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1. | to horse | JSS 1 | 12 | 106 | ||||
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3. | perchance |
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4. | a mountain of homework |
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5. | It has been ages (since I wrote) |
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6. | (I feel )terribly lucky |
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7. | (I really) feel at home |
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8. | neck and neck | JSS 2 | 6 | 49 | ||||
9. | took up their positions |
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10. | was catching up |
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11. | fed up with | JSS 3 | 7 | 72 | ||||
12. | get on with it |
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13. | put up with it |
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14. | keen on |
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15. | to no avail |
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16. | in fact |
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17. | in secret |
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18. | at once |
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19. | in debt |
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20. | to my surprise |
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21. | at least |
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22. | in my opinion |
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23. | at last |
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24. | by the way |
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25. | went up in smoke |
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26 | set fire to |
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27. | open fire |
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28. | play with fire |
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29. | burn the midnight oil |
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30. | not hold water |
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31. | covered a lot of ground | SSS1 | 5 | 35 | ||||
32. | turned over a new leaf |
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33. | reap where we have not sown |
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34. | (I warned him not) to put all his eggs in one basket |
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35. | kept waiting |
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36. | don’t keep asking (questions) |
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37. | kept (wanting) |
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38. | keep (destroying) |
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39. | keep (reminding) |
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40. | keep (watering) |
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41. | Mudslinging |
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42. | black market |
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43. | are taking the bread and butter out of the mouths of small traders |
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44. | Bullish |
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45. | men of straw |
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46. | get through |
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47. | set about |
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48. | go about |
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49. | applied for |
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50. | turned me down |
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51. | took me on |
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52. | save up |
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53. | looking after |
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54. | look down on |
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55. | cut off from |
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56. | turn to |
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57. | applied for |
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58. | went in for |
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59. | saved up |
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60. | fall back on |
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61 | looked down on |
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62. | stepped up |
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63. | turned me down |
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64. | took me on |
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65. | in the same boat |
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66. | white-collar job |
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67. | blue-collar job |
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68. | things so far have run smoothly |
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69. | stepped up |
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70. | more power to your elbow |
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71. | clinch ( a medal) | SSS2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
72. | steal the show |
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73. | occupied centre stage |
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74. | deep down in her heart |
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75. | in her heart of hearts |
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76. | broke her heart |
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77. | very kind-hearted |
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78. | set his heart on |
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79. | from the bottom of his heart |
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80. | straight from his heart |
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81. | the heart of the problem |
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82. | turns a deaf ear to |
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83. | up in arms |
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84. | (turned out) in force |
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85. | stuck to my guns |
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86. | came to blows |
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87. | fights shy of |
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88. | had got the wrong end of the stick |
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89. | put the cat among the pigeons |
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90. | added fuel to the fire |
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91. | sold a pup |
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92. | took the wind out of his sails |
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93. | weren’t his cup of tea |
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94. | making a mountain out of a molehill |
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95. | carry out |
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96. | carry on |
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97. | following a red herring |
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98. | born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
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99. | a bit of a rough diamond |
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100. | wouldn’t touch (that offer) with a barge pole |
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101. | puts her foot in |
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102. | cut our coat according to our cloth |
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103. | on the fiddle |
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104. | dash your hopes |
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105. | is taking us all for a ride |
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106. | a wolf in sheep’s clothing |
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107. | had burnt his boats |
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108. | twist everyone round his little finger | SSS3 | 5 | 62 | ||||
109. | little love lost |
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110. | throw his heart into the ring |
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111. | bitten off more than he can chew |
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112. | take the rough with the smooth |
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113. | keeps our noses to the grindstone |
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114. | weathered the storm |
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115. | toe the line |
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116. | like an open book to me |
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117. | were brought to book |
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118. | take a leaf out of the book |
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119 | throws the book at him |
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120. | bad books |
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121. | not worth the paper it’s written on |
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122. | look alright on paper |
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123 | to paper over the cracks |
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124. | burn the midnight oil |
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125. | broke the ice |
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126. | added fuel to the flames |
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127. | hold a candle |
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128. | worlds apart |
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129. | vanished into thin air |
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130. | count his chickens before they are hatched |
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131. | light at the end of the tunnel |
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132. | let the grass grow under her feet |
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133. | couldn’t see the wood for the trees |
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134. | once in a blue moon |
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135. | with a pinch of salt |
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136. | far and away |
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137. | has a heart of gold |
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138. | a piece of my mind |
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139. | One man’s meat is another man’s poison. |
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140. | Money doesn’t grow on trees. |
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141. | Too many cooks spoil the broth. |
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142. | Make hay while the sun shines. |
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143. | Every cloud has a silver lining. |
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144. | took off |
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145. | pulled through |
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146. | ‘ll let (you) off |
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147. | laid down |
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148. | make out |
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149. | break up |
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150. | take in |
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151. | show off |
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152. | turned up |
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153. | pick out |
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154. | get through |
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155. | runs out of |
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156. | (for) donkey’s years |
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157. | from pillar to post |
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158. | bark was worse than his bite |
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159. | gave (Hart) a wide berth |
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160. | kept his nose to the grindstone |
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161. | could hold a candle to him |
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162. | to hold the fort for him |
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163. | throw a new fellow in at the deep end |
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164. | a feather in his cap |
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165. | he was pushing his luck |
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166. | has drawn up his battle ground |
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167. | ironing out (the misunderstandings of) |
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168. | let’s bury the hatchet |
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169. | …take a leaf out of your brother’s book |
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170. | not to get all steamed up |
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171. | throwing away the baby with the bathwater |
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172 | I called her bluff |
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173. | read between the lines |
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174. | (…it is Mrs Lobula who) wears the trousers |
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175. | have a go at (poetry) |
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176. | (he is) out of pocket |
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177. | (The zoo-keeper) was making his rounds |
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178. | (dependent for company on) cats and dogs |
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179. | was being too clever by half |
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180. | on the edge of a precipice |
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181. | a bone of contention |
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182. | to be in the doldrums |
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183. | Some eyebrows are being raised |
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184. | to come round |
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