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  • Go the whole nine yards
    Go away!
    Complete everything 100%!
    Only do a little bit!
    Wander off!
  • I am carrying a torch for you
    I'm bored
    I will help you
    I still love you
    I'm doing all your work
  • Can you hold your horses?
    to wait or be patient
    to stop complaining
    to stop crying
    to stop and not move
  • You're on the ball
    You're always busy
    It's your turn
    You're intelligent and quick
    You're monthly blood-letting is occurring
  • It's all here in black and white!
    Things here are old fashioned
    Things are clearly explained here
    This is very very dirty
    There are no colours here
  • They are the black sheep of the family
    They are the family success
    They are the youngest of the family
    They are the family failure
    They are the family hero
  • I'm on the fence
    I haven't decided
    I'm working in the garden
    I am in power
    I'm famous
  • The elephant in the room means...
    an issue or problem that someone is trying to avoid
    to be in the wrong room
    an unexpected guest
    a big mess in the house/room
  • What does "a bull in a china shop" mean?
    someone who behaves clumsily in different sitiations
    someone who loves shopping
    someone who eats a lot
    someone who drives madly
  • Tim let the cat out of the bag.
    to reveal a secret.
    lost his wallet
    tell a bad joke
    lost a chance
  • Kill two birds with one stone
    Fail at two things at the same time
    Accomplish two things at the same time
    Break up a marriage
    Hurt two people with one word
  • I feel a bit under the weather
    I feel hungry
    I feel ill
    I feel angry
    I feel happy
  • Be straight with me. Don't _____ around the bush.
    beat
    hit
    come
    stick
  • Spill the beans
    Make a mess
    Cause trouble
    Get angry
    Tell a secret
  • an armchair critic is...
    someone who offers advice without proving they could do it
    someone who criticizes you to make you feel bad
    someone who advises you because they have been there
    someone who wants to help but can not do it
  • I've been completely _____ under with work.
    covered
    snowed
    piled
    buried
  • It's raining cats and dogs
    It's raining a little bit
    The pets are on the roof again
    There are lots of idiots here
    It's raining heavily
  • He is thick-skinned
    He is emotionally strong
    He is fat
    He looks like a pig
    He is wearing lots of clothes
  • to skate on thin ice means...
    A) to be in a risky situation
    B) to do something challenging
    C) to not like something you have to do
    D) to decide upon something very important
  • to speak of the devil means...
    to have an uncomfortable conversation
    to see someone you don't like
    the person who you were talking about unexpectedly arrives
    to talk about a person you don't like
  • Let sleeping dogs lie
    Do no disturb a situation, because it would cause trouble
    Let people take a rest when they need to
    Forget something that you can never have
    Don't talk to angry people
  • It costs an arm and a leg
    It's very expensive!
    I nearly fell over!
    It's very cheap!
    You'll have to go to hospital!
  • Like two peas in a pod
    one can not live without the other
    two people who usually quarrel
    Two people who are always together
    two completely different persons