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to be through thick and thin together
to experience both good and bad times together
to be like brothers/sisters from another mother.
to be very similar
my lips are sealed
I won't reveal your secret
spill the beans
reveal the secret
to be a fair-weather friend.
a person who is only around for the good times
Get itchy feet
feel like travelling
Culture vulture
a person who is interested in arts
get on like a house on fire
enjoy each other's company very much
We are like chalk and cheese.
completely different
to be stabbed in the back
to be betrayed by someone you trust
It takes two to tango
if there’s a suspicious situation, then there’s more than one culprit.
It costs an arm and a leg
very expensive
a couch potato
lazy
let the cat out of the bag
reveal the secret
He rubs me the wrong way
annoy/ bother
add insult to injury
make bad situation even worse
Get a kick out of something
Get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or excitement from something
Keep yourself to yourself
Stay alone rather than spending time with other people
To be all show and no go
have good looks but lack energy or action
come to terms with something
accept a difficult situation
find out/ see how the land lies
to get information about a situation before taking action
put one's heart and soul into something
put all of one's sincere efforts into something
to see which way the wind is blowing
to see how a situation is developing before making any decisions about it
can't make head or tail of something
not being able to understand something
to be caught unawares
to be unprepared for what happens or surprised by it
chase your (own) tail
spend a lot of time and energy doing many things but achieving very little.
to chicken out
to decide not to do something because you are afraid
to come clean
to tell the truth
once in a blue moon
very rarely
a blessing in disguise
something positive that wasn't recognised until later
It slipped my mind
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to be in hot water
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travel on a shoe string
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get itchy feet
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smell something fishy
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at the drop of the hat
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be a people person
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to chip in
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foot the bill
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to be under someone's thumb
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wear your heart on your sleeve
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