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| all his marbles | idiom | normal and sensible | |||||||||
| at loose ends | idiom | unable to concentrate | |||||||||
| been around | verb | experienced | |||||||||
| bone to pick | noun | to have something to argue about | |||||||||
| by the way | interject | while I think of it | |||||||||
| carry out | verb | to do or execute | |||||||||
| chicken | adverb | afraid/scared | |||||||||
| cover a lot of ground | verb | travel over a large area | |||||||||
| dog eat dog | adverb | viciously competitive | |||||||||
| drop a hint | verb | to suggest or give a sign | |||||||||
| eat crow | verb | to admit you were wrong | |||||||||
| fall behind | verb | to not be able to keep up | |||||||||
| fill me in | verb | to tell me the details | |||||||||
| first class | adverb | normal and sensible14 | |||||||||
| for good | adv | permanently | |||||||||
| get a grip on yourself | verb | to gain control of yourself | |||||||||
| get going | verb | leave | |||||||||
| get screwed | verb | receive unfair treatment | |||||||||
| give the evil eye | verb | to look fierce or evil at someone | |||||||||
| grow up (in) | pverb | become an adult | |||||||||
| hard times | noun | to have a time of poverty | |||||||||
| in a bad way | adverb | feeling sad or downhearted | |||||||||
| in the bag | adverb | to have already won or decided something | |||||||||
| keep (one's) eye on (sth) | verb | watch;take care of | |||||||||
| kills me | verb | to make me laugh very hard | |||||||||
| let down | verb | not to do as expected | |||||||||
| look up to | verb | to admire | |||||||||
| make fun of | verb | to tease or laugh at | |||||||||
| muscle in | verb | to force or push in | |||||||||
| on my case | adverb | looking for my mistakes | |||||||||
| onto us | adverb | to know all about us | |||||||||
| pass the buck | verb | to blame others | |||||||||
| pull someone's leg | verb | fool someone | |||||||||
| raining cats and dogs | verb | raining very hard | |||||||||
| run into | pverb | meet by chance | |||||||||
| see it through | verb | to work at a job until it is finished | |||||||||
| shot | adj | worn out/broken | |||||||||
| soft in the head | noun | foolish or crazy | |||||||||
| straighten you out | verb | to tell you the truth | |||||||||
| take care of | verb | destroy a building | |||||||||
| tear down | pverb | to give equal response | |||||||||
| tit for tat | adverb | start a machine or light | |||||||||
| turn on | pverb | what you like to do | |||||||||
| up your alley | adverb | take first place easily | |||||||||
| win by a mile | verb | win without contest | |||||||||
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