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road rage

spark sth off

incident

drive sb mad//crazy//insane

egg sb on

one thing leads to another

retaliate

provoke = goad

overreact

boil down to sth

chain/sequence of events

arouse sth

motive

final outcome = end result

coerce sb into

repercussions
prompt sb to do smth
no reason
spin-off
generate
make a difference

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do = get-together
a (good) laugh
a (bit of a) drag
lousy
quid
rip-off
tight-fisted
vile = disgusting
bloke = guy
a (real) pain (in the neck)
moan
loo
pinch = nick
what a nerve//cheek!
darling//love
broke
starving = dying for sth to eat
kip
posh
nosy
bug
be into
hammer = trash sb
con sb
flak = stick
daft
ta = cheers
dodgy
laid-back = easy-going
racket = din

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goes in one ear and out of the other
my mind goes (completely) blank
get there
its no good = there's no point in
they could do with
have sb in mind
off the top of my head
your best bet = the best thing to do
don't hold your breath
a foregone conclusion
you bet
you can say that again
no such luck
a likely story
haven't the faintest idea =
don't ask me, your guess is as good as mine
it's one of those days
you've got nothing to lose
you're kidding
it's not your day
no way = no chance

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economical with truth (partial)
talk sth up
embellish
gloss over
unpalatable
namely
sustain
detect
deteriorate
interrogation
catch sb out
humiliated
needless to say
fib
declare war/ceasefire
casualty
distort
level with
phoney
anonymously
posthumously
puzzle/baffle/confound sb
adversary
deceive = delude sb

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last/final resort = if all else fails
more trouble than its worth
best of both worlda
lose
keep on the ground
let your hair down
fight a losing battle
too good to be true
live in a world of your own
by any chance
if you don’t mind me asking
the thing is
every bit as .. as
you never know
guess what
believe  it or not
no wonder
on earth
all things being equal
for some reason
have to admit

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back and forth
first and foremost
long and hard
sooner or later
back to front
hustle and bustle
trial and error
aims and objectives
rules and regulations
law and order
bright and cheerful
safe and sound
sick and tired of = fed up with
pick and choose
pushing and shoving

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minor
growing
urgent
perennial
insoluble = insurmountable
arise = occur/come up
raise
confront sb = face sb
confront sth = face up to sth
adress sth
get to grips with sth
tackle sth
overcome sth
exacerbate sth = aggravate sth
dent sb's ..
self-esteem
make light of sth
trivial
take sth in your stride
get sb down
keep sth in perspective
setback
reassure sb
be behind sb regardless of sth
articulate
channel of communication

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as good as gold
as light as a feather
blind as a bat
deaf as a post
as strong as an ox
as thin as a rake
as quiet as a mouse
as white as a sheet
as red as a beetroot
as dry as a bone
selling like hot cakes
slept like a dog
worked like a dream
mind like a sieve

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persuade
dissuade from
raise sth
communicate with
interrupt
prolong
confess
criticize
retaliate
abolishes
cancel
compensate for sth
deceived
reconciled
dismantle
bump into sb
ask after sb
show up = turn up
crop up = come up
go down with sth = catch sth
shake sth off
wear off
miss out on sth
pick sth up
get by
sink in
stick at sth

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dilapidated = ramshackle/run-down
formerly = previously
abandon sth
preserve sth
fall into decay/disrepair
renovate sth = do sth up
stables
ultra- (modern)
ruins
medieval
trace sth back
brand new
cutting-edge
innovative
device
up to date
second-hand
as good as new
genuine = authentic
antique
in mint/perfect condition
reproduction
ancient
reconditioned
packaged

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mind you = still
incidentally = by the way
as for
alternatively
it's true = i agree
even so = all the same
as a matter of fact = actually //to be honest //to tell you the truth
by and large = to an large extent //on the whole //broadly speaking
in any case = besides //anyway
at any rate = anyway //anyhow
as i was saying

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or thereabouts = or so
stacks/tons/loads/bags of sth
smw in the region of = round about
sth to do with
kind of = sort of
somehow or other
give or take sth
stuff
-odd

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resounding
turn out
secret of success
a stroke of sth
potential
not put a foot wrong
overcome sth
obstacle
in the way (of sb)
come unstuck
make it
breakthrough
go from strength to strength
make a go of sth
out of your depth
tricky
up against it
go downhill = deteriorate
come bottom
scrape through (an exam)
let sb down
be past it
comeback
flop
unmitigated = absolute

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time flies
from time to time = now and again
in due course
it's about time = it's high time
at one time
minute = leave sth till the last min
in retrospect = looking back
for the time being
behind the times
over time
behind your time
with hindsight
during / throughout
age / era
extend / prolong
interval / gap / break
spell / stage / phase
pass / elapse / go by
soon / shortly

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famous last words
first come, first served
you can never tell
once bitten, twice shy
easier said than done
the more the merrier
do far, so good
out of sight, out of mind
a small world (after all)
the pot calling the kettle black