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Frage		Antworten
shelf life Lernen beginnen		a product usability period
mother tongue Lernen beginnen		one’s native language
night cap Lernen beginnen		an alcoholic drink before going to sleep
the rat race Lernen beginnen		a heavy competition for success
head start Lernen beginnen		a most useful advantage over someone
wild goose chase Lernen beginnen		a useless search for something
elbow grease Lernen beginnen		a hard manual work
home stretch Lernen beginnen		the ﬁnal part of a race, journey etc.
nest egg Lernen beginnen		money saved for future use
road hog Lernen beginnen		an inconsiderate driver
the jet set Lernen beginnen		an international high society
cupboard love Lernen beginnen		an aﬀection shown only to get something
razor edge Lernen beginnen		a difficult or dangerous position
hush money Lernen beginnen		money paid to keep facts secret
cleft stick Lernen beginnen		a troublesome situation
be all ﬁngers and thumbs Lernen beginnen		be awkward and clumsy and do things incorrectly
(they are) as diﬀerent as chalk and cheese Lernen beginnen		you are emphasizing that they are completely diﬀerent from each other
be a matter of life and death Lernen beginnen		to be very serious
ﬁght tooth and rail Lernen beginnen		to try very hard to get something you want
rack and ruin Lernen beginnen		a state of decay
be part and parcel of Lernen beginnen		to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
the life and soul of Lernen beginnen		someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions
touch and go Lernen beginnen		something that is uncertain
spick and span Lernen beginnen		very clean and tidy (place)
bits and bobs Lernen beginnen		small things
doom and gloom Lernen beginnen		sad and tragic events: a feeling or attitude that things are only getting worse
kith and kin Lernen beginnen		people you are connected with, especially by family relationships
in dribs and drabs Lernen beginnen		arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together (people)
vim and vigour Lernen beginnen		energy and enthusiasm
best bib and tucker Lernen beginnen		best clothes that you wear on special occasions
come/go under the hammer Lernen beginnen		to be sold at an auction
square the circle Lernen beginnen		trying to do something that is very difficult or impossible
split hairs Lernen beginnen		to argue about small details of something
put a lid on (sth) Lernen beginnen		to keep something under control and stop it from increasing
talk shop Lernen beginnen		to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
tell tales out of school Lernen beginnen		to share secrets, often knowing that doing so will cause problems for someone else
tan your neighbor's children's hide Lernen beginnen		to punish or discipline someone, typically harshly or physically
cook the books Lernen beginnen		to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it
call it a day Lernen beginnen		to stop working for the day
hold water Lernen beginnen		to seem to be true or reasonable
break new ground Lernen beginnen		to do something that is diﬀerent to anything that has been done before
pull someone's leg Lernen beginnen		to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke
brave the elements Lernen beginnen		to go out in bad weather
show the ﬂag Lernen beginnen		to show support for the country, group, or organization that you belong to
chew the fat Lernen beginnen		gossiping or making friendly small talk

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