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Question		Answer
a bitter pill to swollow start learning		a difficult fact to accept
against all odds start learning		despite the difficulties
be out of practice start learning		lacking practice
come to the point start learning		reach the main point in the discussion
fall into place start learning		become clear
get the sack start learning		be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick start learning		misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity start learning		the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm start learning		bribe sb
grow out of sth start learning		become too big for sth
have no option but start learning		must, have no choice
in public start learning		in the presence of other people
in the offing start learning		likely to happen
off the point start learning		irrelevant
once and for all start learning		for the last time
out-and-out start learning		complete, total
out in the open start learning		(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print start learning		(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire start learning		from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of start learning		basic part of
past one's prime start learning		growing old/ not at one's best
pop the question start learning		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet start learning		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol start learning		property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces start learning		dismantle things
throw a party start learning		have/ hold a party
white elephant start learning		useless/ unwanted possession
an unknown quantity start learning		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort start learning		when all else has failed
at close quarters start learning		from a short distance
be in a quandary start learning		be confused; undecided
beg the question start learning		makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits start learning		give up/ stop
cut sb to the quick start learning		deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof start learning		get very angry
in a rut start learning		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run start learning		after a long period of time
it stands to reason start learning		it is logical
keep sth quiet start learning		keep the secret
know the ropes start learning		know all the details of sth
off the record start learning		unofficial(ly)
on the quiet start learning		secretly
open to debate start learning		not decided/ settled
out of the question start learning		impossible
put down roots start learning		settle down
work to rule start learning		adhere strickly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains start learning		think very hard about sth
a long shot start learning		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like a sieve start learning		a poor memory
be all at the sea start learning		be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes start learning		be in sb's position
be in the same boat start learning		be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb start learning		look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin start learning		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave start learning		barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation

idioms /fixed phrases 5

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