get it in the neck
misbehaviour
give sb the cold shoulder
grease sb's palm
have a bone to pick with sb
have a change of heart
have one's back to the wall
Keep your chin up!
lie through one's teeth
not have a leg to stand on
not turn a hair
pay lip-service to sth
put sb's nose out of joint
set one's face against sth
stick/stand out like a sore
thumb
there's more to it than meets
the eye
- be reprimanded or punished for your
- treat someone in a very unfriendly way
- give sb money to make them settle a matter
for you
- have a reason to complain to someone about
- change one's approach toward sb or sth for
more
friendly or considerable
- be in a difficult situation to which there's no
easy
solution
- Don't lose your optimism! Stay cheerful!
- tell lies without being embarrassed about it
- not be able to prove that what you say is true
or valid
- show no emotions when one is expected to
- promise to support sb, but do nothing to
prove it
- make sb angry by not paying much attention
to them
- object strongly to something
- be noticeable in an unpleasant way; expose
oneself
to laughter, criticism etc.
- something is more interesting/complex etc.
than it
seems when one looks at it