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  • for the time being
    at the moment
    temporarily
    presently
  • down in the dumps
    hungry
    miserable
    dirty
  • bark up the wrong tree
    when all else has failed
    false belief
    have a false idea about sth
  • get the hang of it
    as far as I know
    give every exact detail
    get in the habit of doing sth
  • different as chalk and cheese
    a bit different
    get on like a house on fire
    totally different
  • be in a quandary
    be confused; undecided
    be easily deceived/ naive
    to be extremely angry
  • Achilles heel
    a difficult fact to accept
    weakest point of sb's character
    annoying person/thing
  • a red rag to a bull
    sb who feels uncomfortable
    annoying person/thing
    action, comment, etc. liable to provoke sb
  • be in the dark about sth
    be unaware of sth
    out of favour
    really want sth
  • a bitter pill to swallow
    weakest point of sb's character
    a difficult fact to accept
    a wild guess/ a risk
    a lot of fuss about sth that is not important
  • few and far between
    common
    scarce
    expensive
  • bite off more than sb can chew
    sudden clear idea/thought
    try to do sth which is too difficult
    sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
  • a long shot
    annoying person/thing
    a wild guess/ a risk
    a lot of fuss about sth that is not important
  • bury one's head in the sand
    fed up; bored
    avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
    reach a critical point
  • be tickled pink
    be really sad
    be really angry
    be really pleased
  • a fish out of water
    irritated/bad mood
    a difficult fact to accept
    sb who feels uncomfortable
  • as a last resort
    have a false idea about sth
    yet, however
    when all else has failed
  • below the belt
    intimate
    in secret
    cruel and unfair
  • give chapter and verse
    explain a book's plot
    get annoyed
    give every exact detail
  • a memory like a sieve
    bad memory
    good memory
  • a bear with a sore head
    a poor memory
    irritated/bad mood
    a difficult fact to accept
  • a different kettle of fish
    sb who feels uncomfortable
    annoying person/thing
    a totally different situation from the one just mentioned
  • bear fruit
    be successful
    be unsuccessful
    a weird fruit
  • a storm in a teacup
    a lot of fuss about sth that is not important
    annoying person/thing
    weakest point of sb's character
  • a pain in the neck
    Sara
    Mireia and Laura
    Pat
  • agree to disagree
    stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
    agree
    admit Pat is right
  • be second to none
    be the best
    be the worst
    be second
  • by and large
    generally speaking
    criticise
    suddenly
  • be all fingers and thumbs
    clumsy
    agile
    stupid
  • every nook and cranny
    everywhere
    nowhere
    somewhere