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to tighten the belt/to pull in one's belt Lernen beginnen
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to economize/cut spending when times are hard. This concerns nations' economies as well as individuals' personal finances
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skin/voice like sandpaper Lernen beginnen
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a rasping, hoarse, scratchy voice
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what's troubling/annoying you?
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worldwide; to the general public
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to have the run of the house Lernen beginnen
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to have permission to use every room in the house
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a light, inadequate punishment
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in vogue, sought-after, trendy
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difficult to trap, corner or catch
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to be in a mess or chaotic disarray
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to pepper someone with questions Lernen beginnen
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to ask someone a series of questions in rapid succession
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o accuse someone else for one's own lack of success
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to laugh so much that one's sides ache
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to be/walk on a knife-edge Lernen beginnen
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to be in the uneasy position of having to satisfy both individuals or groups in a conflict
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to run a business with almost no capital
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to pull the wool over someone's eyes Lernen beginnen
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to deceive, mislead, trick
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all over (the place), everywhere
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at the peak of one's profession
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to be the object of derision and laughter
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to make enormous profits, often very rapidly
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a high speed passenger train
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to attempt something and see how well one fairs
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an accent you could cut with a knife Lernen beginnen
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a very strong accent, which is at once noticeable/recognizable
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to have a memory like a sieve Lernen beginnen
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to have a very poor memory
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to swear, to use strong language, obscenities etc
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like looking for a needle in a haystack Lernen beginnen
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to search for sth that is impossible to find
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to focus all one's energy on sth, become completely absorbed in sth
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to unburden the mind of outdated beliefs
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