Some people struggle to maintain healthy boundaries when they are constantly ...
at the public eye
under the public eye
in the public eye
My friends had organised a huge party at my favourite club with VIP access and everything. But ... was when my friend from Australia appeared! I hadn't seen her in 2 years!
the icing on the cake
the topping on the pizza
the cherry on the cupcake
..., Brandon! If you want that leather jacket, you'll need to get a part-time job to pay for it.
Money doesn't grow on trees
Money doesn't come through the door
Money doesn't come for free
I must have been ... when I turned into my old street. I just moved house last week and wasn't thinking properly!
on cruise control
on GPS tracking
on autopilot
This new tablet is really ... technology.
cutting edge
on the edge
edgy
"How's the renovation going?" "... Luckily, we haven't had any major issues."
So far, so good
To just now, too good
Til now, so good
The politician was ... when she saw her results. Most unexpectedly, she'd won!
taken forward
taken aback
taken backwards
Violet is going to have to ... if she wants to make any progress in her career.
get her act together
sort her act out
put her act on
Jake said it would be impossible to get into Cambridge, but I reminded him that ...
when there's a want, there's a way
where there's a will, there's a way
if there's a desire, there's a path
The test was ... I knew every answer.
a slice of cake
a part of cake
a piece of cake
If you want, you can ... for a few minutes. We don't need to leave til 9:15pm.
get your feet up
put your feet up
hold your feet up
My parents and I have never ... on the subject of privacy.
heard ear to ear
seen eye to eye
spoken mouth to mouth
Walking along Oxford Street, I saw a necklace in the window of Selfridge's which ...
took my eye
kept my eye
caught my eye
The IT manager had a ... when on his first day all the computers broke down.
baptism of fire
birth of boiling water
introduction of lava
I was really upset when I got Covid over Christmas, but at least I didn't have to see my annoying brother-in-law. I suppose ...
every cloud has a silver lining
every cloud has a little bit of gold
every cloud has a sunny side
Lucy ... when she jumped out from behind the door.
scared me to the death
scared the life out of me
scared the life from me
Would you mind ... on my suitcase for a second?
putting an eye
keeping an eye
sticking an eye
The disorganisation of client files is just ... when it comes to inefficiency here.
making a mountain out of a mole-hill
the tip of the iceberg
the top of the mountain