PHRASES C2 assert yourself C2

Absolutely not. C2 assert your authority/control/independence, etc. C2

of your own accord C2 assume control/power/responsibility, etc. C2

on no account; not on any account C2 at best C2

add insult to injury C2 at the best of times C2

adverse conditions/effect(s)/impact C2 at a disadvantage C2

cannot afford C2 at the latest C2

then/there again C2 at length C2

against sb's advice/wishes, etc. C2 be at liberty to do sth C2

against all (the) odds C2 at a loss C2

at the tender age of 8/17/25, etc. C2 at a loss for words C2

be aimed at doing sth C2 be at the mercy of sb/sth C2

raise the alarm C2 at the earliest C2

for all C2 at sb's expense C2

all shapes and sizes C2 at the hands of sb C2

all the better/easier/more exciting, etc. C2 at heart C2

all but C2 at issue C2

make allowances for sb/sth C2 be at a premium C2

along the lines of sth C2 at this rate C2

at one time or another C2 at any rate C2

in anticipation (of) C2 at your own risk C2

an appetite for something C2 be at stake C2

round of applause C2 attach importance/value, etc. to sb/sth C2

apply yourself C2 in attendance C2

arm in arm C2 be the centre of attention C2

armed with sth C2 an authority on sth C2

arrive at an answer/conclusion/decision, etc. C2 be wide awake C2

as opposed to C2 be in awe of sb C2

do sth as you see/think fit C2 back and forth C2

as the/its name implies C2 back to front C2

as it stands C2 behind sb's back C2

if you ask me C2 turn your back on sb/sth C2

ask yourself sth C2 in the background C2

fast asleep C2 be/hang in the balance C2

aspire to sth; aspire to do sth C2 into the bargain C2

an aspiring actor/politician/writer, etc. C2 keep/hold sth at bay C2

bear a/no resemblance/relation, etc. to sb/sth C2 break free C2

bear a grudge C2 under your breath C2

bear fruit C2 breed contempt/ignorance, etc. C2

grin and bear it C2 bring sth to light C2

you can't beat sth C2 be on the brink of sth C2

the beauty of sth C2 a broken home C2

what/whatever became of sb/sth C2 a bundle of energy/nerves C2

long before C2 be bursting with confidence/joy, etc. C2

come into being C2 burst into flames C2

beyond belief C2 bury yourself in sth C2

beneath your dignity C2 bury your face/head in sth C2

give sb the benefit of the doubt C2 the bush C2

for sb's benefit C2 mind your own business C2

be beside yourself (with sth) C2 by any chance C2

beside the point C2 by virtue of sth C2

know best C2 by all means C2

for the best C2 by the same token C2

bring out the best in sb C2 be calculated to do sth C2

your best bet C2 call sb names C2

a safe bet C2 cast a/your vote C2

know better C2 cast your mind back C2

beyond dispute C2 cast a spell on sb C2

in a big way C2 cast doubt on sb/sth C2

bits and pieces C2 be/get caught C2

a bite (to eat) C2 catch sight of sth C2

I don't blame him/them/you, etc. C2 the turn of the century C2

be blind to sth C2 (the) chances are C2

blow it/your chance(s) C2 stand a chance C2

body and soul C2 No chance!/ Not a chance! C2

a book of stamps/tickets, etc. C2 press charges C2

be born C2 claim credit/responsibility/success, etc. C2

from top to bottom C2 a clap of thunder C2

bound up with sth C2 crystal clear C2

sb's breadth of experience/knowledge/interest, etc. C2 in the clear C2

the length and breadth of sth C2 steer clear of sb/sth C2

break the news to sb C2 sb's/sth's clutches C2

collect yourself/your thoughts C2 cut out sth or cut sth out C2

come to think of it C2 Don't you dare C2

come to do sth C2 I dare say C2

come apart/off, etc. C2 drop dead C2

come to light C2 dear to sb/sb's heart C2

come to the/sb's rescue C2 to death C2

take sth as it comes C2 put sb to death C2

come to terms with sth C2 a matter of life and/or death C2

come along C2 the deceased C2

come in C2 deciding factor C2

No comment. C2 dedicate sth to sb C2

comparative comfort/freedom/silence, etc. C2 deep in thought/conversation C2

pay sb a compliment C2 the defence C2

with the compliments of sb C2 defy belief/description/explanation, etc. C2

jump to conclusions C2 a/some degree of sth C2

lead sb to a conclusion C2 derive comfort/pleasure, etc. from sth C2

conduct yourself C2 the desired effect/result/shape, etc. C2

in confidence C2 a dim memory/recollection, etc. C2

a conflict of interest C2 be a disgrace to sb/sth C2

be confronted by/with sth C2 a display of affection/anger, etc. C2

in conjunction with sth/sb C2 be disposed to do sth C2

a conscious decision/choice/effort, etc. C2 do sb/sth justice; do justice to sb/sth C2

consistent with sth C2 can't/couldn't very well do sth C2

be consumed by/with sth C2 make do (with) C2

eye contact C2 do the trick C2

around/round the corner C2 doom and gloom C2

lose count C2 on the dot C2

be/run counter to sth C2 cast doubt on sth C2

the country C2 beyond/without a/the shadow of a doubt C2

pluck up (the) courage (to do sth) C2 be down to sb C2

the crack of dawn C2 a downward spiral C2

be crawling with sb/sth C2 drag sb along/out/to, etc. C2

to sb's credit C2 a drain on sth C2

creep along/down/in/out, etc. C2 draw to a close/end C2

cry your eyes out C2 draw a comparison/distinction C2

cut sth short or cut short sth C2 I dread to think C2

wouldn't dream of doing sth C2 do sth to excess C2

drift across/down/towards, etc. C2 exclusive of sth C2

drop it/the subject C2 extend from/into/over, etc. C2

dump sth on/in/down, etc. C2 the extent to which C2

play sth by ear C2 the naked eye C2

early on C2 in your mind's eye C2

ill at ease C2 roll your eyes C2

easily the best/worst/biggest, etc. C2 the fabric of sth C2

have the edge on/over sb/sth C2 let's face it C2

be on edge C2 I fail to see/understand C2

an educated guess C2 feel faint C2

in effect C2 not have the faintest idea C2

come/go into effect C2 a fair amount/distance/size, etc. C2

be an effort C2 fair play C2

your elders C2 darkness/night falls C2

an element of sth C2 fall prey to sth C2

or else C2 fall short of sth C2

odds and ends C2 familiarize sb/yourself with sth C2

a means to an end C2 so far so good C2

the tail end of sth C2 far from doing sth C2

be endowed with sth C2 go so far as to do sth C2

sure enough C2 go too far C2

be the envy of sb C2 few and far between C2

(be) green with envy C2 be far removed from sth C2

margin of error C2 the far left/right C2

trial and error C2 a faraway look/expression C2

a narrow escape C2 thick and fast C2

in essence C2 find fault with sb/sth C2

turn of events C2 in favour of sb/sth C2

ever such a C2 for fear of sth/doing sth C2

ever-changing/growing/increasing, etc. C2 fear the worst C2

every so often C2 be no mean feat C2

every other day/week, etc. C2 fill a need/gap/demand C2

a/the prime example C2 filter down/in/through, etc. C2

excel yourself C2 filter down/through/out, etc. C2

take exception to sth C2 have/keep your finger on the pulse C2

set fire to sth; set sth on fire C2 give vent to C2

fire sb's imagination C2 give way to sth C2

be a first C2 give way C2

flash by/past/through, etc. C2 give sb a hard time C2

in a flash C2 the globe C2

a flight of stairs/steps C2 glow with happiness/pride,etc. C2

it follows that C2 to go C2

follow sb's example/lead C2 go overboard C2

follow suit C2 go out of your way to do sth C2

get/rise to your feet C2 be still going strong C2

for one thing C2 make a go of sth C2

a force to be reckoned with C2 a good 20 minutes/30 miles, etc. C2

join forces C2 it's a good job C2

in/into force C2 be in good taste C2

be foreign to sb C2 do sb a/the world of good C2

for/in the foreseeable future C2 with your bare hands C2

I forget C2 on hand or to hand C2

be on (good) form C2 get/lay your hands on sth C2

form an opinion/impression, etc. C2 in hand C2

be without foundation; have no foundation C2 take the law into your own hands C2

frame of mind C2 you have to hand it to sb C2

freedom from sth C2 a handsome profit/sum, etc. C2

fresh water C2 come in handy C2

the frontiers of sth C2 do/learn sth the hard way C2

the fruit(s) of sth C2 be hard on sb C2

be full of yourself C2 have (got) to do/be sth C2

nothing ventured, nothing gained C2 have sb do sth C2

a gap in the market C2 have it in for sb C2

the germ of sth C2 laugh/shout/scream, etc. your head off C2

get you nowhere C2 a roof over your head C2

get sth over (and done) with C2 heaps of sth C2

Don't get me wrong C2 the height of sth C2

get moving C2 a/one hell of a C2

get a move on C2 like hell C2

get underway C2 to speak/think highly of sb/sth C2

give rise to sth C2 a hint of sth C2

a hold on/over sth/sb C2 be in tune with sb/sth C2

ring hollow C2 in that C2

in all honesty C2 be in for sth C2

sb's best/last/only hope C2 inclined to do sth C2

take/hold sb hostage C2 inside information/knowledge, etc. C2

the early/small hours C2 be an inspiration to sb C2

How strange/stupid/weird, etc. is that? C2 to all intents and purposes C2

be only human C2 be intent on sth/doing sth C2

in my humble opinion C2 an intimate knowledge/understanding of sth C2

be hungry for sth C2 invade sb's privacy C2

the idea of sth C2 an invasion of privacy C2

on impulse C2 irrespective of sth C2

in the name of sth C2 an isolated case/event/example, etc. C2

in the vicinity (of sth) C2 be itching to do sth C2

in sb's words C2 out of a job C2

in all likelihood C2 a bad/good, etc. judge of sth C2

be in line with sth C2 10/20, etc. years sb's junior C2

in memory of sb C2 keep your temper C2

in miniature C2 kick yourself C2

be in the mood for sth/to do sth C2 one of a kind C2

in its infancy C2 not take kindly to sth C2

in the interest(s) of sth C2 the animal/plant kingdom C2

in isolation C2 the next thing I knew C2

in part C2 be lacking C2

in perspective C2 sb/sth at large C2

in place C2 loom large C2

in principle C2 a last resort C2

in all probability C2 the last of sth C2

in the process C2 the last sb heard/saw of sb C2

be in the process of doing sth C2 be no laughing matter C2

in proportion to C2 law and order C2

sb/sth in question C2 lead sb to do sth C2

in the red C2 be led by sth C2

in retrospect C2 leap into/out of/up, etc. C2

be in bad/poor taste C2 not least C2

in no uncertain terms C2 not in the least C2

leave no stone unturned C2 be meant to do sth C2

lend itself to sth C2 mean well C2

teach sb a lesson C2 a measure of sth C2

let go (of sb/sth) C2 the merest C2

let go (of sth) C2 have sth on your mind C2

be liable to do sth C2 spring to mind C2

shed light on C2 speak your mind C2

make light of sth C2 peace of mind C2

not do sth lightly C2 presence of mind C2

something like C2 mind you C2

within limits C2 the minute (that) C2

off limits C2 be misunderstood C2

the upper limit C2 the moment (that) C2

sb's line of reasoning/thinking, etc. C2 mount a campaign/challenge/protest, etc. C2

toe the line C2 mount sth on/to, etc. C2

little more/better C2 not be up to much C2

long for sth; long to do sth C2 get sb/sth muddled up C2

be looking to do sth C2 pull a muscle C2

sb's looks C2 you name it C2

a stroke of luck C2 There needs to be sth C2

make a name for yourself C2 thread a needle C2

make a nonsense of sth C2 neglect to do sth C2

make waves C2 none too clean/clever/pleased, etc. C2

make your way C2 none the happier/poorer/wiser, etc. C2

make way for sth C2 sb/sth of note C2

make your presence felt C2 be nothing if not sth C2

make sth public C2 to say nothing of sth C2

make a run for it C2 hand/give in your notice C2

make sense of sth C2 on occasion(s) C2

make a start C2 the odd C2

march off/up/down, etc. C2 be on the verge of sth/doing sth C2

a mark of sth C2 have/carry sth on you C2

be no match for sb/sth C2 on the part of sb; on sb's part

strike a match C2 vent your anger/frustration, etc. C2

a matter of confidence/luck/waiting, etc. C2 venture into/out/outside, etc. C2

a matter of days/weeks/feet etc. C2 a vicious circle/cycle C2

sb's attention/mind/thoughts, etc. wander C2

be wasted on sb C2

a wave of hatred/enthusiasm/sadness, etc. C2

get/have sth out of the way C2

have a weakness for sth/sb C2

a wealth of sth C2

weary of sth/sb C2

outstay/overstay your welcome C2

what with C2

sb's whereabouts C2

be worth your while C2

wield influence/power, etc. C2

a wild accusation/guess/rumour, etc. C2

win approval/respect/support, etc. C2

word for word C2

worthy of attention/notice, etc. C2

yearn for sth; yearn to do sth C2

yet another/more, etc. C2

be/have yet to do sth C2