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  • someone who is unkind or unpleasant (n/p/o/w)
    nasty piece of work
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  • used for saying that a situation is still difficult, although it has improved (n/b/o/o/t/w/y)
    not be out of the woods yet
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  • used for emphasizing that something is not available or possible, or that you won´t do it (n/f/l/n/m)
    not for love nor money
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  • be very quiet and shy (n/s/b/t/a/g)
    not say boo to a goose
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  • likely to get the result that you are trying to achieve (o/t)
    on target
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  • doing or thinking the right things (o/t/r/t)
    on the right track
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  • not well controlled (o/o/h)
    out of hand
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  • behaving in a way that other people do not approve of (o/o/l)
    out of line
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  • someone who enjoys being with other people and makes friends easily (p/p)
    people person
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  • discover or understand exactly why a situation is the way it is (p/y/f/o)
    put your finger on (something)
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  • used for saying that someone should do something to show they mean what they say (p/y/m/w/y/m/i)
    put your money where your mouth is
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  • something that is not relevant that makes you confused or takes your attention away from what you should be concentrating on (r/h)
    red herring
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  • waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well (r/t/w)
    reinvent the wheel
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  • something that sounds familiar although you cannot remember the exact details (r/a/b)
    ring a bell
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  • cause problems by changing a situation that is considered satisfactory (r/t/b)
    rock the boat
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  • make someone feel extremely frightened (s/t/w/o/o)
    scare the wits out of (someone)
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