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To make more effort than is expected or necessary.

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She always goes the extra mile to help her classmates.

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An obvious issue that no one wants to talk about.

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Everyone was whispering about why Jason wasn’t in class, but the teachers just ignored the elephant in the room. / My cousin’s boyfriend didn’t show up, and no one dared to ask about it. It was definitely the elephant in the room. 

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If you're smitten, you really like someone a lot and can't stop thinking about them.

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He’s totally smitten with the new girl in his class — he can’t stop smiling when she’s around.   /.    You could tell she was smitten the moment they met — her face lit up instantly.

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When a person lives and breathes something, it is extremely important to them

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She lives and breathes fashion — she even designs her own clothes./ He lives and breathes football; he watches every match and trains daily.

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If you lose your bearings, you do not know where you are

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They lost their bearings in the dark. / New York is a city where it's easy to lose your bearings. 

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to learn how to do something, especially when it’s new or difficult at first

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At first, skateboarding felt impossible, but now I'm getting the hang of it.

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to slow down, take a break from your busy life, and appreciate the small, beautiful things around you.

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He’s so focused on his career that he rarely stops to smell the roses./ Life is too short—don't forget to stop and smell the roses once in a while. 

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To stay calm and not show your emotions, especially in difficult or painful situations.

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Even after the loss of her job, she kept a stiff upper lip and focused on moving forward./ He was taught from a young age to have a stiff upper lip and never show weakness. 

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to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem

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My mom freaked out because I got a B on one quiz — she totally made a mountain out of a molehill! / The teacher gave us extra homework and everyone’s acting like it’s a disaster. Total mountain out of a molehill situation. 

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To have something to argue or complain about with someone; to be annoyed or upset and want to discuss it.

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She has a bone to pick with her best friend because she posted that embarrassing photo./ She sounded like she had a bone to pick with her boss after that meeting. 

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to be the person who controls or organizes a situation

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You're the boss here – you get to call the shots. 

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to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

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After cheating on the test, he had to face the music when the teacher found out. / Mia went to a party without permission and afer her parents found out, she had to face the music.  

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To refuse to change your opinion or position, especially when you are being pressured or challenged.

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Even though everyone disagreed with her idea, she stood her ground and explained her reasoning./ Even though the dog barked loudly, the cat stood her ground and didn’t move an inch

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That comeback was definitely one for the books!/ We finished the project in just one day — that’s one for the books.

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To suddenly disappear or leave without telling anyone,usually because you do not want to do something or meet someone; 

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The cat did a vanishing act the moment it saw the vet. / He promised to help with the project, but when the real work started, he did a disappearing act.

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to admire or idealize someone so much that you believe they are perfect, often ignoring their flaws.

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Emma put her boyfriend on a pedestal, believing he could do no wrong, but she was devastated when she found out he had lied to her. / As a child, Lily put her older sister on a pedestal, thinking she was the smartest and most talented person in the world. 

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Her baking skills are second to none—everyone loves her cakes! 

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to gradually relax, slow down, or bring something to an end.

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1. After a long day of teaching, I like to wind down with a good book./ 2. The company is slowly winding down its operations in that region. / 3. Let's wind down the meeting with some final thoughts.

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to spend time in a relaxed or unproductive manner

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We whiled away the afternoon by reading books in the park./ He whiles away his weekends watching old movies. 

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 to appear, develop, or be created suddenly or quickly.

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New coffee shops spring up all the time in this neighborhood. / A friendship sprang up between them after they started working together.

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to make something simpler and easier for people to understand, in order to make it easier for a wider or less knowledgeable audience to understand.

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To reach younger viewers, the company decided to dumb down the marketing campaign./ She felt that the article dumbed down the complexity of the issue, making it sound less important than it actually was. 

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to realize, understand, or discover something / to understand what someone wants to do or what they are like; 

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The detective quickly sussed out that he was lying. / She always susses out new people before trusting them.

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to have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it:

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What did you hanker after most when you were in prison? / Even after all these years, I still hanker for a motorbike.

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to examine, investigate, or explore something in detail

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She loves delving into philosophy and complex ideas. / The journalist delved into the politician’s past to uncover the truth.

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to start to sleep, especially not intentionally:

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I think I dozed off there for a second./ After our busy day, we both sat and nodded off in front of the TV.

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to keep talking or thinking about an unpleasant event or experience

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There’s no point in raking over past mistakes; we should focus on the future.

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to gradually lose strength, energy, or enthusiasm until it disappears or fails completely.

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Their initial excitement about the project fizzled out when they realized how much work was involved. 

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to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it

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She decided to opt out of the school trip because she had other plans.

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to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

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I thought I'd brush up (on) my French before going to Paris.

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Climate change is bringing about severe weather conditions. 

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to remove the bad feelings between people:

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I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has cleared the air.

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She was so nervous about her presentation that she didn’t sleep a wink.

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to appeal to someone's interests, tastes, or sense of enjoyment. It refers to something that catches their attention or makes them happy or excited.

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If historical novels tickle your fancy, you'll love this new book.

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To take a risk without worrying about the consequences.

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They threw caution to the wind and invested all their savings in the new company.

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be on speaking terms / be on good, friendly, etc. terms (with someone)

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be on speaking terms / be on good, friendly, etc. terms (with someone)

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to know someone well enough to talk to them/ to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with someone:

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My ex-wife and I are still on friendly terms. / Are you on good terms with your boss?

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to pretend to be happier, less poor, etc. than you really are, because you do not want people to know how bad your situation is

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They were very unhappily married but kept up appearances for the sake of their children.

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used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand:

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My coach always said, "Basketball is not rocket science. It's about putting the ball in the basket."

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If you do something against the clock, you do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time.

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I was racing against the clock, but I finished the test just before the bell.

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something worth thinking seriously about:

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Thank you for your suggestion – it gave us a lot of food for thought.

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to never do something because you think it is wrong/ to refuse to do something; to set a limit

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I swear a lot, but even I draw the line at saying certain words.

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to discover someone while they are doing something bad or illegal:

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He was caught red-handed taking money from the till.

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to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it:

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He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

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to avoid talking about what is important

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Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!

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to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully:

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In the exam she rose to the occasion and wrote a brilliant essay.

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the middle of the night, when it is very dark:

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I lay in my tent in the dead of night, listening to the noises in the woods.

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something or someone that is very funny; often used in an ironic way (= saying the opposite of what you mean) or in negative sentences to say that something is not at all funny:

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Well, I can see you're a laugh a minute! / My job as a social worker is not exactly a laugh a minute, but it has its comical moments.

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If someone or something is behind the times, they are old-fashioned.

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This library is so behind the times. They don't even have a computer. 

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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:

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The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

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Plastic toys like this are a dime a dozen.

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If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other

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My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.

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used to say that a decision, action, etc. is sudden and done without any planning:

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We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions./ We just jumped in a car on the spur of the moment and drove to the seaside.

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If sth rings a bell, it sounds familiar 

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The name rang a bell but I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.

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To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do

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After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.

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a way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written

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If something goes to someone's head, it makes that person think that they are very important and makes them a less pleasant person/ If alcohol goes to your head, it makes you feel slightly drunk

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Don't let fame/success go to your head./ Champagne always goes straight to my head.

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something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later

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Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.

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take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane

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take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane

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Walking down memory lane will do you no favours. / His 1998 memoir is a delightful trip down memory lane.

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To make something easier to understand or to provide new information or insight about a topic.

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The documentary sheds light on the struggles faced by refugees.