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Frage		Antworten
two can play that game Lernen beginnen		When you want to hurt someone in the same way they harmed you
Bark up the wrong tree Lernen beginnen		To make the wrong choice
Be all ears Lernen beginnen		To listen attentively
Be game/ I'm game Lernen beginnen		I'm up for it/to aim for something
Be the spitting image of sb Lernen beginnen		Take after sb/Look like sb
Bear in mind Lernen beginnen		to remember to consider something when you're doing something else
Beat around the bush Lernen beginnen		Stop answering a question
Beg to differ with someone Lernen beginnen		Politely disagree
Better safe than sorry Lernen beginnen		it's wiser to be cautious to avoid regretting having done something afterwards
Break the news Lernen beginnen		to give bad news
Can't help but do something Lernen beginnen		use this to talk about something you can't control
Call it a day/night Lernen beginnen		it's enough
Come in handy Lernen beginnen		Be useful
Cut corners Lernen beginnen		To do something as easily or cheaply as possible
Do the trick Lernen beginnen		to fix something
Draw a blank Lernen beginnen		When you can't think of something
Draw blood Lernen beginnen		to take blood from your body
familiarity breeds contempt Lernen beginnen		when being with someone isn't good for you
Take a rain check Lernen beginnen		To do something another time
If you can't beat them, join them Lernen beginnen		Be friends with your enemies
If you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen Lernen beginnen		if you can't deal with the pressures and difficulties of a situation, you should leave others to deal with it rather than complaining
Get the ball rolling Lernen beginnen		to get something started
up-to-the-minute Lernen beginnen		incorporating the newest/latest information
Bite off more than you can chew Lernen beginnen		to try to do something that is too difficult for you
Broke Lernen beginnen		No money
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Lernen beginnen		when you recognise that you shouldn't risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better
A drop in the bucket Lernen beginnen		something that isn't very important especially when compared to something else
a piece of cake Lernen beginnen		something that is very easy
a slap on the wrist Lernen beginnen		a gentle warning or punishment
add fuel to the fire Lernen beginnen		to make a bad situation worse
All bark and no bites Lernen beginnen		when you treathen someone but do nothing in the end
In the same boat Lernen beginnen		be in the same difficult circumstances as others
bite my tongue Lernen beginnen		make a desperate effort to avoid saying something
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth Lernen beginnen		be thankful for what you get
in over your head Lernen beginnen		beyond the point of being able to control or cope a difficult situation any longer
It's anyone's call Lernen beginnen		you don't know what the outcome will be
let bygones be bygones Lernen beginnen		let the past go
On the fence Lernen beginnen		you can't make up your mind
two heads are better than one Lernen beginnen		two people can do better than one/to do something together
what goes around comes around Lernen beginnen		if someone treats other people badly he/she will eventually be treated badly by someone else
you can't have your cake and eat it too Lernen beginnen		you can't enjoy both of two desiderable but mutually exclusive alternatives
you can't take it with you Lernen beginnen		you need to think about what's really important, money means nothing/live now
you don't know what you've got till it's gone Lernen beginnen		appreciate what you have now, you might lose it
there's no place like home Lernen beginnen		home is the best place to be
cold turkey Lernen beginnen		to suddenly stop doing something
24/7 Lernen beginnen		open all the time
a taste of one's own medicine Lernen beginnen		when someone does something bad to you and you pay back in the same way
cat got your tongue? Lernen beginnen		you can't speak because you're guilty
draw the line Lernen beginnen		set the upper limit "say no more"
finding a needle in a haystack Lernen beginnen		something hard to find
once in a blue moon Lernen beginnen		very rarely
up a creek without a paddle Lernen beginnen		to be in a difficult situation
get your feet wet Lernen beginnen		try to do something, start slowly
stick your nose into something Lernen beginnen		you don't mind your own business
blessing in disguise Lernen beginnen		something bad happens but it turns out to be good

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