Idioms

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a blank canvas
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something that can be developed or changed in many different ways
a breath of fresh air
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someone or something that is new, interesting, and exciting
a likely story
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used for telling someone that you do not believe what they have just said
a long shot
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an attempt or guess that is not likely to be successful but that is worth trying
a sight for sore eyes
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someone or something that you are very pleased to see
a slow burner
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a thing that slowly develops into something interesting or powerful
Achilles heel
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a weak feature of someone or something that is otherwise strong, which makes them open to attack or failure
agree to differ
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to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more
as dead as a doornail
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completely dead or not working
as far as anyone can tell
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used for saying what you think is true when you think that there may be facts that you or others do not know
at the leading edge
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at the most modern and advanced point in the development of something
be barking up the wrong tree
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to be doing something that will not get the result that you want
be caught red-handed
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to be caught doing something wrong
be full of yourself
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to be always talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people
be made of money
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to have a lot of money
be on a roll
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to be having a lot of success or good luck
be out of the loop
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to not belong to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
be rolling in it
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to have a lot of money
be stuck between a rock and a hard place
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to be in a position in which you have to choose between two things that are not good
be your bread and butter
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to be something that provides your main income
bear no resemblance to (someone / something)
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to look completely different to someone or something
beat around the bush
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to spend a long time getting to the main point of what you are saying, often because it is embarrassing
between you and me
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used when you are telling someone something that you do not want anyone else to know about
bowl (someone) over
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to surprise someone by being very beautiful, impressive, unexpected, etc
break the mould
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to change a situation completely, or to do something in a completely new way
by the book
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correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
catch (someone’s) drift
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to understand the basic meaning that someone is trying to express
catch (someone’s) eye
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if something catches your eye, you suddenly notice it
Catch 22 situation
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a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
clear the air
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to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
cliff-hanger
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an exciting end to part of a book or television programme that makes you want to read or watch the next part
collector’s item
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a rare or valuable object that collectors want to own
come out of your shell
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to stop being shy and begin to confidently show your real character and feelings
creature of habit
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someone who likes to do the same thing at the same time every day
dead end
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a situation in which no further progress is possible
don’t get me wrong
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used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something
down the rabbit hole
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used for referring to a situation in which you become so interested in something that you cannot stop trying to find out about it or doing it
draw the line at (something)
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to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
feel the pinch
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to have less money than you need
find common ground
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to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
for a split second
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for an extremely small amount of time
freelance
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freelance work is done by a person who is not permanently employed by a particular company but who sells their services to more than one company
from scratch
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from the beginning again, not using all the work done before
get (something) down to a fine art
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to become very good at doing something, especially something difficult
get (something) off your chest
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to talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it
get off on the wrong foot
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to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
get the wrong end of the stick
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to understand something completely incorrectly
get your wires crossed
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if two people get their wires crossed, they become confused because they each think that the other one is talking about something else
give (someone) the creeps
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to make someone feel nervous or frightened
give (someone) the upper hand
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to give someone control or an advantage over a person or situation
go back to the drawing board
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to try to think of a completely new idea because the one that you tried before was not successful
go down a storm
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to be very popular
go round in circles
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to do something for a long time without achieving any results because you always return to the same problem that you cannot solve
go-getter
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someone who is determined to succeed and who works hard to achieve this
grey area
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a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
hands down
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without any doubt
hard up
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not having much money
have a chip on your shoulder
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to be likely to become angry or offended very easily, especially about something that other people think should not upset you
have a head start
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to have an advantage over other people in the same situation as you, especially in a competition
in a tight spot
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in a difficult situation
in the clear
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no longer believed to be guilty of something bad or illegal
in the pipeline
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being planned or prepared in order to happen or be available soon
in the same ballpark
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not calculated exactly, but within a similar general range
it’s news to me
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used for saying that you didn’t know about something, especially when you are annoyed about it

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