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to be/get stumped on something
She was stumped on that question. |
cannot find way to solve the problem |
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to lie through someone's teeth
He lies through his teeth |
to tell lie |
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Apt to promise, apt to forget (adj.)
He's apt to promise, apt to forget |
make promises too easily so usually brake promises |
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| Easy come, easy go! |
something easily happens but also may disappears whenever |
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to be a piece of cake (for someone)
This test is really a piece of cake for me! |
easy to accomplish |
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day in, day out
I do exercise in the morning day in, day out |
always, daily, as a routine |
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year in year out (adv.)
She wears the same dress year in, year out |
always, during every year |
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to vanish into thin air
The pen I put on the table vanished into thin air! |
to disappear without any evidence |
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safe and sound (adv)
Eventually, the children were found safe and sound |
free from injury or danger |
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to rack my brain
I racked my brain all day long, but couldn't recall where I met her |
to try to remember hardly |
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to face the music
I failed the exam, so I had to face the music then. |
to receive a punishment |
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to have an narrow escape
I had a narrow escape because my teacher did not have time to check my homework |
to escape luckily from a bad situation |
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If worst comes to worst
If worst comes to worst, then I'll have to borrow some money |
in the worst case |
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an early bird
He always get there before 30 minutes. He's really an early bird |
to imply someone who is always early |
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make it too hard on someone
Don't make it too hard on him |
to create pressure on someone |
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the odd one out
I was the odd one out because I wore a white suit. |
be outstanding amongst others |
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paint the town red
Let's go out and paint the town red! |
go out and enjoy your time |
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travel back and forth
I travel back and forth between my house and office everyday |
travel from and to... |
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babe in the woods
She is an excellent teacher, but she is just a babe in the woods as a business woman |
to be a freshman in the field, just know a little about something. |
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| Word leaked out that ... |
I've somehow heard that... |
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| A little bird told me that ... |
Someone told me that... |
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Once in a blue moon
He eats apples once in a blue moon |
very rarely |
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