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Frage		Antworten
Against All Odds Lernen beginnen		despite difficulties
get the sack Lernen beginnen		be dismissed from one's job
in the offing Lernen beginnen		likely to happen
status symbol Lernen beginnen		possession through to show sb's high school rank etc
once and for all Lernen beginnen		for the last time
white elephant Lernen beginnen		useless /unwanted possession but expensive
short and sweet Lernen beginnen		brief but Pleasant
out in the open Lernen beginnen		(of Secrets) revealed
golden opportunity Lernen beginnen		the best chance to gain something
out and out Lernen beginnen		complete total
in the public Lernen beginnen		in the presence of other people
get the wrong end of the stick Lernen beginnen		misunderstand completely what has been said
throw a party Lernen beginnen		have a party
take things to pieces Lernen beginnen		dismantle things
grease somebody's Palm Lernen beginnen		bribe somebody
part and parcel of Lernen beginnen		basic part of
off the point Lernen beginnen		irrelevant
past one's Prime Lernen beginnen		growing old /not at your best
be out of practice Lernen beginnen		lacking practice
pop the question Lernen beginnen		make proposal of marriage
a bitter pill to swallow Lernen beginnen		difficult fact to accept
fall into place Lernen beginnen		become clear
by and large Lernen beginnen		generally
Larger than Life Lernen beginnen		exaggerated
on its last legs Lernen beginnen		in a week or poor condition
lay it on thick Lernen beginnen		exaggerate
lay somebody low Lernen beginnen		make somebody ill or weak
leave somebody in the lurch Lernen beginnen		abandon/ let somebody down
improve by/in leaps and bounds Lernen beginnen		improve very rapidly
do something at length Lernen beginnen		take a long time to do
follow /obey to the letter Lernen beginnen		follow exactly without question
on the level Lernen beginnen		sincere /truthful
put something on the line Lernen beginnen		risk, endanger
be lost on somebody Lernen beginnen		have no effect on somebody
not for love no money Lernen beginnen		by no means/for no reason
like it or lump it Lernen beginnen		whether you like it or not
us plain as the nose on your face Lernen beginnen		something is very obvious
as keen as mustard Lernen beginnen		enthusiastic
as fit as a fiddle Lernen beginnen		be very healthy
as good as gold Lernen beginnen		very well behaved
as miserable as sin Lernen beginnen		very guilty, miserable
as dull as ditchwater Lernen beginnen		very boring
as pleased as punch Lernen beginnen		feeling great delight
hit the roof Lernen beginnen		get very angry
work to rule Lernen beginnen		at hair strictly to the regulations as a form of protest
rock your brains Lernen beginnen		think very hard about something
in a rut Lernen beginnen		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run Lernen beginnen		after long period of time
it stands to reason Lernen beginnen		it's logical
as a last resort Lernen beginnen		when all else has failed
puts down roots Lernen beginnen		settle down
know the ropes Lernen beginnen		know all the details of sth
keep something quiet Lernen beginnen		keep sth secret
cut somebody to the quick Lernen beginnen		deeply hurt somebody's feelings
At Close Quarters Lernen beginnen		from a short distance
on the quiet Lernen beginnen		secretly
call it quits Lernen beginnen		give up
open to debate Lernen beginnen		undecided
something begs the question Lernen beginnen		makes people want to ask a particular question
be in a quandary Lernen beginnen		be confused
an unknown quantity Lernen beginnen		person or thing that one has no experience of

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