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Frage		Antworten
a bad break Lernen beginnen		a misfortune/ a serious bone fracture
a bad hair day Lernen beginnen		a day on which everything seems to go wrong
a bigger bang for your buck Lernen beginnen		better value for your money
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Lernen beginnen		it is much safer to be content with things you have at the moment than take risks and try to reach more in the future
a blessing in disguise Lernen beginnen		when something bad happens at first we do not see that there are also good points in the situation
a chip on one's shoulder Lernen beginnen		to be disappointed with something that occurred in the past
ad lib Lernen beginnen		to improvise/ to extemporize
a dime a dozen Lernen beginnen		something ordinary and common
a doubting Thomas Lernen beginnen		a person who doesn’t believe anything without evidence; a sceptic
a drop in the bucket Lernen beginnen		small amount
a fool and his money are easily parted Lernen beginnen		fools spend money easily
a man after my own heart Lernen beginnen		a kindred spirit/ someone who thinks as I do
a sledgehammer to crack a nut Lernen beginnen		the use of excessive resources to overcome a small problem
a skeleton in the closet (cupboard) Lernen beginnen		a secret and possibly ruinous source of shame
a sight for sore eyes Lernen beginnen		a welcome sight that you weren’t expecting
a stich in time (saves nine) Lernen beginnen		a small effort made at the right time might save a calamity later on
against the grain Lernen beginnen		when you do or say sth that is opposite to what other people do or say/ opposite to what you usually do or say
a house divided against itself cannot stand Lernen beginnen		it means that if there is a conflict and confrontations between members of a group it will soon fall apart
a leopard can't change its spots Lernen beginnen		it is very difficult for a person to change his/hers manners; character; way of thinking
all along Lernen beginnen		all the time
all of a sudden Lernen beginnen		suddenly
a hot potato Lernen beginnen		any difficult situation, occasion or issue
a penny for your thoughts Lernen beginnen		you say this phrase when you would like to hear someone’s opinion
a penny saved is a penny earned Lernen beginnen		it means that it is more important and wiser to save money rather than to spend it
a picture paints a thousand words Lernen beginnen		a picture or a photo can tell more about a person than words
a piece of cake Lernen beginnen		used to describe something easy
a slap on the wrist Lernen beginnen		a light punishment
a toss-up Lernen beginnen		sometimes there is a situation when two or more things happen to be equal
above board Lernen beginnen		thruthful; straight; candid
actions speak louder than worlds Lernen beginnen		actions are more significant than words
Achilles' heel Lernen beginnen		a fatal weakness in an otherwise strong person or thing
add insult to injury Lernen beginnen		to further a loss/ to make a bad situation worse
add fuel to the fire Lernen beginnen		when a situation becomes worse/ also to make someone already agry get angrier
against the clock Lernen beginnen		in a hurry/ when you work against time
ain’t my first rodeo Lernen beginnen		said by someone who has experience of a situation
all bark and no bite Lernen beginnen		when someone talks more than actually does
all in the same boat Lernen beginnen		when several people have the same problem
an arm and a leg Lernen beginnen		a lot of money
apple of my eye Lernen beginnen		a person who is a treasure for somebody
as high as a kite Lernen beginnen		to feel excited about sth/ also to feel excited because of being drunk
at the drop of a hat Lernen beginnen		immediately

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