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Question		Answer
to tighten the belt/to pull in one's belt start learning		to economize/cut spending when times are hard. This concerns nations' economies as well as individuals' personal finances
skin/voice like sandpaper start learning		a rasping, hoarse, scratchy voice
what's eating you? start learning		what's troubling/annoying you?
the world at large start learning		worldwide; to the general public
to have the run of the house start learning		to have permission to use every room in the house
hands off start learning		don't inferfere
a slap on the wrist start learning		a light, inadequate punishment
all the rage start learning		in vogue, sought-after, trendy
as slippery as an eel start learning		difficult to trap, corner or catch
to be in a pickle start learning		to be in a mess or chaotic disarray
to pepper someone with questions start learning		to ask someone a series of questions in rapid succession
to pass the buck start learning		o accuse someone else for one's own lack of success
one's Sunday best start learning		one's finest clothes
to be in stitches start learning		to laugh so much that one's sides ache
to be/walk on a knife-edge start learning		to be in the uneasy position of having to satisfy both individuals or groups in a conflict
to work on a shoe string start learning		to run a business with almost no capital
to pull the wool over someone's eyes start learning		to deceive, mislead, trick
left, right and centre start learning		all over (the place), everywhere
at the top of the tree start learning		at the peak of one's profession
a laughing-stock start learning		to be the object of derision and laughter
to rake in the money start learning		to make enormous profits, often very rapidly
a bullet train start learning		a high speed passenger train
to have a shot start learning		to attempt something and see how well one fairs
an accent you could cut with a knife start learning		a very strong accent, which is at once noticeable/recognizable
to have a memory like a sieve start learning		to have a very poor memory
to have a dirty tongue start learning		to swear, to use strong language, obscenities etc
like looking for a needle in a haystack start learning		to search for sth that is impossible to find
to get one's teeth into start learning		to focus all one's energy on sth, become completely absorbed in sth
to blow the cobwebs away start learning		to unburden the mind of outdated beliefs

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