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a new person in charge who makes changes start learning
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someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else start learning
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a pompous, self-opinionated person start learning
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someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing start learning
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someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about start learning
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someone who stands by you only when things are going well start learning
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a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people start learning
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someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place start learning
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to be exposed to something unpleasant start learning
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to criticise or punish harshly start learning
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come down (heavily) on somebody
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to say something surprising start learning
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to avoid details and say what’s important start learning
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come round to something/an idea
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to accept a situation as it is start learning
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come to terms with something
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this is a very inconvenient moment start learning
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to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry start learning
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to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things start learning
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in favourable circumstances start learning
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it will be known in the future start learning
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to pass the time by doing something start learning
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throw the book at someone
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to follow all the correct procedures in everything start learning
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when sb is pleased with you start learning
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be in someone’s good books
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to be very indicative of sb’s character start learning
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to speak volumes about someone
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to behave in the same way as sb start learning
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to take a leaf out of someone’s book
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to spend several years in prison start learning
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to be responsible for all the hard work start learning
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do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
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do sth as if it was second nature to you start learning
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do sth with your eyes closed
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to have no more of something start learning
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to have an insufficient supply of start learning
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to be cheerful / optimistic start learning
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to be ungrateful for what you are given start learning
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look a gift horse in the mouth
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to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth start learning
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to attract sb’s attention start learning
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a sign that a difficult period will finish start learning
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light at the end of the tunnel
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to withhold information from sb start learning
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not to take sth seriously start learning
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to fall asleep immediately start learning
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a risk with unknown consequences start learning
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the excitement and entertainment of a big city start learning
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to understand and realize you have been wrong start learning
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out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset start learning
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to enjoy yourself very much start learning
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to have a whale of a time
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an insincere display of grief; false tears start learning
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to have enough money to be able to eat and live start learning
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to keep the wolf from the door
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to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough start learning
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to get a frog in your throat
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to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about start learning
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to be a whole different kettle of fish
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to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed start learning
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to move at a snail’s pace
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to regard something as being known start learning
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to understand what is implied but not necessarily said start learning
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to read between the lines
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repeated exactly as in the original start learning
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to know the lines of a speech by heart start learning
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to speak freely or directly start learning
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well-behaved and obedient start learning
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genuinely kind and caring start learning
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a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness start learning
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(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival start learning
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Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment start learning
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born into wealth and privilege start learning
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born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent start learning
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it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem start learning
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every cloud has a silver lining
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not to reach a particular level or standard start learning
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to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces start learning
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1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears start learning
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1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by start learning
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1. to rely on 2. to resort to start learning
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1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems start learning
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1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with start learning
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to get sick / to come down with a disease start learning
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to eat sparingly or without appetite start learning
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to start a fight/ an argument start learning
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to find and move through a passage carefully start learning
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to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience start learning
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free with one’s criticism
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the right to say what one wants start learning
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dropping without hindrance start learning
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to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you start learning
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able to do whatever one wants start learning
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to give freedom of action or expression start learning
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unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part start learning
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