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CAE fixed expressiones

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  • TO BE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN
    not to know how to explain
  • peer pressure
    influence from members of one's group
  • Shed light on something
    reveal information about
  • Drop a hint about
    insinuate
  • Have no recollection of
    not remember
  • Bear in mind
    take into consideration
  • set aside
    leave st until later
  • take the high ground
    to act morally
  • Take for granted
    not give credit for
  • rise up to the challenge
    accept the challenge and perform so as to succeed
  • counter-productive
    achieving the opposite effect to what you had planned
  • Every now and then
    occassionally
  • Make ends meet
    have enough money to pay for everything
  • The downside of
    the drawback of
  • at a loose end
    not having anything to do and not knowing what you want to do
  • n a nutshell
    to sum up
  • At its height
    in the best moment
  • Be in two minds
    be undecided
  • Beforehand
    in advance
  • Be on good terms with
    get on well with
  • Place the blame on
    say someone is at fault
  • Go with the flow
    let yourself be influenced by the environment
  • Get something across to someone
    explain something to someone
  • Safe and sound
    secure
  • take the side of
    feel or express support for sb in an argument or discussion
  • Brace yourself for
    be prepared
  • On the outskirts
    in the suburbs
  • Ever since
    from that point
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