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• 1. keep up with the Joneses - try to be as rich successful, etc as your neighbours.
• 2. keep ur hair on - used for telling sb not to get angry or upset
• 3. kick yourself - be very annoyed bcs u have made a mistake, missed an opportunity.
• 4. knee-hugh to a grasshopper - very small, bcs u were very young
• 5. know what's what - know the important facts about a situation.
• 6. last word in - the newest and best type of sth.
• 7. lay/put ur cards on the table - tell ppl exacly what u r thinking/intending to do.

Slide 2

• 8.let nature take its course - allow sth to develop w/o trying to influence it
• 9. let off steam - shout or do sth that allows u to get rid of anger.
• 10. let sleeping dogs lie - leave a person or situation alone if they might cause u trouble.
• 11. let ur hair down - relax ana enjoy yourself bcs u r in ar comfy environment.
• 12. life and soul of the party - sb who is very lively at social events
• 13. like two peas in a pod - used for saying that two ppl look, behave or think exactly the same.
• 14. line your pocket(s) - obtain money, esp. by acting dishonestly.
• 15. live and let live - used for saying that u should accept other's beliefs and way of life, even if they r very diff from ur own.
• 16. lock, stock and barrel - including every part of a particular thing, situation, place...
• 17. lose ur bearings - become confused abt where u are and where other things are
• 18. make a beeline for - go towards sb or sth in the quickest and most direct way.
• 19. never/don't look a gift horse in the mouth
• 20. no rhyme or reason - used for emphasising that there is no reason or explanation for sth
• 21. not have a leg to stand on - not have any way of proving that u are right abt sth
• 22. not see the wood for the trees - used for saying that sb cannot understand what is important in a situation bcs they are thinking to much abt small details.
• 23. off the beaten track - aqay from populated areas or areas popular w/ tourists
• 24. on good terms (with) - have a good relationship w/ sb
• 25. on the spur of the moment - if u do sth on the spur of moment, u do it suddenly, w/o thinking carefully abt it.

Slide 3

• 26.on the street - with no place to live.
• 27. on the town - spending the evening enjoying urself in bars, clubs...
• 28. once in a blue moon - very rarely
• 29. out of the blue - happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected w/ anything that happened before.
• 30. out of this world - extremely good or impressive
• 31. over the top - more than what is considered normal or suitable
• 32. pride of place - in the place that is most central or important
• 33. pull (a few) strings - use ur influence in order to get sth u want or to help sb, esp. when this is unfair.
• 34. put sth in perspective - provide a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important... sth is in comparison w/ other things.
• 35. put 2 and 2 together - guess what is happening or what sth means based on what u have seen or heard
• 36. put ur feet up - sit down and relax, esp. w/ ur feet raised off the ground.
• 37. quick/slow on the uptake - taking a very short/long time to understand or realise sth
• 38. recharge ur bateries - rest after being very busy, so that u will be ready to startworking again.
• 39. red tape - documents, rules or processes that cause delays.
• 40. reinvent the wheel - waste time and effort trying to do sth that sb else has already done well
• 41. ring a bell - sth that rings a bell sounds familiar, although u cannot remember the exact details.
• 42. round the bend - crazy
• 43.satellite town- town/city that is close to and depends on a larger city.

Slide 4

• 44. see eye to eye w/ sb - agree w/ sb or have the same oppinion
• 45. set ur heart on - decide that u want sh very much
• 46. six of one (and) half a dozen of the other - used for saying that two things are equally good or bad
• 47. speak volumes - provide a lot of info, esp is an indirect way
• 48. split hairs - argue or worry abt very small details or differences that are not important.
• 49. stick to ur guns - refuse to change what u are saying or doing despite the opposition or criticism of others.
• 50. stop dead in ur tracks - suddenly stop, e.g. bcs u are surprised
• 51. take a short cut to - follow a path that is quicker and shorter that the usual one
• 52. take stock (of) - apend more time thinking abt situation u r in before u decide what to do next
• 53. take the law into ur own hands - punish sb in ur own way w/o involving the police or the coourts, often by doing sth illegal urself.
• 54. take the scenic route - follow a longer path than the usual one bcs it's attractive
• 55. tell tales - tell sb in authority abt bad things that sb else has done, bcs u want them to be punished.
• 56. the edge over - an advantage that makes sb or sth more successful that others
• 57. the luck of the draw - used for saying ppl have limited control over what life brings them
• 58. the powers that be - the ppl who control a situation
• 59. the tools of the trade - skills and equipment u need to do ur job
• 60.throw the book at sb - punish sb very severely.
• 61. tidy sum/amount - large sum/amount

Slide 5

• 62. touch wood - used when u have said that u have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to u
• 63. turn over a new leaf - change ur life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit
• 64. under sb's thumb - completely controlled by sb else
• 65.up in arms about - angry and complaining abt sth
• 66. variety is the spice of life - used for saying that diff experiences and situations make life enjoyable or interesting
• 67. your flesh and blood - your relative.