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  • Seize the day
    - make the most of the present
  • The apple in my eye
    - someone I cherish
  • Go above and beyond
    - do more than expected
  • Save your breath
    - it´s useless to talk to convince
  • To make a long story short
    in short
  • Just around the corner
    - near
  • in the dark
    - don’t know
  • on pins and needles
    – anxious
  • All in one piece
    Meaning: Safely
  • Get caught up
    – addicted/too focused
  • made fun of
    - teased
  • Caught red-handed
    = caught in the act of doing something wrong
  • Out of line
    = behave improperly
  • Give in
    - ceder
  • Living from hand to mouth
    - extremely poor
  • Crossed the line –
    do sth unacceptable
  • As cool as a cucumber
    = very calm
  • come to one's senses
    - begin to think in the correct way
  • All that glitters is not gold
    = something might not be as it appears
  • Take it easy
    CALM DOWN
  • hoping over the moon
    - very happy
  • Out of the question
    - not possible
  • to top it all off
    - to make it even worse
  • go back to square one
    - back to the beginning
  • Nine times out of ten
    – always
  • As quiet as a mouse
    = very quiet
  • Make a living
    - earn enough money
  • Hit it big
    - achieve great success
  • On top of the world
    - very happy
  • Make up my mind
    = decide to do something
  • music to my ears
    - pleasant to hear
  • When pigs fly
    - never
  • Pay off
    - pay the total
  • the ball is in my court
    - it’s my turn
  • hit the mark
    - be successful
  • Keep track of
    = maintain a record of
  • Going bananas- go nuts
    GO CRAZY
  • penny for your thoughts
    - tell me what you’re thinking
  • out of sorts
    - not feeling well
  • Butter him up- flatter
    Lisonjear
  • beat around the bush
    - avoid saying what is important
  • At the end of my rope
    - no more patience
  • Work wonders
    – effective
  • Fed up with
    – angry
  • Brought me down to earth
    = make someone think more realistically
  • Out of nowhere
    do nada
  • For the time being
    - for now
  • When it comes to
    – talking about
  • On a high note
    = in a successful way
  • Take the leap
    – take chance
  • Wouldn’t hurt a fly
    = harm nothing or no one
  • Give you the sack
    - fire you/ kick you out
  • Pushed my bottons
    - annoy
  • puts me on the spot
    - ask me a different question
  • The last straw
    - a gota d´água.
  • Stand up for
    – defend
  • go out of your mind
    - go crazy
  • out of the frying pan and into the fire
    - going from a bad situation to a worse one
  • adding fuel to the fire
    - making me more angry
  • Make a fool of myself
    = make yourself seem stupid
  • butterflies in my stomach
    - feel nervous
  • Caught my eye
    = attract one’s attention
  • Better off
    - much better
  • it´s Like shooting fish in a barrel -
    extremely easy
  • get straight to the point
    - talk directly to the subject
  • pull myself together
    - control my emotions
  • Over the long run
    – after a long period
  • As pale as a ghost
    = extremely pale because of shock
  • Tear apart
    - damage
  • Hold a grudge against
    - stay angry
  • Missed the mark
    = not achieve something you were trying to do
  • Take into account
    – consider
  • lend an ear
    – listen
  • in the nick of time
    - at the last possible moment
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