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