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Frage		Antworten
behind the scenes Lernen beginnen		in secret
come out of one's shell Lernen beginnen		gain personal confidence
does it show? Lernen beginnen		is it obvious?
give sb the slip Lernen beginnen		escape from sb
go for a song Lernen beginnen		be sold very cheaply
go without saying Lernen beginnen		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack Lernen beginnen		go to bed
live out of a suitcase Lernen beginnen		travel often/ not have a permanent home
make quite a scene Lernen beginnen		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string Lernen beginnen		on a very small budget
pull a few strings Lernen beginnen		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up Lernen beginnen		make a greater effort
sleep on it Lernen beginnen		think about sth
smell a rat Lernen beginnen		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans Lernen beginnen		reveal a secret/ the facts
stand in sb's way Lernen beginnen		prevent sb from doing sth
take... with a pinch of salt Lernen beginnen		not believe sth completely
the last straw Lernen beginnen		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned Lernen beginnen		insensitive
(by) trial and error Lernen beginnen		learning form one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time Lernen beginnen		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) Lernen beginnen		be stupid
be tickled pink Lernen beginnen		be really pleased
come to a standstill Lernen beginnen		not progress/ stop
come to terms with Lernen beginnen		accept a difficult situation
for the time being Lernen beginnen		temporarily
in a tick Lernen beginnen		shortly, soon
in the nick of time Lernen beginnen		just in time
kill time Lernen beginnen		pass time while waiting sb/sth
lay the table Lernen beginnen		prepare/ set the table for meal
not be one's cup of tea Lernen beginnen		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts Lernen beginnen		having changed one's mind
out of turn Lernen beginnen		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red Lernen beginnen		have a great time
play truant Lernen beginnen		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together Lernen beginnen		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape Lernen beginnen		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time Lernen beginnen		not to hurry
through thick and thin Lernen beginnen		whatever happens
touch and go Lernen beginnen		with uncertain result
be all very well Lernen beginnen		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up Lernen beginnen		improve steadily
be up and about Lernen beginnen		have recovered from an illness
drive (sb) up the wall Lernen beginnen		make sb angry/ annoy sb
frosty welcome Lernen beginnen		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side Lernen beginnen		be in a bad mood
get wind of Lernen beginnen		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to Lernen beginnen		express sth freely
give way to Lernen beginnen		give in/yield
not hold water Lernen beginnen		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a flying visit Lernen beginnen		make a quick trip
make waves Lernen beginnen		cause trouble
no/little wonder Lernen beginnen		not surprising
quick/slow on the uptake Lernen beginnen		quick/ slow to understand
set in one's ways Lernen beginnen		fixed in one's habits/ routines
speak volumes Lernen beginnen		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather Lernen beginnen		depresse/ unwell
up and coming Lernen beginnen		likely to be successful
ups and downs Lernen beginnen		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears Lernen beginnen		inexperienced

idioms/ fixed phrases 6

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