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Frage		Antworten
Clear the air Lernen beginnen		remove suspicion/bad feeling
all along Lernen beginnen		from the beginning until now
all but Lernen beginnen		nearly, almost
all in Lernen beginnen		exhausted
all in all Lernen beginnen		when everything is considered
all the same Lernen beginnen		yet, however
all told Lernen beginnen		altogether, in total
be the apple of sb's eye be sb's favourite Lernen beginnen		be very precious to sb
be up in arms Lernen beginnen		be very angry
for all Lernen beginnen		in spite of
for all I care Lernen beginnen		I don't care
for all I know Lernen beginnen		as far as I know
in the act of Lernen beginnen		while performing the act
in the air Lernen beginnen		uncertain
make allowances for Lernen beginnen		take special circumstances into consideration
make amends for Lernen beginnen		try to compensate for a past action
of all people Lernen beginnen		used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of Lernen beginnen		because of
on no account Lernen beginnen		under/in no circumstances
on the air Lernen beginnen		broadcasting (opp: off the air)
on the alert Lernen beginnen		watchful and prepared/on the lookout/expecting sth
take sth into account Lernen beginnen		consider sth
on this/that account Lernen beginnen		for this/that reason
whet sb's appetite Lernen beginnen		make sb eager to have/experience more
up in the air Lernen beginnen		existing, but not talked about
above board Lernen beginnen		honest
bark up the wrong tree Lernen beginnen		have a false idea about sth
be broke Lernen beginnen		have no/very little money
be full of beans Lernen beginnen		be very lively
be in sb's black books Lernen beginnen		be out of favour
beat about/around the bush Lernen beginnen		avoid saying what one means directly
behind bars Lernen beginnen		in prison
big-headed boastful Lernen beginnen		conceited
black and blue all over Lernen beginnen		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise Lernen beginnen		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blue-eyed boy/golden boy Lernen beginnen		a favoured person
(come as a) bolt from the blue Lernen beginnen		suddenly
brainwave Lernen beginnen		sudden clear idea/thought
break even Lernen beginnen		show neither loss nor profit
browned off bored Lernen beginnen		fed up
butter sb up Lernen beginnen		flatter sb
by and large Lernen beginnen		generally speaking
catch sb red-handed Lernen beginnen		be caught while committing a crime
chip off the old block Lernen beginnen		sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb Lernen beginnen		be very expensive
deal a blow to Lernen beginnen		damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath Lernen beginnen		don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
drive a hard bargain Lernen beginnen		be a tough businessman
drop a brick Lernen beginnen		say sth tactlessly
feel it in one's bones Lernen beginnen		feeling sth instinctively
get one's own back Lernen beginnen		take/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 very nervous about sth
in black and white Lernen beginnen		in writing
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 very angry
on the spur of the moment Lernen beginnen		without thinking about sth
out of the blue Lernen beginnen		suddenly and unexpectedly
ring a bell Lernen beginnen		remind sb of sth
see the back of sb Lernen beginnen		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns Lernen beginnen		deal with sth boldly and directly
wet blanket Lernen beginnen		dull person who spoils people's happiness
a piece of cake Lernen beginnen		sth very easy to do
a red-letter day Lernen beginnen		a very important day
a wild-goose chase Lernen beginnen		a hopeless search
be caught red-handed Lernen beginnen		be caught while committing a crime
be on the cards Lernen beginnen		be likely to happen
be over the moon Lernen beginnen		be elated
call sb names Lernen beginnen		insult sb
chair a meeting Lernen beginnen		preside over a meeting
crocodile tears Lernen beginnen		false tears
cross one's mind Lernen beginnen		think of sth
cut sb dead Lernen beginnen		ignore sb
different as chalk and cheese Lernen beginnen		totally different
down in the dumps Lernen beginnen		depressed/miserable
down the drain lost Lernen beginnen		wasted
get a bit hot under the collar Lernen beginnen		get angry, upset or embarrassed
get a problem off one's chest Lernen beginnen		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs Lernen beginnen		worsen
have the cheek Lernen beginnen		dare to do sth
keep one's chin up Lernen beginnen		not be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie Lernen beginnen		avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble
lost cause Lernen beginnen		hopeless situation or case
off colour Lernen beginnen		look/be slightly unwell
on the dole Lernen beginnen		receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right Lernen beginnen		act cleverly
show one's true colours Lernen beginnen		reveal one's real character
with flying colours Lernen beginnen		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched Lernen beginnen		not assume sth before it happens
be dying for sth Lernen beginnen		really want sth
be fit for Lernen beginnen		be good enough for
be worn out Lernen beginnen		be very tired
be green Lernen beginnen		be inexperienced
cook one's goose Lernen beginnen		end one's plans abruptly
fair and square Lernen beginnen		within the rules
fall head over heels Lernen beginnen		fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning Lernen beginnen		have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher Lernen beginnen		sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot Lernen beginnen		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take Lernen beginnen		compromise
have a frog in one's throat Lernen beginnen		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab Lernen beginnen		be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/on the grapevine Lernen beginnen		find out information indirectly
in a flash Lernen beginnen		very quickly
it's all Greek to me not easily understood Lernen beginnen		sth new or foreign
keep a straight face Lernen beginnen		manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
keep an eye on sth Lernen beginnen		guard/protect sth
meet behind closed doors Lernen beginnen		meet secretly
one's flesh and blood Lernen beginnen		family member
plenty more fish in the sea Lernen beginnen		many more opportunities in life for love
put one's foot down Lernen beginnen		insist on sth
put one's foot in it Lernen beginnen		make a tactless comment
take it easy Lernen beginnen		not work too hard/relax
take sb for granted Lernen beginnen		not appreciate sb
a bit of a dark horse Lernen beginnen		person with hidden abilities
be for the high jump Lernen beginnen		about to be reprimanded/punished
be in two minds about sth Lernen beginnen		not be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep Lernen beginnen		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb Lernen beginnen		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson Lernen beginnen		extremely quickly
break the ice Lernen beginnen		ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out Lernen beginnen		feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse Lernen beginnen		waste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle Lernen beginnen		quickly become very angry
get out of hand Lernen beginnen		become out of control
get the hang of it Lernen beginnen		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head Lernen beginnen		make conceited
grey matter intelligence Lernen beginnen		brains
hand in glove with sb Lernen beginnen		be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth Lernen beginnen		find sth difficult to do
have many irons in the fire Lernen beginnen		have lots of plans/possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth Lernen beginnen		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands Lernen beginnen		have free time
hold one's horses Lernen beginnen		wait, be patient
ill at ease uncomfortable Lernen beginnen		embarrassed
keep sth under one's hat Lernen beginnen		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses Lernen beginnen		compete with others in status/material goods
lend sb a hand Lernen beginnen		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand Lernen beginnen		be very familiar with sth
lose heart Lernen beginnen		become discouraged
make head nor tail of Lernen beginnen		understand sth
off the cuff Lernen beginnen		without preparation
stew in one's own juice Lernen beginnen		suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth Lernen beginnen		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full Lernen beginnen		be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy Lernen beginnen		be very useful/practical
strike gold Lernen beginnen		come across sth useful
take sth to heart Lernen beginnen		take personally/be influenced by
take to one's heels Lernen beginnen		run away
the ins and outs Lernen beginnen		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg Lernen beginnen		small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
at large Lernen beginnen		free, not caught
be in the know Lernen beginnen		be well-informed
bring to one's knees Lernen beginnen		destroy, humble
bury one's head in the sand Lernen beginnen		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
come to a head Lernen beginnen		reach a critical point
drop sb a line Lernen beginnen		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish Lernen beginnen		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth Lernen beginnen		give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths Lernen beginnen		do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens Lernen beginnen		be nervous/anxious about sth
keep one's fingers crossed Lernen beginnen		hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself Lernen beginnen		live quietly, privately
make a killing Lernen beginnen		have a sudden, great success/profit
make light of Lernen beginnen		treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living Lernen beginnen		earn money
on the level Lernen beginnen		honest/sincere
pull one's leg Lernen beginnen		tease or trick sb
shed light upon Lernen beginnen		give new/further information
sleep like a log Lernen beginnen		be sound asleep
the life and soul of sth Lernen beginnen		the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share Lernen beginnen		the biggest part/portion
turn over a new leaf Lernen beginnen		make a new start
with a view to doing sth Lernen beginnen		with the intention or hope of doing sth

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