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Question		Answer
The world is your oyster start learning		you can have or achieve anything you put your mind to
Hold your horses start learning		wait and be patient
Let the cat out of the bag start learning		reveal a secret
White elephant start learning		a possesion that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of
Birds and the bees start learning		sex education
Red herring start learning		a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention from the central point being considered
Kill two birds with one stone start learning		get two things done at once
Cat got your tongue start learning		someone is at a loss for words, unusually quiet; something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak
To chicken out start learning		to decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before)
A little bird told me start learning		to hear something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)
Pigs might fly start learning		said when you think there is no chance at all of something happening
Ants in your pants start learning		unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement
Eager beaver start learning		a person that is excited about doing certain work
In the dog house start learning		in trouble with another person
A wild goose chase start learning		a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
Cook someone’s goose start learning		spoil someone’s plans; cause someone’s downfall
Tackle start learning		to try to deal with something or someone (usually a problem)
Lay bare start learning		to reveal or explain
Particulates start learning		an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
Airborne pollutants start learning		harmful substances carried in the air
Diwali start learning		a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November
Guy Fawkes Night start learning		event is also known as Bonfire Night, celebrates the failure of a plot against the English government in 1605
Brainchild start learning		an original idea, plan, or invention
Sophisticated start learning		intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Dust mites start learning		bugs that live in household dust
Irritants start learning		a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body
Medical-grade start learning		device or equipment certified to operate safely near patients
Pollen start learning		a fine powder produced by certain plants when they reproduce
Pet-dander start learning		skin cells that are shed by animals with fur or feathers
Purification start learning		the removal of contaminants from something
Soot start learning		a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. Is burned
Nitrogen dioxide start learning		common air pollutant
Volatile start learning		likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse
Cross-party start learning		involving or relating to two or more parties
Get a fix on someone/something start learning		to have a clear idea or understanding of someone or something
Count start learning		concentration in the air
Brainchildren start learning		contrivances, creations, discoveries, ideas
Alleviate start learning		easing, relieving, reducing, e.g. a problem
Levy start learning		impose a tax or a fee
Spike start learning		sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something
Nifty start learning		useful, effective, practical
Launched start learning		revealed publicly
Have a good hair day start learning		be in good mood
Purifier start learning		a machine or a substance that removes harmful substances from something
Conservation start learning		the protection of plants and animals or natural areas, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
Collective conservation consciousness start learning		the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society, in this case concerning conservation
Naturalist start learning		a person who studies and knows a lot about plants and animals
Expertise start learning		a high level of knowledge or skil
Developing countries start learning		a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
Affiliated start learning		connected to
Breeding start learning		mating and production of offspring
Dismay start learning		concern and distress
Biodiversity start learning		the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this
Immediate habitat start learning		closest to natural habitat
In situ start learning		in the original place
Assertion start learning		a statement that you strongly believe is true
Restoration start learning		the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition
Stir the imagination start learning		make you imagine something
Unquantifiable start learning		not able to be measured
Conservationist start learning		a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife
Lifeblood start learning		the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else
CEO start learning		a chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution
Buzzkill start learning		something or someone that spoils people’s feelings of excitement, enjoyment, or pleasure
Glee start learning		happiness or great pleasure
Feel the heat start learning		to encounter an uncomfortable situation
When it comes to the crunch start learning		if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made
Beach read start learning		a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read
Reputation-management-via-bookshelf start learning		displaying your persona through the books you read
Ward off start learning		repel, prevent, block
Vacate start learning		to leave a place or a position
Slather start learning		spread or smear (a substance) thickly or liberally.
Pollinate start learning		to carry a powdery substance from the male part of a flower or from a male cone to fertilize the female one
Miniscule start learning		tiny, minute, microscopic
Homing start learning		return by instinct to one’s territory
Calamity start learning		disaster, catastrophe, tragedy
Dwindle start learning		diminish, decrease, reduce
Afoot start learning		in preparation, in progress; happening or beginning to happen
To boot - in addition start learning		To boot - in addition
Pitiful ring - sad tone start learning		Pitiful ring - sad tone
Foster start learning		encourage development
Accessory - someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it start learning		assisted with crime
Cart round start learning		transport, carry
Speak volumes start learning		give a lot of information
Abound start learning		exist in large number or ammount
Ensue start learning		result in
Stack start learning		pile up
Deem start learning		regard, consider
Tangible start learning		palpable, substantial
Relegate start learning		consign, banish
Deploy start learning		utilize, display
Odds start learning		probability, chance
Kudos start learning		status, prestige
Affinity start learning		natural liking, chamistry
Unfolding start learning		gradually develop or be revealed
Daunting start learning		seeming difficult to deal with; intimidating
Endeavour start learning		an attempt to achieve a goal
Quirky start learning		unusual in an attractive or interesting way
Eclectic start learning		composed of elements drawn from different sources
Intricate start learning		very complicated or detailed
Be on tenterhooks start learning		worried or nervous about something that is going to happen
Tatty start learning		worn out, in a poor condition
Mediocrity start learning		averageness, ordinariness
Lousy start learning		miserable, inadequate
Notorious start learning		infamous
Taut start learning		tight
Prerequisite start learning		something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
Constraint start learning		a limitation or restriction
Pool start learning		a group
Sartorial start learning		elegant, refined
Scrounge start learning		seek to obtain
Churn start learning		to move something
Jaded start learning		lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something
Tangled start learning		entwined, twisted
Veneer start learning		facade, disguise, mask
Comprises start learning		includes, covers
Fuelled start learning		intensified, boosted
Prerequisite start learning		necessity, imperative
Crude start learning		primitive, basic, vulgar
Refined start learning		stylish, perfect, sophisticated
To shed a tear start learning		weep, sob
Dress rehearsal start learning		the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance
Be in the limelight start learning		to be at the center of public attention
Backing vocals start learning		accompaniment to a song
Stage fright start learning		nervousness when appearing before an audience
Standing ovation start learning		an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much
On cue start learning		at the correct moment
Live performance start learning		performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens
Stage recall start learning		method of acting
Curtain call start learning		bowing after the performance

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