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  • get under someone's skin
    annoy someone
    like someone very much
    be willing to participate
    hurt someone
  • I'm getting a bit tired now - let's __________.
    call it a day
    keep someone in the loop
    beat around the bush
    spill the beans
  • It was surprising to see investors __________ and buy so many shares!
    keep in the loop
    investors threw caution to the wind
    in a nutshell
    beat around the bush
  • something that makes a good situation even better
    a chip on one's shoulder
    call it a day
    keep someone in the loop
    icing on the cake
  • Both sides were drawn, ___________, into the conflict.
    the icing on the cake
    in a nutshell
    willy-nilly
    around the bush
  • Many of Hitchcock's films are real ____________. I am addicted to them.
    game
    icing on the cake
    cliffhangers
    couch potatoes
  • He's got ______________ about not having been to university.
    the icing on the cake
    the loop
    around the bush
    a chip on his shoulder
  • very briefly, giving only the main points
    around the bush
    the icing on the cake
    willy-nilly
    in a nutshell
  • "What went wrong?" "____________, everything."
    willy-nilly
    around the bush
    the icing on the cake
    in a nutshell
  • Jack really __________ - he decides to take a day off whenever we have a deadline!
    is a couch potato
    keeps us in the loop
    is game
    gets under my skin
  • So who ___________ about her affair with David?
    beat around the bush
    spilled the beans
    called it a day
    kept someone in the loop
  • If you hurry, you'll make mistakes and waste time, effort and materials.
    The more, the merrier!
    Haste makes waste!
    What goes around comes around.
  • a person who watches a lot of television
    a white elephant
    an eager beaver
    a couch potato
    a dark horse
  • do something too much, or to be too excited or eager
    in a nutshell
    willy-nilly
    go overboard
    spill the beans
  • keep someone informed about what is going on
    spill the beans
    keep someone in the loop
    call it a day
    beat around the bush
  • to avoid talking about what is important
    spill the beans
    keep someone in the loop
    beat around the bush
    call it a day
  • be willing to participate in something
    throw caution to the wind
    be game
    keep in the loop
    get under one's skin
  • tell people secret information
    keep someone in the loop
    spill the beans
    beat around the bush
    call it a day
  • Have the customers called? No, not yet. Can you ___________, please?
    call it a day
    keep someone in the loop
    beat around the bush
    spill the beans
  • I love my job and getting public recognition is merely ____________.
    call it a day
    a chip on one's shoulder
    keep someone in the loop
    icing on the cake
  • a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens
    the icing on the cake
    a couch potato
    willy-nilly
    a cliffhanger
  • Don't ___________ - get to the point! We don't have much time left.
    call it a day
    spill the beans
    keep someone in the loop
    beat around the bush
  • have a chip on one's shoulder
    keep someone informed about what's going on
    angry because you feel you are not as good as other people
    stop what you are doing
    avoid talking about what is important
  • I don't think there'll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn't _________ with the food.
    in a nutshell
    willy-nilly
    spill the beans
    go overboard
  • I __________ for whatever you want to do this weekend.
    am game
    get under your skin
    throw caution to the wind
    keep you in the loop
  • even if the people who are involved do not want it to happen
    in a nutshell
    the icing on the cake
    around the bush
    willy-nilly
  • My friend is such a __________! He doesn’t do anything else but watch TV all day.
    a dark horse
    a couch potato
    a white elephant
    an eager beaver