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Frage		Antworten
feel discouraged/depressed Lernen beginnen		feel down in the mouth When I feel down in the mouth I always cry.
hurry up Lernen beginnen		get a move on Would you get a move on?
make sth almost impossible happen Lernen beginnen		work a miracle The surgeon seemed to have worked a miracle when he succeeded in separating the Siamese twins.
forget about sth Lernen beginnen		slip one's mind
pretend that sb said sth that they hadn't actually said Lernen beginnen		put words into one's mouth
take advantage of favorable circumstances Lernen beginnen		make hay while the sun shines
give permission to proceed with sth Lernen beginnen		give the green light to sth/sb The Mayor gave the green light to the builder to construct a new shopping center.
occur to one/have a sudden idea Lernen beginnen		cross one's mind It never crossed my mind that...
person who enjoys staying up late Lernen beginnen		a night owl
briefly, in a few words Lernen beginnen		in a nutshell In a nutshell, I think...
go to bed early Lernen beginnen		have an early night
be the best Lernen beginnen		be second to none That pianist is second to none in his interpretations of Mozart's music.
say exactly the right thing Lernen beginnen		hit the nail on the head
lose courage Lernen beginnen		lose one's nerve
invalid/not legally binding Lernen beginnen		null and void The contract was declared null and void when it was found that one of the parties had been forced to sign.
everywhere Lernen beginnen		every nook and cranny She cleaned every nook and cranny of the house.
become famous/respected for sth Lernen beginnen		make a name for oneself My cousin made a name for herself as a neurosurgeon.
irritate/annoy sb Lernen beginnen		get on one's nerves
for a long time/throughout history Lernen beginnen		from/since time immemorial
be the first person to act Lernen beginnen		take the initiative
make things even worse Lernen beginnen		add insult to injury
affect sth negatively or destructively Lernen beginnen		make inroads into
practically/in effect Lernen beginnen		to all intents and purposes
in order to achieve certain aim Lernen beginnen		in the interests of
in the meantime Lernen beginnen		in the interim
disagree and start arguing Lernen beginnen		take issue with sb
have a strong desire to travel Lernen beginnen		have/get itchy feet
be in danger Lernen beginnen		be in jeopardy
quickly Lernen beginnen		in a jiffy
make one remember sth Lernen beginnen		jog one's memory
extremely pleased or happy Lernen beginnen		jump for joy
postpone giving an opinion before more is known Lernen beginnen		reserve judgment on sb/sth
reproduce sth/sb accurately and show how good they are Lernen beginnen		do sth/sb justice
unfair or unjust treatment Lernen beginnen		rough justice
working or progressing steadily, to regularise sth Lernen beginnen		(be) on an even keel
situation where nobody knows what will happen next/extremely exciting Lernen beginnen		on a knife-edge
impress sb greatly Lernen beginnen		knock sb dead
get confused Lernen beginnen		tie oneself in knots
confidently (because a prior condition has been met) Lernen beginnen		safe in the knowledge

Evans idioms&fixed phrases unit 7

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