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a bed of roses
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a dead duck
a dead loss
a flash in the pan
a rainy day
after one's own heart
against time
aid and abet
alive and kicking
all and sundry
all over
all the better
artful dodger
as a rule
as cheap as dirt
as cross as two sticks
at a blow
at all events
at any rate
at first sight
at leisure
at one`s peril
at the drop of a hat
at this rate
be a tall order
be as fresh as a daisy
be fighting fit
be over the hump
beat the air
bright and early
bring sb to heel
by fits and starts
by means of
by the way
by way of
catch me doing that!
catch sb's eye
die hard
draw a veil over sth
dry as a bone
easy on the eye
every bit
every now and then
fair and square
far and near
first and foremost
first and last
first of all
first or last
for the present
for the time being
get ahead
glad rags
grind the face(s) of (someone)
Haste makes waste
head over heels
hold an appointment
horse sense
hours on end
in a body
in a way
in advance
in no time
in one`s element
in passing
in the air
in the article of death
in the event of sth
in view of
indoors
it agrees with me
it beats me
just in case
keep (someone) posted
learn sth by heart
let alone
make a meal (out) of sth
make amends
make things hum
mullet
no end of
not just anybody
not much of
not to lift a finger
on and off
on hand
once in a while
out and away
out of hand
out of the ark
out of the way
part and parcel
past one`s best
pay one’s addresses to (a lady)
pick sb`s brains
play the ape
put the cart before the horse
rain on sb`s parade
right away
set the wheels in motion
spend money like water
spick and span
stab sb in the back
steal sb`s thunder
step into sb's shoes
the ace of trumps
the best man alive
the game is up
the last day or two
there’s a rumour abroad that
through and through
to back out (of sth)
to be above-board
to be alive to
to be at fault
to be better than one`s word
to be down for sth.
to be down on one’s luck
to be down on sb
to be full of beans
to be good for nothing
to be in a bad way
to be in the dark
to be in work
to be no good
to be on duty
to be on foot
to be on the job
to be out
to be through
to be well off
to be within easy reach
to be worth while
to blow out
to blow over
to break the news to sb
to bring forward
to bring in
to bring oneself to do sth
to bring out
to call up
to catch fire
to catch hold of
to come about
to come off
to come round
to come [up]
to cross out
to cut dead
to do away with sth
to draw away (from sb/sth)
to draw in
to draw off
to face the music
to fall flat
to fall ill
to feel one’s way
to fight shy of
to finish off
to get about
to get along with
to give away
to give sb free rein
to go through (with sth)
to have a close shave
to have a narrow escape
to hold apart (from sth)
to hold out
to keep abreast with
to keep an appointment
to keep in view
to keep one’s head
to keep something dark
to lead off
to leave sb in the dark
to let oneself go
to let out
to lie in watch
to live beyond one’s means
to make away with sth
to make one’s flesh creep
to make out
to make sure (of sth)
to make up for
to meet with an accident
to pass on
to pay a visit
to play the fool
to point out (sth to sb)
to poke fun at sb/sth
to pull down
to put about
to put aside
to put away
to put back
to put out
to run across
to run down
to run in the family
to run into
to run off
to run over
to set back
to set off
to set on
to set on foot
to show off
to speak for sb
to speak out
to stand by
to stand for sth
to stand on end
to stand out
to stand out against
to stand out for sb
to stick out for
to stick to
to stick up
to take a short cut
to take after sb
to take apart
to take charge of sb/sth
to take down
to take heart
to take in
to take into account
to take it out of somebody
to take off
to take on
to take out
to take place
to take place of sb
to take sb by surprise
to take the air
to take to
to take to pieces
to tell apart
to tell by
to tell from
to tell off
to tell on
to treat of
to treat sb to sth
to try one’s hand at
to try sth on
to turn away
to turn in
to turn on
to turn out
to turn over
to turn the corner
to wait on
to watch out
to watch over
to win the day
to work away at
to work out
to work up sth
to work upon
top of the pops
tread on air
with a view to (doing) sth
with one’s back to the wall
within an ace of
within one's grasp
without further ado
