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Frage		Antworten
a bitter pill to swollow Lernen beginnen		a difficult fact to accept
against all odds Lernen beginnen		despite the difficulties
be out of practice Lernen beginnen		lacking practice
come to the point Lernen beginnen		reach the main point in the discussion
fall into place Lernen beginnen		become clear
get the sack Lernen beginnen		be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick Lernen beginnen		misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity Lernen beginnen		the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm Lernen beginnen		bribe sb
grow out of sth Lernen beginnen		become too big for sth
have no option but Lernen beginnen		must, have no choice
in public Lernen beginnen		in the presence of other people
in the offing Lernen beginnen		likely to happen
off the point Lernen beginnen		irrelevant
once and for all Lernen beginnen		for the last time
out-and-out Lernen beginnen		complete, total
out in the open Lernen beginnen		(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print Lernen beginnen		(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire Lernen beginnen		from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of Lernen beginnen		basic part of
past one's prime Lernen beginnen		growing old/ not at one's best
pop the question Lernen beginnen		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet Lernen beginnen		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol Lernen beginnen		property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces Lernen beginnen		dismantle things
throw a party Lernen beginnen		have/ hold a party
white elephant Lernen beginnen		useless/ unwanted possession
an unknown quantity Lernen beginnen		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort Lernen beginnen		when all else has failed
at close quarters Lernen beginnen		from a short distance
be in a quandary Lernen beginnen		be confused; undecided
beg the question Lernen beginnen		makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits Lernen beginnen		give up/ stop
cut sb to the quick Lernen beginnen		deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof Lernen beginnen		get very angry
in a rut Lernen beginnen		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run Lernen beginnen		after a long period of time
it stands to reason Lernen beginnen		it is logical
keep sth quiet Lernen beginnen		keep the secret
know the ropes Lernen beginnen		know all the details of sth
off the record Lernen beginnen		unofficial(ly)
on the quiet Lernen beginnen		secretly
open to debate Lernen beginnen		not decided/ settled
out of the question Lernen beginnen		impossible
put down roots Lernen beginnen		settle down
work to rule Lernen beginnen		adhere strickly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains Lernen beginnen		think very hard about sth
a long shot Lernen beginnen		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like a sieve Lernen beginnen		a poor memory
be all at the sea Lernen beginnen		be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes Lernen beginnen		be in sb's position
be in the same boat Lernen beginnen		be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb Lernen beginnen		look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin Lernen beginnen		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave Lernen beginnen		barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation

idioms /fixed phrases 5

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