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A bag of bones A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush A Blessing In Disguise A bundle A cast the eye A chain is no stronger than its weakest link A chip on your shoulder A cog in the machine A double agent A drop in a bucket A durg on the market A fair weather friend A forced landing A forced march A foreign body A forgone conclusion A forlorn hope A free port A french window A fresh pair of eyes A freudian slip A friend at court a go-getter A going concern A golden opportunity A golden wedding A good address A green belt A ground swell A hair's-breadth escape A hard drinker A henpecked husband A high flier A high-flown sentiment A hot line A hot potato A inside job A klutz A knotty problem A ladies man A lame duck A latchkey child A leading article A leading question A left hand compliment A let-down A light sleeper A live wire A low blow A man / women about town A man / women in thousands A man / women of letters A man / women of spirit A man / women of the straw A moral certanity A near thing A packed jury A pain in the neck A paper tiger A Party line A passing fancy A pet aversion A pison pen A practical joke A pretty kettle of fish A raw deal A ready pen A rogue's gallery A rope of sand A rough guess A rule of the thumb A rum fellow A sandwich course A sane policy A saving clause A saving grace A security risk A shadow cabinet A sharp tongue A shooting pain A shooting star A shot in the dark A side issue A sight for sore eyes A sitting tenant A slap in the face A slip of the toungue A smack in the eye A snap A society journal A soft option A soft spot A sore point A stalking horse A standing army A standing order A still tongue keeps a wise head A stone's throw A storm in a tea-cup A straight play A straw vote A sweeping statement A talk of the town A tall order A thumb nail sketch A tight squeze A token strike A tough luck A tower of strength A twice-told tale A universal rule A vested interest A vexed question A white lie A white paper A white-collar worker A word in season A yes-man About face Absence makes the heart grow fonder Act up Add up Add up to something Adding salt to the wound After your own heart Again and Again Agree with someone Air your dirty laundry in public All bets are off All eyes on me All heart All in your head All right All skin and bone Allow for something An early bird An egghead An honest penny An old boy/girl An old hand An old maid An old salt An open question An untimely end Angle for something Answer for something Antsy Argue someone down Argue someone out Arm and a leg As easy as pie Ask after someone Ask someone out Asleep at the wheel At all times Attend to someone Back Seat Drivers Back someone Back To Square One Back To The Drawing Board Bad-mouth Bags under the eyes Bank on someone Bargain for something Be a piece of cake Be after something Be all ears Be broke Be down for something Be in with someone Be on the go Be on the road Be on to someone / something Be out for something be over Be up against soemone / something Be up and running Be used to Bear down on someone Bear something out Bear up Beat around the bush Beat one's brains out Beats me Before long Bent out of shape Blabbermouth blow one's top Blow over Blow someone up Blow up Boil down to something Boil something down boom box Bought the farm Bowl someone over Break in Break off Break out Break someone in Break something down Break something off Break something up Break through Break up Bring someone down Bring something down Broke Brush something aside Brush up something Buck Bug Build something up Build up Bulid someone up Bull-headed Burst in Burst out Bushed Buy something up By and large by oneself By the by by the skin of one's teeth Call for someone Call in Call it a day Call someone in Call someone off Call someone up Call something off Call something up Can't Cut The Mustard Can't make heads or tails of something Carry on Carry on something Carry someone away Cast Iron Stomach Castles in the air Catch on Catch one's eye Catch someone out Change up Charley Horse Check in (at)Chicken Clear out Clear something up Come across Come along Come back Come down on someone Come of it !Cook something up Cool Cool it!Cram Cry off Cut from the same cloth Cut in Cut it out!Cut out Cut someone out Dark Horse Dash something off Days of grace Dead Ringer Devil's Advocate Dicey Die down Ditch class Double Dutch Down and down Draw something up Drink something in Drive at something Drive something in Drop off Drop someone a line Drop something off Dry up Ease off Ease up Easy does it!Eat someone up Eighty Six Elbow grease Elvis has left the building Ethnic Cleansing Face up to something Fall for someone Fall in with someone fall off Fall through Far-fetched Feeding Frenzy Feel blue Feel puny Field Day Fill in Finding Your Feet Fix on something Fix someone up Fix something up Fix up Follow something through Follow something up Forty winks Free trade French leave From time to time Get a grip Get a handle on Get a kick out of something Get a move on Get a word in edgeways Get across Get along Get away with something Get back at someone Get carried away Get cracking Get Down to Brass Tacks Get down to something Get even Get going Get in Get it Get lost!Get off Get off something Get on one's nerves Get on someone's case Get one's act together Get one's feet wet Get one's foot in the door Get out of hand Get Over It Get real!Get round someone Get round something Get someone down Get someone in Get something over Get something straight Get the hang of Get the point Get through Get through something Get through to someone Get to the bottom of get up and go Get up on the wrong side of bed Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Gilded youth Gilt-edged securities / stocks Give it a go give someone a hand Give someone up Give something up Give up Give up something Go about something Go all out Go downhill Go for it Go out on a limb go with the flow Golden opinions Good hand grab a bite Green Grey matter Grow on someone Grow up Had better Hand it to Hand something out Hands down Hang back Hang on Hang out Hang someon e/ something up Hang up Happy camper Happy expression Hard feelings Hard-headed Hassle Haste Makes Waste Hat Trick Have a bone to pick Have a cow Have a screw loose Have a word with Have an Axe to Grind Have one's hands full Have something down pat Have something on someone Have the blues Head honcho Head someone off Help out Here and there Here, there and everywhere Hit a snag Hit it off Hit the books Hit the hay Hit the roof Hit the sack Hold back Hold off Hold on Hold one's horses Hold out Hold out for something Hold out on someone Hold someone Hold something back Hold something over Hold up Hot goods Hot news How come?Hush something up I had my druthers Icing On The Cake Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools Idle talk If It's Not One Thing, It's Another In a bind In and out In charge In over one's head In stock In the same boat In time Inside out Iron something It's all my eye Jaywalk Join in Join up Joshing Me Jump at something Jump the gun Jump to conclusions Junk mail Keep a lid on Keep an eye on Keep An Eye On Him Keep an eye out for keep at someone Keep at something Keep body and soul together Keep in Keep in with something Keep it down Keep on Keep one's chin up Keep one's fingers crossed Keep one's nose to the grindstone Keep someone in Keep someone up Keep something in Keep something on Keep up Keep up with Keep your chin up Kick back Kid around Kind of Knock it off Knock off Knock something off Knock something up Knock up against something Know something inside out Last but not least Lay a guilt trip on Lay someone up Lay something aside Lay something on Lay something up Lead someone on Lead up to something Learn something by heart Leave a bad taste in one's mouth Lend Me Your Ear Lend someone a hand Let Bygones Be Bygones Let on Let sleeping dogs lie Let someone down Let someone out Let something off Let the cat out of the bag Let up Lie in Lie through one's teeth Like shooting fish in a barrel Like taking candy from a baby Line up Live and let live Live something down Live up to something Look after someone / something Look down on someone / something Look in Look into something Look on Look on someone Look out Look out for someone / something Look over somone / something Look someone up Look something up Look to someone Look up Look up to someone Loose cannon Loose ends Lousy Macho Make a living Make a mountain out of a molehill Make No Bones About Make off with something Make out Make someone out Make someone up Make something out Make something over to someone Make something up to someone Make up Make up one's mind Maove out Mess about / around Method To My Madness Miss out on something Mix someone / something up Mix someone up in something Money for jam More or less Mother wit Move in on someon e/ something Mum's the word No way!Nod off Nosh Now and then Nuke Old hat On and on On the face of it Once and for all Once bitten, twice shy Once or twice One's hair stood on end Open out Open up Original sin Out of my hands Over and over Over the top Own up Pack something in Pack up Party spirit Pass off Pass out Pass over something Pay for someone / something Pay off Pay the piper Pick someone up Pick something up Pick up Pile something on Pin someone down Pin something down Plain sailing Plastic Play along Play someone along Play something down / up Play up Play up to someone Polish something off Polish something up Pooped Pop quiz Press on Press something on someone Pretty Pull an all-nighter Pull out Pull round Pull someone's leg Pull something off Pull something up Pull through Pull together Pull up Pulling your leg Push for something Push off Push on Push something on to someone Put a sock in it Put in for something Put someone away Put someone down Put someone into power Put someone off Put someone on Put someone through Put someone up Put someone up to something Put something across Put something away Put something off Put something through Put up Put up something Put up with someone / something Put upon someone Pyrrhic victory Qualified praise Quite a few Rain cats and dogs Read someone's mind Read something up Read up on something Reckon on something Red meat Rest up Ring off Roll in Roll on Roll up Round and round Round someone / somethig up Round something off Rub someone the wrong way Rule someone / something out Run across someone / something Run after someone Run away with something Run out Run over something Run someone down Run someone in Run someone over Run something off Run something up Run through someone Run to something Run up against someone / something Sealed ordered Seasoned Food Seasoned timber Second fiddle Second nature Second sight Second thoughts See into something See someone off See someone out See someone through See something through See the light See through someone / something See to someone Sell out Sell out something Sell up Send away from something Send for someone Send for something Set about someone Set in Set off Set out Set sbout something Set soemthing up Set someone back Set someone off Set something off Set to Set up Settle down Settle for something Settle in Settle on something Settle up Settled weather Shake someone up Shoot the breeze Show off Show someone up Show up Shut up Siamese twins Sink in Sit back Sit down to something Sit on someone Sit on something Sit out Sit something Sit up Skip over something Sleep on it Sleep on something Sleep something off Slip up Slow down Slow up Small talk Snap at someone Snap something up Sneeze at something So-so Soften someone up Someones hands are tied Sooner Sort someone out Sort something out Spare time Spell something out Spin someone out Spring up Square something up Square up Square up to someone / something Stamp something out Stand down Stand in Stand out Stand out for something Stand up Stand up for someone / something Stand up to someone Stand up to something Standing water State of the art Step in Step on it!Step something in Stick at something Stick out for something Stick to someone Stick to something Stick up for someone Stir something up Strong language Take after someone Take in someone Take in something Take it easy Take off Take on something Take someone down Take someone off Take someone on Take someone up on something Take something down Take something in Take something off Take something on Take something out Take something over Take something up Take somone out Take up Take up something Take up with someone Talk down to someone Talk someome into something Talk someone down Talk someone round talk talk Tell on someone The bill of fare the bottom line The cock of the walk The crack of dawn The crack of doom The fall of man The fourth estate The golden mean The green-eyed monster The happy medium The land of living The lights are on but nobody's home The living theater The milk of human kidness The naked eye The naked truth The new rich The next world The open season The primrose path The pros and cons The queens's speech The rising generation The root of evil The royal colours The salt of the earth The seven deadly sins The splitting headache The thin end of the wedge The twelfth man The white flag The writing on the wall Think about something Think of something Think something out Think something over Think something up Throw someone out Throw something off Throw something up Tie in Tie someone down Tie something up Tie the knot Tight-fisted To be a party to do something To be a prey to something To be a slave to something To be an old hand To be at hand To be behind time To be born under a lucky star To be born with a silver spoon in mouth To be full of onself To be in the pink To be neither here nor there To be no chicken To be on time To be pressed for time To be rushed off one's feet To be somebody To be wet behind the ears To be within earshot To break a record To break a short conversation To break an appointment To break bounds To break prision To break someone heart To break someone's spirit To break the bank To bring someone to book To bring something home to someone To bring something into line To bring something into play To bring something to light To bring something to mind To burn out one's finger To come a cropper To come apart To come clean To come down into the world To come down to earth To come in handy To come into fashion To come off second best To come to no good To come to one's sense To come to pass To do one's best To do something in no time To do the honours To do the trick To escape by hair's breadth To fall down To fall in line To fall out of love To fall out of use To fall over oneself To farm (something) out To fight tooth and nails To get a move on To get back on one's feet To get better of someone To get drunk To get even with someone To get into a mess To get into a scrape To get mad To get on someone' s nerve To get someone's back up To get the sack To get to the point To get under one's skin To get up steam To give chase To give false colouring to something To give rise to something To give someone the cold shoulder To give vent to something To go against the grain To go berserk To go broke To go bust To go dutch To go easy To go for a song To go head To go it alone To go mad To go off one's head To go off the deep end To go on the pill To go out on town To go scot - free to go To go to the law To go to town To go too far To have a finger in every pie To have a sweet tooth To have clean hands To have green fingers To have lost one's tongue To have no backbone To hold one's head high To hold true To keep a straight face To keep house To keep in touch To keep one's hand in To keep one's head To keep oneself to oneself To keep the pot boiling To keep your hair on To lay down one's arm To lay down one's life To lay someone to rest To lay waste To let the cat out of the bag To look down one's nose at some one To lose face To make an ass of oneself To make believe To make bricks without straw To make one's blood boil To pay through the nose as To play music by ear To pull a face To pull one's weight To put one's best forward To put someone at ease To put someone on his guard To put someone to shame To put to sea To see pink elephants To see red To see the ball rolling To see the red light To set the fire To take one's time To take something in hand To toe the line To turn a blind eye To turn grey To win hand down Toss something Total abstinence Total war Touch on / upon something Touch something off Touch something up Tough Tp go up the wall Trade on something Tricky Trip someone up Try something on Turn in Turn out Turn out somoething Turn someone / something down Turn someone / something over Turn someone in Turn someone off Turn someone on Turn someone out Turn something in Turn something out Two heads are better than one Two-faced Until hell freezes over Until you're blue in the face Up and about Up and up Up the creek without a paddle Update Upside down Wait up Wake up Walk off with something Walk out Warm up Wash something out Wear on Wear soemone out Wear something out Wet behind the ears White coffee White meat Win (something) hands down Wind down Wind something up Wink at something Wishful thinking Wishy-washy Work on someone Work on something Work out Work out at something Work something off Work something out Work up to something Wrap something up Write someone up Write something off Yucky Yummy Zip your lip!