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  • Y - not in a million Years!
    Absolutely never.
  • N - It gets on your Nerves.
    It annoys you.
  • E - what on Earth …?
    Used to show surprise or shock.
  • K - I was on a Knife-edge.
    I was in a very tense or dangerous situation.
  • P - he was a Pain in the neck.
    He was very annoying.
  • B - It went from Bad to worse.
    The situation became even worse.
  • C - It was a piece of Cake.
    Very simple to do.
  • I - I haven’t got the faintest Idea!
    I don’t know at all.
  • Q - sorry, that’s out of the Question.
    That is not possible at all.
  • S - no, you’ve got the wrong end of the Stick.
    You misunderstood.
  • G - It’s anybody’s Guess.
    Nobody knows for sure.
  • V - that’s all Very well but …
    That’s good, but there’s a problem.
  • M - I was over the Moon.
    I was extremely happy.
  • J - It’s a good Job that …
    It’s lucky that …
  • O - every so Often …
    Occasionally.
  • L - Last but not Least …
    The final point, but still important.
  • X - I agree with you to some eXtent.
    I partly agree with you.
  • D - on the Dot.
    Exactly on time.
  • U - that’s Up to you.
    It’s your decision.
  • Z - It’s a Zoo out there!
    It’s very chaotic / noisy.
  • A - It’s as easy as ABC.
    Very easy
  • H - on the one Hand … on the other Hand …
    Comparing two sides of an argument.
  • R - he went through the Roof!
    He became very angry.
  • T - That’s OTT (over the top).
    That’s exaggerated.
  • W - it’s out of this World.
    It’s amazing / wonderful.
  • F - you’ve really put your Foot in it.
    You made a mistake / said something embarrassing.