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Breathe down somebody's neck |
To stay close to someone watching everything that they do |
It's awful having a boss who ____s down your neck all the time. |
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behind a smokescreen |
Something that hides the truth about someone's intentions. |
Instead of doing something about the problem the City Council is hiding behind a ___________ of bureaucracy. |
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There is no honour among Thieves |
Means that thieves don't treat one other any more honestly than they treat other people. If someone asks you to help him to do something dishonest and promises to give you a part of the benefit don't believe him! |
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Claim to fame |
A reason why someone or something is famous. |
This little town's cl____ to f_____ is that a president was born here. |
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be in a cleft stick |
To be in a situation where it is very difficult to decide what to do, usually because most of your two choices of action would cause problems. |
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At any cost (At all costs) |
No matter what dangers or difficulties are involved. |
I had come to think of numbers and equations as akin to one of life's deadly diseases - to be avoided at all co__s. |
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Shove (ram/cram) something down someone's throat. |
To force someone to accept something unpleasant. |
I'm tired of Dave shoving his opinions down our throats. |
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Be up with the lark |
Get out of bed very early in the morning. |
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