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36 Cards in this Set
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A pain in the neck |
A very annoying person, thing or task |
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At the foot of |
At the bottom of |
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To cost an arm and a leg |
To be very expensive |
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To cry your eyes out |
To cry a lot |
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To face a team |
To play against another team |
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To fall head over heels in love (with sb) |
To fall madly and completely in love (with sb) |
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To foot the bill |
To pay the bill at a restaurant or hotel (used to emphasise that you thought sb else was going to pay) |
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To get cold feet |
To suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important |
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To get sth off your chest |
To tell sb sth that has been worrying you |
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To get up sb's nose |
To annoy sb |
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To give sb a hand (with sth) |
To help sb fo sth |
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To be glad to see the back of sb/sth |
To be happy when sb leaves or when sth is finished |
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To have sth on the brain |
To be obsessed by sth and think about it all the time |
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To have your eye on sth |
To have seen sth that you want to buy or have |
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To have/give sb a head start |
To have/give sb an advantage over a competitor/other people in life |
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To head home |
To leave somewhere in order to go home |
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I can't put my finger on |
To know that sth is wrong or different, but be unable to say exactly what it is |
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I couldn't keep a straight face |
I couldn't stop laughing |
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I don't know off-hand |
(informal) I can't tell/answer until I have checked first |
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I'd give my right arm to |
I would really like to |
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In the eyes of the law |
Legally, according to the laws of the land |
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To know somewhere like the back of your hand |
To know a particular place very well (not for people) |
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To learn to stand on one's own two feet |
To learn not to depend on others |
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To make/lose money hand over fist |
To rapidly make or lose large sums of money |
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Off the top of one's head |
Information given immediately without full knowledge of the facts |
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Sth is on its last legs |
Sth is in very bad condition and will very soon stop working |
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To pull sb's leg |
To play a joke on sb and make them believe sth that is not true |
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To put your foot down |
To become strict and tell sb (generally a child) that they must/can't do sth |
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To set eyes on sb |
To see sb, often for the first time |
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To set your heart on sth |
To really want sth |
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Sth happens right under sb's nose |
Sb is very close to sth when it happens/is happening and yet do not notice it |
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To stick your nose into other people's business/affairs |
To interfere in a situation which does not concern you, with the result that you cause other people problems |
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To think on your feet |
To be able to give good answers to unexpected questions |
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With an eye to |
In order to (+ noun or -ing form) |
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(it's) written all over your face |
To show by the expression on your face how tou really feel |
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You have to hand it to sb |
You have to admire and respect sb (for sth they have done) |
