learning		make sm very angry
fed up with start learning		bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long: fed up with I'm fed up with my job.
had it up to here start learning		to have suffered because of someone or something and to be no longer able to bear him, her, or it: I've had it up to here with you - get out!
have/throw a fit start learning		to become very angry or worried, often shouting a lot: She'll throw a fit when she sees the mess you've made.
go off the deep end =go spare start learning		do his nuts =bliw a fuse
after someones blood start learning		you want to catch them in order to hurt or punish them. to be very angry with someone and threatening to harm them
out for blood start learning		you are determined to find someone to attack the. or blame for sth bad that has happened
drive/send someoen round the bend/twist start learning		make sm very angry
get/put sm up the wrong way start learning		make sm annoyed
ruffle someone's feathers start learning		make sm annoyed
put/send the cat among the pigeons start learning		do or say sth that makes a lot of people angry or worried
not be on speaking terms start learning		be so angry with each other that they refuse to speak to each other
know inside out start learning		knows every detail of it
knows his stuff start learning		has a very good knowlegde of it
has a familiar ring to it start learning		it sounds familiar
rings a bell start learning		(you know) I have vague memomry of someone with tha tname but can't remember exactly
don't have a clue start learning		don't know at all
don't have the faintest idea start learning		really don't know at all
don't have the foggiest (idea) start learning		I absolutely don't know at all
i can't for the life of me start learning		I can't remember at all
out of touch with start learning		I used to know about them but don't know the latest developments
got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick start learning		to not understand a situation correctly
put it down to experience start learning		sth bad has happened but you decided to learn from it instead of being upset by it
know where I stand start learning		yoh don't know your position is or what your situation is with someone and it's worrying
give me food for thought start learning		sth happens or sm says sth that makes you think very seriously about it
got the message start learning		someone finally becomes aware of a fact
set/put the record straight start learning		you tell the truth facts to sm who has beleived a diffrent set of facts up to that moment
heard it on/through the grapevine start learning		heard it from sm who heard it from sm else
a figment of imagination start learning		sth you have imagined which is not true
lost sign of start learning		forgotten a central important fact or truth about sth
what beats me start learning		what I can not understand
the ins and outs of sth start learning		the details of
makes all the diffrence start learning		has a very good effect on a situation or a thing
works/goes/runs like a dream start learning		goes very well indeed
works like magic start learning		works immidiately and very well
goes from strength to strength start learning		gets better and better
does the trick start learning		solves problem very well
is the be all-and-end-all (of sth) start learning		is the msot important thing
is/turns out to be a blessing in disguise start learning		has a good effect even tho at first it seemed it would be bad
sm/sth is a victim of their own success start learning		their/its success has negative effects as well as or instead of positive ones
someone doesn't have the ghost of a chance start learning		they have no chance at all
sm/lsth gives up the ghost start learning		they/it stops working or they stop trying to succed bc they know they will not

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