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Book 8 - expressions L10-20

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  • take gloves off
    argue strongly
  • monkey around
    fool. around
  • roll up one's sleeves
    prepare for hard work
  • take one's hat off to
    admire
  • lose your shirt
    lose all your money
  • feel like a fish out of water
    feel uncomfortable
  • to have the lion's share
    biggest part
  • by heart
    by memory
  • hawk
    warlike politician
  • leopard can'tchange its spots
    a person can't change
  • dove
    peace politician
  • get hot under the collar
    get angry
  • be a snake in the grass
    dishonest
  • zip it
    be quiet
  • be in one's shoes
    imagine one's situation
  • have a bird's eye view
    good view from above
  • be in one's birthday suit
    naked
  • in cold blood
    without feeling or remorse
  • keep your shirt on
    calm down
  • fit like a glove
    fit perfectly
  • on the tip of one's tongue
    know it but can't remember it
  • wear the pants
    make the decisions
  • be hand in glove with
    close
  • butterflies in the stomach
    nervous
  • at the drop of a hat
    fast, without thinking