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CAE fixed expressions and idioms
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Culture vulture
a person who is interested in arts
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to be a fair-weather friend.
a person who is only around for the good times
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find out/ see how the land lies
to get information about a situation before taking action
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spill the beans
reveal the secret
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to come clean
to tell the truth
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to be caught unawares
to be unprepared for what happens or surprised by it
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travel on a shoe string
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to be under someone's thumb
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wear your heart on your sleeve
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to be stabbed in the back
to be betrayed by someone you trust
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foot the bill
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add insult to injury
make bad situation even worse
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at the drop of the hat
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let the cat out of the bag
reveal the secret
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to chip in
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smell something fishy
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To be all show and no go
have good looks but lack energy or action
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It costs an arm and a leg
very expensive
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He rubs me the wrong way
annoy/ bother
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be a people person
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to see which way the wind is blowing
to see how a situation is developing before making any decisions about it
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can't make head or tail of something
not being able to understand something
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Keep yourself to yourself
Stay alone rather than spending time with other people
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get on like a house on fire
enjoy each other's company very much
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to be in hot water
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once in a blue moon
very rarely
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a couch potato
lazy
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to be through thick and thin together
to experience both good and bad times together
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It slipped my mind
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put one's heart and soul into something
put all of one's sincere efforts into something
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get itchy feet
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come to terms with something
accept a difficult situation
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my lips are sealed
I won't reveal your secret
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Get itchy feet
feel like travelling
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Get a kick out of something
Get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or excitement from something
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chase your (own) tail
spend a lot of time and energy doing many things but achieving very little.
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a blessing in disguise
something positive that wasn't recognised until later
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to chicken out
to decide not to do something because you are afraid
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to be like brothers/sisters from another mother.
to be very similar
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It takes two to tango
if there’s a suspicious situation, then there’s more than one culprit.
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We are like chalk and cheese.
completely different
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