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C1 Idiom meanings

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  • 'Get on like a house on fire' means
    to have a very good and friendly relationship
  • 'As slippery as an eel' means
    a person who is not trustworthy
  • 'the call of nature' means
    the need to use the toilet
  • 'Like a bump on a log'
    with little or no motion or activity, lazy
  • 'Like a bat out of hell' means
    very fast and wildly
  • 'As mad as a hatter' means
    completely crazy
  • 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' means
    to fail because of too many opinions on how to do sth
  • 'Otherwise engaged' means
    busy doing something else
  • 'Birds of a feather flock together' means
    people with similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs get together
  • 'Like water off a duck's back' means
    easily, without any apparent effect
  • 'As regular as clockwork' means
    never late or always at the same time
  • 'The early bird catches the worm' means
    the one who arrives first has the best chance for success
  • 'Like a lamb to the slaughter' means
    innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger
  • 'The grass is always greener on the other side' means
    someone else's life always seems better than one's own
  • 'go down like a lead balloon' means
    to be completely unsuccessful or unpopular
  • 'As keen as mustard' means
    very enthusiastic
  • 'Lightning never strikes twice in the same place' means
    misfortune does not occur twice in the same way
  • 'As snug as a bug in a rug' means
    in a very comfortable position
  • 'Don't bite off more than you can chew' means
    don't try to do something that is too difficult for you
  • 'time of the month' means
    the time when a woman has her period