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To keep the wolf from the door – Escape starvation (CPO, 2011)
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Soft option – Easy and agreeable option (CPO, 2011)
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A little gush of gratitude – Excessive enthusiasm (FCI, 2012)
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To lose ground – To become less popular (FCI, 2012)
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To fall back on – to fail to do something important in time (FCI, 2012)
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To make one’s blood boil – To make somebody furious (FCI, 2012)
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Wear and tear - Damage (FCI, 2012)
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To add fuel to the fire – To cause additional anger (FCI, 2012)
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Hand in glove – In close relationship (FCI, 2012)
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To make a mountain of a molehill – To give great importance to little things (FCI, 2012)
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To speak one’s mind – To be frank and honest (FCI, 2012)
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Maiden speech – First speech (DEO, 2008)
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At the eleventh hour – At the very last moment (DEO, 2008)
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Cope with - compromise (DEO, 2008)
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Go a long way – help considerably (DEO, 2008)
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Gift of the gab – talent of speaking (DEO, 2008)
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Standstill – Complete halt (DEO, 2008)
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Cross swords - Disagree (DEO, 2008)
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Pore over – Go through (DEO, 2008)
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Make both ends meet – To live a lavish life (DEO, 2008)
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Run down - Criticise (DEO, 2008)
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Grease anybody’s palm – To give bribe (Stenographer, 2010)
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Leave in the lurch – Abandon in the midway/difficult situation (Stenographer, 2010)
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Caught red handed – At the time of committing crime (Stenographer, 2010)
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On the brink of – On the point of (Stenographer, 2010)
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Face the music – Face the unpleasant consequences (Stenographer, 2010)
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Gift of the gab – Ability to speak impressively (Stenographer, 2010)
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Go down the drain – Lose forever (Stenographer, 2010)
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A close shave – Narrow escape from danger (Stenographer, 2010)
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Cool as cucumber – Not nervous or emotional (Stenographer, 2010)
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In high spirits - Cheerful (Stenographer, 2010)
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Scapegoats - A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings with arrogant reactions (CHSL,
2010)
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A red letter day – A day memorable for joyful event (CHSL, 2010)
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Wears heart on sleeves – Express feelings openly (CHSL, 2010)
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To pay off old scores – To refund old dues (CHSL, 2010)
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Man of letters – Proficient in literary arts (CHSL, 2010)
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Turn down - Refuse (CHSL, 2010)
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On good terms – Agree with someone (CHSL, 2010)
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Stole the show – Win everyone’s praise (CHSL, 2010)
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Measure up – Reach the level (CHSL, 2010)
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Doctor the accounts – To manipulate the accounts (CHSL, 2010)
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Dark horse – An unexpected winner (CHSL, 2010)
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Face the music – To bear the criticism (CHSL, 2010)
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In the red – Losing money/to owe money (CHSL, 2010)
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In lieu of – Despite of (CHSL, 2010)
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Beat about the bush – Speak in a round about manner (CHSL, 2010)
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Bring about - Cause (Stenographer, 2011)
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Pull up - Reprimand (Stenographer, 2011)
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At sixes and seven – In disorder or confusion (Stenographer, 2011)
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Lose head – Panic (Stenographer, 2011)
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Take to task – To criticize severely/ to punish (Stenographer, 2011)
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Leave in the lurch – To desert someone (Stenographer, 2011)
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Cry over spilt milk – Cry over irreparable loss (Stenographer, 2011)
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Bad blood – Active enmity (Stenographer, 2011)
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Close shave – A narrow escape (Stenographer, 2011)
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Grease palms – To bribe someone (MT(NT), 2011)
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Carrot and stick – Reward and punishment policy (MT(NT), 2011)
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To cut teeth – To gain experience of something for the first time (MT(NT), 2011)
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Cut no ice – Had no influence (MT(NT), 2011)
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Close the book - Stop working on something (MT(NT), 2011)
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In fits and starts - Irregularly (MT(NT), 2011)
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Bird’s eye view – An overview (MT(NT), 2011)
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Run in the same groove – Clash with each other (MT(NT), 2011)
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Keep your head – Remain calm (MT(NT), 2011)
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Pull strings – Use personal influence (MT(NT), 2011)
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Pot luck dinner – Dinner where somebody brings something to eat (Stenographer, 2011)
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To hit below the belt – To attack unfairly (Stenographer, 2011)
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All at sea - Puzzled (Stenographer, 2011)
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Sought after – Wanted by many people because it’s of good quality or difficult to
find/Pursued by (Stenographer, 2011)
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Build castle in the air - Daydreaming (Stenographer, 2011)
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On the spur of the moment – To act suddenly, without planning (CHSL, 2011)
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To have something up one’s sleeve – To have a secret plan (CHSL, 2011)
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A red letter day – An important or joyful occasion in one’s life (CHSL, 2011)
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To explore every avenue – To try every opportunity (CHSL, 2011)
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By fair or foul means – In honest or dishonest way (CHSL, 2011)
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Status quo – As it is/ unchanged position (CHSL, 2011)
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To burn candle at both ends – To be extravagant/ Spend without any worry (CHSL, 2011)
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To hit the jackpot – To make money quickly (CHSL, 2011)
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To bring to light – to reveal (CHSL, 2011)
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At the eleventh hour – At the last possible moment (CHSL, 2011)
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Go scot-free – To escape without punishment (CHSL, 2011)
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To shed crocodile tears – To pretend grief (CHSL, 2011)
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To look down one’s nose – To regard with contempt (CHSL, 2011)
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To miss the bus – To miss an opportunity (CHSL, 2011)
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A white elephant – Costly and troublesome possession, with much use to its owner (CHSL, 2011)
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To call spade a spade – To be frank (CHSL, 2011)
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To fight tooth and nail – To fight heroically, in very determined way (CHSL, 2011)
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Birds of same feather – Persons of same character (CHSL, 2011)
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Take exception – To object over something (CHSL, 2011)
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High handed – Using authority in an unreasonable way, overbearing (CHSL, 2011)
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By leaps and bounds – Rapidly (CHSL, 2011)
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An open book – Straight forward and honest dealings (CHSL, 2011)
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Fall short – Fail to meet expectation/ have no effect (CHSL, 2011)
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Heart to heart talk – Frank talk (CHSL, 2011)
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Give the game away – Give out the secret(unintentionally) (CHSL, 2011)
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Call for – To ask (CHSL, 2011)
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Out of the question – Undesirable/ Not worth discussing (CHSL, 2011)
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Run into – To meet someone accidently (CHSL, 2011)
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End up in something – Come to nothing/ Useless (CHSL, 2011)
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Spread like fire – Spread rapidly (CHSL, 2011)
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Ins and outs – Full details (CHSL, 2011)
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Dropping like flies – Collapsing in large numbers (CHSL, 2011)
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Rat race – Fierce competition for power (CHSL, 2011)
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Hard nut to crack – Difficult task (CHSL, 2011)
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See eye to eye – To think in same way (CHSL, 2011)
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Put across – To communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully. (CHSL, 2011)
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To have second thoughts – To reconsider (Constable, 2012)
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Not my cup of tea – Not what somebody likes or interested in (Constable, 2012)
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To break the ice – To start a conversation (Constable, 2012)
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To eat a humble pie – To say or show sorry for a mistake that one made (Constable, 2012)
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To add fuel to fire – To worsen the matter / To incite (CPO, 2012)
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To burn one’s fingers – To get physically hurt (CPO, 2012)
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At the eleventh hour – At the last moment (CPO, 2012)
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To feel like a fish out of water – Uncomfortable situation (CPO, 2012)
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To foam at one’s mouth – To be very angry (CPO, 2012)
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Kick up a row - Make a great fuss / To complain loudly about something (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Wet behind the ears – Young and without experience / Naïve (CGL T-2, 2012)
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To talk someone over – To convince over (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Wear heart on sleeves – Express emotions freely (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Once in a blue moon - Rarely (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Through thick and thin – Under all circumstances (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Come to grief – To suffer (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Eat anyone’s salt – To be anyone’s guest (CGL T-2, 2012)
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Give a hand with – To help with (CPO, 2012)
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Had better – used for telling somebody what you think he ‘should’ do (CPO, 2012)
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Strike a bargain – To negotiate a deal (CPO, 2012)
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Point blank – Very definite and direct (CPO, 2012)
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Kicking heels – To be relaxed and enjoy / Waste time (CPO, 2012)
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End in smoke – Come to nothing (CPO, 2012)
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Die in harness – Die in service/ Die while working (CPO, 2012)
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Hold your tongue – To be silent (CHSL, 2012)
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No hard and fast rules – Easy regulation (CHSL, 2012)
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Live from hand to mouth - Miserably (CHSL, 2012)
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Turn a deaf ear – Refuse to obey (CHSL, 2012)
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Take exception – To object (CHSL, 2012)
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To hail from – To come from (CHSL, 2012)
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To put an end to - Stop (CHSL, 2012)
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By fits and starts - Irregularly (CHSL, 2012)
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Bad blood – Feeling of hatred (CHSL, 2012)
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Turn up – To appear (CHSL, 2012)
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Die hard – unwilling to change (CHSL, 2012)
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Turn down - Reject (CHSL, 2012)
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To pass away - Die (CHSL, 2012)
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Carry weight – Be important / Important influence (CHSL, 2012)
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Fall flat – Fail to amuse people / Fail to produce intended effect(CHSL, 2012)
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Under the thumb of – Under the control of (CHSL, 2012)
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To get wind – Come to know about something secret or private (CHSL, 2012)
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Part and parcel – An essential part of something (CHSL, 2012)
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To give vent to – To express a feeling, especially anger, strongly (CHSL, 2012)
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Stand by – To help/support somebody or be friend, even in difficult times (CHSL, 2012)
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In black and white – In writing (CHSL, 2012)
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At a loss – Unable / Not knowing about what to do or say (CHSL, 2012)
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Lame excuse – Unsatisfactory explanation (CHSL, 2012)
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Hand in glove – Working closely with someone / Very intimate (CHSL, 2012)
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A hard nut to crack – A difficult problem or situation to solve or deal with (CHSL, 2012)
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For better or worse - Always (CHSL, 2012)
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From the bottom of one’s heart – To speak frankly (CHSL, 2012)
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In a nutshell - Brief (CHSL, 2012)
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A shot in the dark – An attempt to guess something (CHSL, 2012)
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At the eleventh hour – At a last moment (CHSL, 2012)
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Stick to guns – Hold on to original decisions (CHSL, 2012)
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Out of hand – Out of control, at once, immediately (CHSL, 2012)
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The salt of the earth – Very good and honest/ Kind (CHSL, 2012)
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Talking through hat – Talking nonsense (CHSL, 2012)
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Looking forward to – To expect something or someone (FCI, 2012)
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Slip off – Leave quietly (FCI, 2012)
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Get on well – Have a friendly relationship (FCI, 2012)
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In a pickle – In an embarrassing or awkward situation (FCI, 2012)
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Under a cloud – Being subject to suspicion (FCI, 2012)
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As hard as nail – Emotionless / To show no sympathy, kindness or fear (CGL, 2012)
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Allow a free hand – Complete liberty (CGL, 2012)
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Lays out – To spend money (CGL, 2012)
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Break down – To lose control of your feelings and start crying / Could not proceed (CGL, 2012)
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Cut coat according to one’s cloth – Live within your means (CGL, 2012)
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Weal and woe – Ups and downs (CPO, 2012)
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Iron will – Strong determination (CPO, 2012)
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To take to task - Punish (CPO, 2012)
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Rack and ruin - Ransacked (CPO, 2012)
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Rides the high horse – Feel superior (CPO, 2012)
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By fits and starts – Irregularly (MTS, 2013)
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Has a bee in one’s bonnet – To be preoccupied or obsessed with something (MTS, 2013)
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See through – Detect / To realize the truth about someone or somebody (MTS, 2013)
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Take after – To follow / To take care of older members of family (MTS, 2013)
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Stand by - Support (MTS, 2013)
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Bull in a China shop – A clumsy person (MTS, 2013)
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Change colours – To turn pale (MTS, 2013)
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Spick and span – Neat and clean / Tidy (MTS, 2013)
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