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