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Take a rain check
 
Do it later / postpone
 
Say yes immediately
 
Refuse forever
Raise the bar
 
Increase quality or expectations
 
Lower the standards
 
Stop a project
Rack your brains
 
Think very hard
 
Sleep deeply
 
Laugh loudly
Put a sock in it
 
Be quiet
 
Speak louder
 
Sing loudly
Pipe dream
 
Impossible or unrealistic idea
 
Good habit
 
Realistic plan
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
 
Not very smart
 
Very talented
 
Very lazy
No picnic
 
Not easy
 
Very easy
 
Very fun
Mull over
 
Think carefully
 
Forget quickly
 
Decide fast
Miss the boat
 
Miss an opportunity
 
Get lost
 
Travel too late
Mend fences
 
Repair a relationship
 
Build something new
 
Clean a house
Make ends meet
 
Have enough money to live
 
Make new friends
 
Be very rich
Lose it
 
Lose control / get very angry
 
Lose your phone
 
Lose your time
Let the cat out of the bag
 
Reveal a secret
 
Buy a pet
 
Hide a secret
Learn the ropes
 
Learn how to do something
 
Take a long break
 
Travel far away
Kill time
 
Waste time while waiting
 
Work very hard
 
Sleep all day
Kick the habit
 
Stop a bad habit
 
Start a bad habit
 
Teach a habit
Jump the gun
 
Do something too early
 
Run very fast
 
Get angry
In hot water
 
In trouble
 
On vacation
 
Very relaxed
Have a lot on your plate
 
Have many responsibilities
 
Eat a big meal
 
Make a big mistake
Have a ball
 
Have a great time
 
Be very tired
 
Eat too much
Harp on (and on) about something
 
Repeat something again and again
 
Forget something
 
Tell a secret
Happy as a clam
 
Very happy
 
Very nervous
 
Very angry
Grin from ear to ear
 
Smile widely
 
Cry loudly
 
Feel sick
Go down like a lead balloon
 
Become unpopular; fail
 
Become very popular
 
Be a funny joke
Ghost someone
 
Disappear and stop communicating
 
Answer messages immediately
 
Tell a scary story
Get your foot in the door
 
Get a first opportunity
 
Leave a place
 
Close a door loudly
Get out of hand
 
Become chaotic
 
Be under control
 
Be very safe
Foot the bill
 
Pay the bill
 
Refuse to pay
 
Lose your money
Face the music
 
Accept consequences
 
Avoid problems
 
Celebrate success
Drop out of school
 
Drop out of school
 
Study very hard
 
Change schools
Drive someone crazy
 
Make someone angry
 
Make someone rich
 
Make someone sad
Doze off / nod off
 
Doze off / nod off
 
Laugh a lot
 
Start running
Don’t judge a book by its cover
 
Don’t judge by looks only
 
Always believe appearances
 
Don’t trust anyone
Cut to the chase
 
Get to the point
 
Hide the truth
 
Run very fast
Cost an arm and a leg
 
Very expensive
 
Very cheap
 
Impossible to find
Come clean
 
Tell the truth
 
Clean your room
 
Leave quickly
Burn the candle at both ends
 
Work too much; be exhausted
 
Sleep too much
 
Save energy
Busy as a bee
 
Very busy
 
Not busy
 
Very angry
Bed of roses
 
Easy, comfortable life
 
Very scary moment
 
A fun party
Beat around the bush
 
Avoid the main point
 
Say things directly
 
Talk about plants
Be in the same boat
 
Be in the same situation
 
Be traveling together
 
Be confused
Bark up the wrong tree
 
Blame the wrong person
 
Be very tired
 
Ask for help
All Greek to me
 
Confusing / impossible to understand
 
Easy to understand
 
Funny
A tough nut to crack
 
A difficult problem
 
A fun activity
 
A sweet surprise
A fish out of water
 
Out of place
 
Very tired
 
Very excited
A piece of cake
 
Very easy
 
Very boring
 
Very difficult
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