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    a revision of idioms useful for the Cambridge C1 exam
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  • Walking along Oxford Street, I saw a necklace in the window of Selfridge's which ...
    kept my eye
    caught my eye
    took my eye
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  • Some people struggle to maintain healthy boundaries when they are constantly ...
    at the public eye
    under the public eye
    in the public eye
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  • Lucy ... when she jumped out from behind the door.
    scared the life from me
    scared me to the death
    scared the life out of me
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  • Jake said it would be impossible to get into Cambridge, but I reminded him that ...
    where there's a will, there's a way
    if there's a desire, there's a path
    when there's a want, there's a way
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  • Yara wants to get into politics as she's a huge fan of Stacey Abrams. It isn't really my thing, but you know, whatever ...
    floats your boat
    fuels your train
    flies your plane
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  • I was really upset when I got Covid over Christmas, but at least I didn't have to see my annoying brother-in-law. I suppose ...
    every cloud has a silver lining
    every cloud has a sunny side
    every cloud has a little bit of gold
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  • My friends had organised a huge party at my favourite club with VIP access and everything. But ... was when my friend from Australia appeared! I hadn't seen her in 2 years!
    the topping on the pizza
    the cherry on the cupcake
    the icing on the cake
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  • It's like my cousin has ... Everything he invests in immediately becomes profitable! He's just bought a yacht!
    the magic touch
    the midas touch
    the gold touch
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  • If you want, you can ... for a few minutes. We don't need to leave til 9:15pm.
    hold your feet up
    get your feet up
    put your feet up
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  • ..., Brandon! If you want that leather jacket, you'll need to get a part-time job to pay for it.
    Money doesn't come through the door
    Money doesn't come from free
    Money doesn't grow on trees
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  • The disorganisation of client files is just ... when it comes to inefficiency here.
    the top of the mountain
    the tip of the iceberg
    making a mountain out of a mole-hill
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  • Violet is going to have to ... if she wants to make any progress in her career.
    sort her act out
    get her act together
    put her act on
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  • The politician was ... when she saw her results. Most unexpectedly, she'd won!
    taken aback
    taken backwards
    taken forward
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  • The IT manager had a ... when on his first day all the computers broke down.
    birth of boiling water
    introduction of lava
    baptism of fire
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  • I must have been ... when I turned into my old street. I just moved house last week and wasn't thinking properly!
    on autopilot
    on GPS tracking
    on cruise control
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  • This new tablet is really ... technology.
    on the edge
    edgy
    cutting edge
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