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Question		Answer
a bad break start learning		a misfortune/ a serious bone fracture
a bad hair day start learning		a day on which everything seems to go wrong
a bigger bang for your buck start learning		better value for your money
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush start learning		it is much safer to be content with things you have at the moment than take risks and try to reach more in the future
a blessing in disguise start learning		when something bad happens at first we do not see that there are also good points in the situation
a chip on one's shoulder start learning		to be disappointed with something that occurred in the past
ad lib start learning		to improvise/ to extemporize
a dime a dozen start learning		something ordinary and common
a doubting Thomas start learning		a person who doesn’t believe anything without evidence; a sceptic
a drop in the bucket start learning		small amount
a fool and his money are easily parted start learning		fools spend money easily
a man after my own heart start learning		a kindred spirit/ someone who thinks as I do
a sledgehammer to crack a nut start learning		the use of excessive resources to overcome a small problem
a skeleton in the closet (cupboard) start learning		a secret and possibly ruinous source of shame
a sight for sore eyes start learning		a welcome sight that you weren’t expecting
a stich in time (saves nine) start learning		a small effort made at the right time might save a calamity later on
against the grain start learning		when you do or say sth that is opposite to what other people do or say/ opposite to what you usually do or say
a house divided against itself cannot stand start learning		it means that if there is a conflict and confrontations between members of a group it will soon fall apart
a leopard can't change its spots start learning		it is very difficult for a person to change his/hers manners; character; way of thinking
all along start learning		all the time
all of a sudden start learning		suddenly
a hot potato start learning		any difficult situation, occasion or issue
a penny for your thoughts start learning		you say this phrase when you would like to hear someone’s opinion
a penny saved is a penny earned start learning		it means that it is more important and wiser to save money rather than to spend it
a picture paints a thousand words start learning		a picture or a photo can tell more about a person than words
a piece of cake start learning		used to describe something easy
a slap on the wrist start learning		a light punishment
a toss-up start learning		sometimes there is a situation when two or more things happen to be equal
above board start learning		thruthful; straight; candid
actions speak louder than worlds start learning		actions are more significant than words
Achilles' heel start learning		a fatal weakness in an otherwise strong person or thing
add insult to injury start learning		to further a loss/ to make a bad situation worse
add fuel to the fire start learning		when a situation becomes worse/ also to make someone already agry get angrier
against the clock start learning		in a hurry/ when you work against time
ain’t my first rodeo start learning		said by someone who has experience of a situation
all bark and no bite start learning		when someone talks more than actually does
all in the same boat start learning		when several people have the same problem
an arm and a leg start learning		a lot of money
apple of my eye start learning		a person who is a treasure for somebody
as high as a kite start learning		to feel excited about sth/ also to feel excited because of being drunk
at the drop of a hat start learning		immediately

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