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  • head start
    an earlier start
  • (my) flesh and blood
    relative
  • itchy feet
    restless and have a strong desire to travel
  • to point the finger
    to accuse someone or suggest that they are guilty of something bad
  • to be all ears
    fully listening
  • play something by ear
    do something without a plan
  • keep your ear to the ground
    to pay attention to what is happening, so that you know about any changes in a situation
  • get out of hand
    not well controlled
  • by heart
    memorize
  • pull one's leg
    joke or tease someone
  • to be on the tip of your tongue
    sth you want to say but have difficulty reminding
  • give sb the cold shoulder
    to treat sb unfriendly
  • turn a blind eye
    ignore something that you know is wrong
  • over my dead body
    not unless I'm dead and can't stop you
  • see eye to eye
    agree
  • cost an arm and a leg
    be very expensive
  • give a hand
    help
  • let one's hair down
    relax, have fun
  • to stab someone in the back
    to say nasty things about someone when they are not there