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Frage		Antworten
on account of Lernen beginnen		because of
on the air Lernen beginnen		broadcasting
on the alert Lernen beginnen		watchful and prepared
take into account Lernen beginnen		consider sth
on this account Lernen beginnen		for this reason
whet sb’s appetite Lernen beginnen		make sb eager to have/experience more
above board Lernen beginnen		honest
bark up the wrong tree Lernen beginnen		to make a mistake
to be full of beans Lernen beginnen		to be very lively
be in the black books Lernen beginnen		not very popular
beat around the bush Lernen beginnen		aviod saying what one directly means
behind bars Lernen beginnen		in prison
big headed Lernen beginnen		conceited
black and blue all over Lernen beginnen		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise Lernen beginnen		bad at first, but the turns out well
blue-eyed boy Lernen beginnen		favorite
bolt from the blue Lernen beginnen		suddenly
brainwave Lernen beginnen		sudden idea
break even Lernen beginnen		show neither loss nor profit
browned off Lernen beginnen		fed up, bored
butter the boss up Lernen beginnen		to flatter sb
by and large Lernen beginnen		generally speaking
catch sb red-handed Lernen beginnen		caught while committing a crime
chip off the old block Lernen beginnen		be very like one of parents
cost a bomb Lernen beginnen		very expensive
deal a blow Lernen beginnen		damage one’s hopes
don’t hold your breath Lernen beginnen		wait for sb anxiously
drive a hard bargain Lernen beginnen		be a tough businessman
drop a brick Lernen beginnen		say sth tactlessly
feel in one’s bones Lernen beginnen		feel instinctively
get your own back Lernen beginnen		get revenge
have a bee in one’s bonnet Lernen beginnen		have an obsession about sth
have butterflies in one’s stomach Lernen beginnen		be nervous about
in black and white Lernen beginnen		clear (in writing)
in cold blood Lernen beginnen		done deliberately (murder)
in the balance Lernen beginnen		uncertain
kick the bucket Lernen beginnen		die
lay bare Lernen beginnen		make public
make a clean breast of Lernen beginnen		confess
make one’s blood boil Lernen beginnen		cause sb to become angry
on the spur of a moment Lernen beginnen		without thinking
out of the blue Lernen beginnen		suddenly, unexpectedly
ring a bell Lernen beginnen		remind
see the back of Lernen beginnen		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns Lernen beginnen		take a bold step immediately
wet blanket Lernen beginnen		dull person who spoils happiness
piece of cake Lernen beginnen		very easy
red-letter day Lernen beginnen		very important day
wild-goose chase Lernen beginnen		hopeless search
be on the cards Lernen beginnen		likely to happen
be over the moon Lernen beginnen		be elated
call sb names Lernen beginnen		insult
chair a meeting Lernen beginnen		preside a meeting
crocodile tears Lernen beginnen		false tears
cross one’s mind Lernen beginnen		think of sth
cut sb dead Lernen beginnen		ignore
different as chalk and cheese Lernen beginnen		very different
down in the dumps Lernen beginnen		not cheerful
down the drain Lernen beginnen		wasted
get a bit hot under the collar Lernen beginnen		get upset, angry
get a problem off one’s chest Lernen beginnen		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs Lernen beginnen		go to waste
have the cheek Lernen beginnen		dare to complain
keep one’s chin up Lernen beginnen		not to be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie Lernen beginnen		aviod mentioning a subject which could cause a trouble
lost cause Lernen beginnen		hopeless situation or case
off colour Lernen beginnen		look slightly unwell
on the dole Lernen beginnen		receiving unemployment benefit
play one’s card right Lernen beginnen		act cleverly
show one’s true colors Lernen beginnen		reveal one’s character
with flying colors Lernen beginnen		with great success
fair and square Lernen beginnen		within rules
gatecrasher Lernen beginnen		sb attending the party without an invitation
give and take Lernen beginnen		compromise
have the frog in one’s throat Lernen beginnen		inability to speak due to nervoussness
have the gift of the gab Lernen beginnen		be able to talk well
hear it through the grape-vine Lernen beginnen		find out about sth indirectly
in a flash Lernen beginnen		very quickly
one’s flesh and blood Lernen beginnen		family member
keep a straight face Lernen beginnen		manage to look serious
plenty more fish in the sea Lernen beginnen		many opportunities
take it easy Lernen beginnen		calm down
a bit of a dark horse Lernen beginnen		person with hidden abilities
be in two minds about sth Lernen beginnen		not to know what to do
be sound asleep Lernen beginnen		sleep heavily
be perfect image of sb Lernen beginnen		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson Lernen beginnen		extremely quickly
eat one’s heart out Lernen beginnen		feel jealous
flog a dead horse Lernen beginnen		waste time
hand in glove with sb Lernen beginnen		be in very close contact with sb
have one’s heart in one’s mouth Lernen beginnen		be extremely anxious
hold one’s horses Lernen beginnen		wait
off the cuff Lernen beginnen		without preparation
stew in one’s own juice Lernen beginnen		suffer the consequences of one’s actions

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