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Arnold has been learning Russian o___ a____ o___ for three years. ( de forma discontinua )
on and off
If sales continue to drop, the company will soon be o___ t___ r______. ( a punto de desmoronarse )
on the rocks
We mustn´t be late, so you must be here at 9 o´clock o___ t____ d_____. ( en punto / puntualmente )
on the dot
In China, a girl is considered to be o__ t___ s_____ if she isn´t married by twenty. ( pasado de tiempo )
on the shelf
Although she had never rode a bike before, she soon got the h____ o____ it. ( pillar el truco )
got the hang of it
When the boss retired he was given a g_______ h________ of $50,000. ( indemnización por jubilación )
a golden handshake
The police are working h____ i___ g_______ with the FBI to solve the case. ( unidos / codo a codo )
hand in glove
Don´t tease Samantha when she´s tired. You know how r______ she gets. ( enojón / enojona )
ratty
You c____ i___ f_____! Another minute and we´d have left without you. ( no tener margen )
cut it fine / cut it close
He worked at a car factory and usually c_____ i___ at 7.30 very morning. ( fichar en el trabajo )
clocked in
Anyone who would risk his life to go skydiving must be o____ his h______. ( estar loco )
be off his head / rocker
When I tell Dad that I failed my exam he is going to h____ k_____. ( reaccionar mal )
to have kittens
When their grandfather died, Robert got the L____ s_____ of his money. ( la mayor parte )
the lion´s share
She loves tennis and could watch it u_____ the c_____ came h_______. ( por mucho tiempo )
until the cows came home
Although he had only known her for two weeks he decided to t____ the b____ b__ the h_____ and ask her to marry him. ( cojer el toro por los cuernos )
take the bull by the horns
I wouldn´t recognise her, it´s d_____ e____ since I last saw her. ( mucho tiempo / siglos )
It´s donkey´s ears
I didn´t like caviar at first. For me they were an a______ t______. ( un gusto adquirido )
an acquired taste
My room is so small that there isn´t room to s_____ a _____ in it. ( no tener espacio )
there isn´t room to swing a cat
The police suspected that the robbery was an i_____ j____ . ( crimen interno )
an inside job
I only asked you a question. There´s no need to b____ my h_____ o____! ( echarle la bronca )
bite my head off
“How far is it to London?” “ About ten miles as the c______ f_____.” ( en linea recta )
as the crow flies
He was retired but he taught an evening class just to k____ his h____ i____. ( seguir practicando )
keep his hand in
Really, Dorothy, I think you`re m_____ a ______ o____ of a __________. ( hacer una montaña de un grano de arena )
making a mountain out of a molehill
It´s no use talking to Janice. It just goes in o___ e___ and o___ the o_____. ( ignorar consejo / en una oreja y sale de la otra )
in one ear and out the other
I feel like I´m i___ a _______. I seem to be doing the same thing all the time. ( atrapado en una rutina )
in a rut / stuck in a rut
Strawberries cost a lot at the moment because they´re not i___ s________. ( en temporada )
in season
This was the third year i__ s_______ that they won the tournament. ( uno tras otro )
in succession / in a row
That argument quite frankly doesn´t h_____ w_____! It´s ridiculous. ( tener sentido )
hold water
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