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CPE Expressions 2

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  • Out of your depth
    Not to have the ability/knowledge to do something well
  • When pigs fly
    Something is never going to happen
  • Over the top
    When something is excessive or exaggerated
  • On the spur of the moment
    Spontaneously
  • Pulling your leg
    Joking
  • Not see eye to eye
    To disagree
  • On the cards
    Something is likely/expected to happen
  • Like chalk and cheese
    Really different
  • Out of the blue
    A complete surprise
  • Take something with a pinch/grain of salt
    To be sceptical about
  • Sleep like a log
    Sleep really well/deeply
  • The writing is on the wall
    It's the obvious conclusion
  • Over the moon
    Really happy
  • Miss the boat
    Miss the opportunity
  • Not be your cup of tea
    It's not really something you like
  • Over your head
    When something is too difficult for you
  • Make ends meet
    Make enough money to survive
  • Lay in store for
    To ask/guess what is going to happen to someone/something in the future
  • Turn a blind eye
    Ignore something
  • Speak your mind
    Say exactly what you think
  • Once in a blue moon
    Very infrequently
  • Ring a bell
    Sound familiar
  • Prey on your mind
    When you worry about something
  • The spitting image of
    To look exactly like someone
  • The last straw
    When something happens and you decide that you can no longer stand a situation
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