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To arrive in dribs and drabs - to arrive in small scattered amounts;
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To be few and far between - not common and difficult to find;3.To grin and bear it- to accept sth;
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To make a song and dance about sth - to complain about sth;
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Odds and ends (small unimportant objects) – a few small unimportant things;6.An out-and-out lie- complete lie;
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To be part and parcel of sth- basic and fundamental part;8.Prim and proper – conservative;9.Pushing and shoving – a lot of pushing;10.Spick and span – very clean;
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Touch and go – doubtful;12.Up-and-coming – promising;13.Wear and tear – damage from continuous use;14.Well and truly – completely;15.To win fair and square – to win fairly;
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To blow one’s top – to lose one’s temper and become very angry;
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To be crotchety – to be a bit bad-tempered and easily get angry;18.To drive sb up the wall - to annoy sb;19.To hit the roof – to lose one’s temper;
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To be indignant at sth – to be very angry;21.To throw a tantrum – to start kicking, shouting and crying;22.To be up in arms about sth – to be very angry;
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You can …. till the cows come home, but it won’t … you can do sth for a very long time, but it won’t changeanything;
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It is like water off a duck’s back - producing no effect;25.To rabbit on (about) sth - talk pointlessly; chatter;26.To have a whale of time - an exceedingly good or fine time;
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A wild goose chase – to search for sth one is unlikely to find;
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To worm one’s way out of sth – to avoid doing sth you do not want to do;
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 Not to bat an eyelid – not to show any visible signs of surprise;
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To clear one’s throat - to cough in order to speak more clearly;
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A pain in the neck – very annoying person, thing or task;
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To cost an arm and a leg – to be very expensive;
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33.To cry your eyes out – to cry a lot;34.To foot the bill – to pay the bill at the restaurant, hotel (used to emphasize that you thought sb else was going to doit);35.To get cold feet – to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important;36.To get up sb’s nose – to annoy sb;37.To be glad to see the back of sb/sth - to be happy when sb leaves or when sth is finished;38.To have sth on the brain – to be obsessed by sth and think about it all the time;39.To have/give sb a head start – to have/give ab an advantage over a competitor (in business)/ other people (in life);
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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;41.I couldn’t keep a straight face - couldn’t stop laughing;
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I don’t know off hand - I can’t tell the answer until I have checked first;43.To give one’s right arm to sth - sb would really like to;
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To know somewhere like the back of one’s hand (not used for people e.g. I know Venice like the back of my hand) – to know a particular place very well;
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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;47.Off the top of one’s head – information given immediately without full knowledge of the facts;48.Sth is on its last legs – (a car, a TV, etc.) is in very bad condition and will very soon stop working;49.To pull sb’s leg – play a joke on sb and make them believe sth that is not true;50.To put one’s foot down – to become strict and tell sb (generally a child) that they mustn’t/ can’t do sth;51.To see one’s heart on sth – to see sb often for the first time;52.And, to cap it all - and finally;
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At the drop of a hat – immediately and without thinking;54.To be out of one’s pocket – to have less money that you should have;55.Below the belt – unfair and cruel (for criticism, remark, comment);
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To get the boot – be dismissed from your job;
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To get hot under the collar about sth – to get angry about sth;58.To get/have sth under one’s belt – to have already achieved or done sth;59.To have sth up your sleeve – to have a secret plan or idea;60.To pull one’s socks up – to work harder and trying to improve your work, behavior, performance;61.To be black and blue all over – to be bruised everywhere;62.You can… until you are blue in the face, but - you can e.g. scream as much as you like but it won’t change mymind;63.To go as white as a sheet – to lose all the color in your face because you are very shocked or sick;
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A brush with the law – dealings with the police for a very minor crime;
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To hand down a sentence – (a judge) to announce in the court of law what sentence a criminal will receive;66.To stand trial for sth – to go to a court of law to be judged;67.To trace the whereabouts of sb – (police language) to look for sb;68.To eat sb out of house and home – to outstay one’s welcome and eat everything sb has in his house;
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To be/feel peckish – to feel hungry;70.To pick at one’s food – to eat food without interest;71.To wolf sth down – to devour;72.To work up an appetite – to gradually become hungry;73.To be gasping for a drink – to be extremely thirsty;74.All told – w sumie, koniec końców;
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To count oneself lucky – consider oneself lucky;76.To count for - rely on;
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At the end of the day - the most important thing is/what you must remember is;78.Let’s call it a day - end a period of activity;
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To have a field day - mieć używanie, szaleć; dzień sportu (Australia);
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To be due back – to be suppose to be back earlier;81.It’s just as well - it is a good thing that;82.No one in their right mind would… - only a crazy person would;83.To have a real thing about – to be obsessed about sth84.To make a big thing out of sth - robić z czegoś wielkie halo85.To go out of your way to do sth - make a special effort;86.The wrong way round – in the opposite or reverse of the normal of desireble orientation or sequence etc.;
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To flee somewhere in their thousands – to run away in large numbers ?;
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To have an axe to grind -
 
 private ends to serve;89.To be in the same boat – having the same problems;
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To iron out problems - remove problems;91.Sth is a different kettle of fish – to be very different from the thing that has been previously mentioned;
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To hit the nail on the head – to have just said sth that is exactly right;93.To have got a lot on your plate - to have a lot of problems;94.It’s like talking to a brick wall – talking to sb without any response;95.Not to take a blind bit of notice – to completely ignore what was said or done;96.A figment of sb’s imagination – invented or imaginary thing;
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