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30 idioms you need to know (B2) - part 1

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  • if you are vomiting a lot or very sick you are...
    as sick as a dog.
  • When something is very likely to happen it is...
    on the cards.
  • If you take a rest you...
    put your feet up.
  • When you remove the bad feelings between people you...
    clear the air.
  • If you hurry (often as an order to somebody) you want them to...
    get a move (on something).
  • When a child is extremely well-behaved they are...
    as good as gold.
  • A minor or important lie
    A white lie.
  • If you stay very briefly in several places, never unpacking your luggage you...
    live out of a suitcase.
  • When somebody is extremely eager or enthusiastic they are...
    as keen as mustard.
  • If you don't allow someone to refuse what you've offered them you..
    will not take no for answer.
  • If you feel ill you feel...
    under the weather.
  • When you respect, admire or congratulate someone you...
    take your hat off to them.
  • To communicate (with somebody) in writing you can...
    drop a line.
  • If you are in suspense or waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution you are...
    on the edge of your seat.
  • If something is in writing or print it is...
    in black and white.
  • Being active; doing the things you usually do
    (being) out and about.
  • If you have enough money to pay for your basic expenses you...
    make ends meet.
  • If you are very strong and not easily made weaker you are...
    as tough as old boots.
  • If you are extremely quiet you are...
    ds quiet as the grave.
  • When two things are very different from each other they are...
    as different as chalk and cheese.
  • If you do something just in time; at the last possible instant before it's too late you do it...
    in the nick of time.
  • If you are inexperienced you are...
    green.
  • Something that happens very rarely, it happens...
    once in a blue moon.
  • To be very expensive; to cost a lot of money.
    To cost the earth.
  • When you expect a lot in exchange for what you pay or do you...
    drive a hard bargain.
  • To disappear suddenly and complety
    To vanish into thin air.
  • When you listen carefully and in a friendly way to someone you...
    lend an ear.
  • When you have a considerable talent or ability for gardening you have...
    green fingers.
  • If you agree to work with or help someone in the way they have suggested you agree...
    to play ball.
  • If you are covered in livid bruises you are...
    black and blue.
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