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STOP FOCUSING ON MY WORK - TAKE...
MY MIND OFF
GO WILD FOR A BIT - LET...
YOUR HAIR DOWN
TAKE A REST - HAVE...
A BREATHER
HAVE A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO - HAVE...
A LONG WAY TO GO
TO EXPECT YOU TO KEEP THE PROMISE - HOLD...
YOU TO IT
TRY NOT TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO BUT THAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD NOT DO - RESIST...
THE TEMPTATION
IT IS THE OPPOSITE TO WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE - GO ...
AGAINST CONVETIONAL WISDOM
STAY SILENT - KEEP...
YOUR MOUTH SHUT
TO CHANGE ACCOUNTS AND FIGURES DISHONESTLY, USUALLY TO GET MONEY -
COOK THE BOOKS
NOT TO FORM AN OPINION ABOUT SOMEONE OLY FROM THEIR APPEARANCE - DON'T...
JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
TO COPY WHAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AT DOING IT - TAKE A....
LEAF OUT OF YOUR BOOK
TO PUNISH SOMEONE WHEN THEY HAVE DONE WRONG - TO BRING...
SOMEONE TO BOOK
FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES FOR DOING SOMETHING IN A STRICT WAY
BY THE BOOK
USED FOR SAYING THAT SOMEONE IS PLEASED WITH YOU - IN SOMEONE'S
GOOD BOOKS
A DISHONEST ACTION THAT HAS BEEN USED MANY TIMES BEFORE - THE OLDEST
TRICK IN THE BOOK
TO UNDERSTAND EASILY WHAT SOMEONE IS THINKING OR FEELING - READ...
READ SOMEONE LIKE A BOOK
SOMEONE THAT IS EASY TO KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE NOTHING IS KEPT SECRET
AN OPEN BOOK
A TOPIC OR PERSON ABOUT WHICH/WHOM VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN
A CLOSED BOOK
TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT - TO GET...
YOUR OWN WAY
TO CONTINUE - TO GET...
ON WITH...
TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER - TO GET...
AROUND
TAKE REVENGE - TO GET...
YOUR OWN BACK
TO CONTACT SOMEONE - TO GET...
HOLD OF SOMEONE
TO DEPRESS SOMEONE - TO GET...
SOMEONE DOWN
YOU CAN´T MAKE SOMEONE UNDERSTAND - TO GET...
THROUGH TO SOMEONE
TO START TO ANNOY SOMEBODY - TO GET...
ON YOUR NERVES
TO HURRY UP - TO GET...
A MOVE ON
TO THROW AWAY - TO GET...
RID OF
DO SOMETHING UNPLEASANT TO SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SOMETHING UNPLEASANT TO YOU - TO GET...
TO GET YOUR BACK ON / TO GET EVEN WITH
TO SEEM OR APPEAR TO BE - TO COME
TO COME ACROSS AS.
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IRRITATES YOU A LOT - TO GET...
TO GET ON YOUR NERVES
A CHANGE OF MIND - A CHANGE...
A CHANGE OF HEART
TO SUFFER FROM GRIEF, DESPAIR BECAUSE OF LOVE - TO BE...
TO BE BROKEN-HEARTED
TO SPEAK FREELY AND HONESTLY ABOUT DEEP EMOTIONS - POUR
YOUR HEART OUT
TO NOT UNDERSTAND A SITUATION CORRECTLY. - CAN'T GET ...
THE WRONG END OF THE STICK
TO NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING - CAN'T MAKE...
HEAD NOR TAIL OF
TELL SOMEONE ABOUT SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND OR APPROVE. - TO....BY
RUN EVERYTHING
TALK ABOUT YOUR JOB WITH THOSE YOU WORK WITH WHEN NOT AT WORK
TALK SHOP
A SEVERE TALK WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG
A TALKING-TO
PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBJECTS WITHOUT REALIZING THIS - TO TALK...
AT CROSS PURPOSES
IT CONVEYS INFORMATION MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN WORDS - IT IS WORTH...
A THOUSAND WORDS.
TO AVOID TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT - BEAT...
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK - TO GET A
word in edgeways/edgewise.
TO BE SLOW TO GO AWAY OR DISAPPEAR FROM YOUR MIND
LINGER IN YOUR MIND
TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER
TO BE ETCHED IN/ON YOUR MEMORY
IF YOU FORGET SOMETHING
IT SLIPS YOUR MIND
PLEASANT OR LOVELY MEMORIES
FOND MEMORIES
To have good ideas and make decisions quickly in difficult situations - THINK...
THINK ON YOUR FEET
someone whose opinion is respected - A MOVER AND...
A MOVER AND SHAKER
start off badly with someone - GET OFF ....
GET OFF ON YOUR WRONG FOOT
To be very nice to someone because you want something - ...... SOMEONE UP.
BUTTER SOMEONE UP
To do your fair share of the work - PULL ...
PULL YOUR WEIGHT
A period of two weeks
FORTNIGHT
To do something by law or rule - BY ....
BY THE BOOK
To work 24 hours 7 days a week
24/7
To be in debt - TO BE IN...
TO BE IN THE RED
To have a lot of responsibilities - TO HAVE A LOT...
TO HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE
To agree - TO SEE...
TO SEE EYE TO EYE
When someone is said to be in trouble - TO BE IN...
TO BE IN HOT WATER
TO BE INCREDIBLY KIND TO EVERYONE - TO HAVE A...
HAVE A HEART OF GOLD
TO BE THE GENTLEST PERSON - NOT....
NOT HURT A FLY
EXPECT THE OTHERS TO DO EVERYTHING
LIFT A FINGER
VERY SELF-SATISFIED AND WITH AN EXAGGERATED SENSE OF SELF-WORTHh
FULL OF YOURSELF
TO GET ANGRY VERY EASILY - A VERY...
A VERY QUICK TEMPER
A PERSON WHO READILY GIVES OR DOES STH IF ASKED
A SOFT TOUCH
ANNOYING OR TEDIOUS PERSON OR THING
A PAIN IN THE NECK
UNFRIENDLY AND DON'T SHOW YOUR EMOTIONS
A COLD FISH
SENSIBLE AND PRACTICAL
DOWN TO EARTH
FEELINGS OF HATE BETWEEN PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ARGUMENTS IN THE PAST - BAD...
BAD BLOOD (BETWEEN)
TO BE BORN INTO A WEALTHY FAMILY OF HIGH SOCIAL STANDING
TO BE BORN WITH SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH
SOMEONE WHO IS JUST LIKE ONE OF THEIR PARENTS IN CHARACTER OR BEHAVIOUR OR APPEARANCE(INFORMAL) - A CHIP....
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
A PERSON OF WHOM ONE IS EXTREMELY FOND AND PROUD
TO BE THE APPLE OF MY EYE
WHEN A CHARACTERISTIC IS PASSED DOWN THROUGH MANY GENERATIONS
RUN IN THE FAMILY
TO INHERIT PERSONALITY/APPEARANCE FROM YOUR PARENT
LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD
DO THE SAME JOB AS YOUR PARENTS
FOLLOW IN YOUR PARENTS' FOOTSTEPS
EXTREMELY SIMILAR IN PERSONALITY
TAKE AFTER
TO ARGUE OR FIGHT WITH SOMEBODY
FALL OUT WITH
FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
THE ONE WHO SUPPORTS THE FAMILY FINANCIALLY
BREADWINNER / BRING HOME THE BACON
TO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY - GET ON....
GET ON LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE
TO LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS SOMEBODY
THE SPITTING IMAGE OF SOMEBODY
A PERSON WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING BAD THAT BRINGS EMBARRASSMENT OR SHAME TO HIS/HER FAMILY
THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO SOMEBODY
LIKE CHALK AND CHEESE
YOUR NAME WAS INSPIRED BY AN OLDER MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
BE NAMED AFTER
A date between two people who have not previously met.
BLIND DATE
to be very attracted to someone and to start to love them
FALL FOR
To be in jeopardy and likely to end or fail.
TO BE ON THE ROCKS
to have a short sexual relationship with someone
HAVE A FLING
a situation in which two people have sex once and then do not have a relationship with each other
ONE-NIGHT STAND
to start a conversation with someone because you want to have a sexual or romantic relationship with them
CHAT SOMEBODY UP / FLIRT
END A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP
SPLIT UP / BREAK UP
WHEN YOUR DATE DOESN'T SHOW UP ON A DATE
TO STAND SOMEBODY UP
To have sex, or to kiss and touch in a sexual way
MAKE OUT
BE COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH A PERSON (INFORMAL)
HEAD OVER HEELS
BECOME A COUPLE OR FRIENDS AGAIN AFTER AN ARGUMENT
MAKE UP
a feeling of love and admiration for someone, often someone you know you cannot have a relationship with
HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEBODY
GET MARRIED (INFORMAL)
TIE THE KNOT
HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH SOMEBODY ELSE WHILE IN A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP
CHEAT ON SOMEBODY
GRADUALLY LOSE INTEREST IN OR AFFECTION FOR EACH OTHER
DRIFT APART
SHARE THE COST OF A MEAL ON A DATE EQUALLY
GO DUTCH
LEAVE A BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND - (SLANG)
DUMP SOMEBODY
END A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY SUDDENLY BY STOPPING ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THEM
GHOST SOMEBODY
DO OR SAY SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY SHOWS YOUR ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL INTENTIONS
HIT ON SOMEBODY
LOVE THAT IS NOT RETURNED OR REWARDED
UNREQUITED LOVE
OPENLY SHOWING YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER
LOVEY-DOVEY
REFUSE TO ACCEPT SOMEBODY'S OFFERS OF INTEREST OR AFFECTION
TURN SOMEBODY DOWN
PROPOSE MARRIAGE
POP THE QUESTION
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