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 A bull in a china shop; If someone is like a bull in a china shop, they are

very careless in the way that they move or behave


 a white elephant; something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose
 the green-eyed monster; jealousy imagined as a monster that attacks people
 to let the cat out of the bag; to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to
 to carry coals to Newcastle; to supply something to a place or person that already has a
lot of that particular thing:
 to have a bee in one’s bonnet; to keep talking about something again and again
because you think it is very important:
 to skate on thin ice; to be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks
 to have one’s heart in one’s boots; to be depressed or down-hearted
 to have one’s heart in one’s boots; to be depressed or down-hearted
 a wolf in a sheep’s clothing; a person with
a pleasant and friendly appearance that hides the fact that they are evil
 to fall in love; to like another adult very much and
be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to
have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family:
 to keep one’s promise; to do what you said that you would do:
 to draw a conclusion; to consider the facts of a situation and make a decision about
what is true, correct, likely to happen
 from head to foot; completely covering your body:
 one can build a castle in the air; . To create dreams, hopes, or plans that are
impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding
 to have a skeleton in the cupboard;  have a dark or embarrassing secret about their past
that they would prefer to remain undisclosed.
 launching pad is; an above-ground facility from which a rocket-powered missile or
space vehicle is vertically launched
 to link up; the act of connecting two things, organizations, etc., for example so that
they can work together
 granny farm; a home where old people are cared for
 granny farm; a home where old people are cared for
 Troyan horse; a person or thing
that joins and deceives a group or organization in order to attack it from the inside:
 a sad sack; boring and never likely to be successful
 culture vulture; someone who is very interested in music, art, theatre,
 my aunt! Hear, hear! said to strongly agree with what someone else has just said
 odds and ends; various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of
little value:
 in brown study; a mood in which you are very involved in your own thoughts and
not paying attention to anything else
 that cock won’t fight; used to say that a plan will fail
 to have butterflies in the stomach; to feel very nervous, usually about something you
are going to do:
 to have green fingers; the ability to make plants grow
 vote with one’s feet; to show your opinion by leaving an organization or by
no longer supporting, using, or buying something:
 to make hay while the sun shines; to make good use of an opportunity while it lasts
 care killed the cat;  is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary
investigation or experimentation;
 to make a sow’s ear;  To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from
something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
 living space (German); land needed by a group or people to live in.
 to take the bull by the horns (Latin); to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct
way:to be all at sea;
 to sink or swim; fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts.
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 in deep water; to be in or get into serious trouble:
 to be in the same boat with somebody; to be in the same unpleasant situation
as someone else
 to sail under false colours; To operate using or under the guise of false pretenses, so as
to deceive someone or to hide one's true nature or intentions.
 to weather the storm; To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much
harm or damage.
 white lie; a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by
the truth
 husband’s tea; very weak tea
 red tape; official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results:
 mare’s nest; a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax
 to take something for granted; to expect someone or something to be always available
to serve in some way without thanks or recognition;
 to stick to one’s word; to fulfill one's promise
 to lose one’s head; lose self-control; panic.
 to lose one’s heart to somebody; To fall in love or become smitten with someone.
 to look a gift horse in the mouth;  Don't question the value of a gift
 at sixes and sevens; in a state of total confusion or disarray.
 to leave somebody in the lurch; If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or
stop helping you at a very difficult time.
 cat-and-dog life;
Of spouses or romantic partners, a life together typified by arguments, fights, and disa
greements.
 birds of a feather; people who are similar in character:
 to give the sack; to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job : to fire (someone)
 to talk through one’s hat; to talk about something without understanding what you
are talking about:
 to lead somebody a pretty dance; If someone leads you a merry dance, they make you
do things over a long period of time which cause you problems and do not benefit you
in any way.
 safe and sound; not hurt or damaged:
 (as) cool as a cucumber; very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising
 (as) mad as a March hare; to be completely mad.
 by hook or by crook; by any possible means.
 in cold blood; without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly.to the bitter end;
 to give up; to stop trying to guess
 to art up; When a group of artist or creative people get together to make group art
projects, often this consists of a party and a theme for the creativity.
 to nose out; to discover often by prying
 by heart; from memory.
 by means of; If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or
process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
 on the nose;  Precisely correct, without any error.
 to take the floor; If you take the floor, you start speaking in a debate or discussion. If
you are given the floor, you are allowed to do this.
 now or never; used to convey urgency.
 ups and downs); If someone or something experiences ups and downs, a mixture of
good and bad things happens to him, her, or it
 every other day; If something happens every other day or every second day,
for example, it happens one day, then does not happen the next day, then happens the
day after that, and so on. You can also say that something
happens every third week, every fourth year, and so on.
 every now and then; sometimes, but not regularly:
 wear and tear; the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period:
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 a pretty kettle of fish!; A difficult or awkward situation; a
 while there is life there is hope; Also, where there's life there's hope. So long as
someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery.
 time is the great healer; Emotional pain will grow less as time passes
 hell is paved with good intentions; said to emphasize that you must
not simply intend to behave well but you must act according to your intentions,
because you will have problems or be punished if you do not
 don’t judge a tree by its bark;  This Proverb means that the quality of a tree is known
by the quality of the fruits borne by the tree.
 if you sing before breakfast; Proverb If you are too joyous or optimistic at the start of
the day, you run the risk of having a far fouler mood by the end of it. 
 you will cry before
night; . Proverb If you are too joyous or optimistic at the start of the day, you run the ri
sk of having a far fouler mood by the end of it.
 everyone calls his own geese swans;
One is overexaggerating and not in touch with reality. Geese and swans are quite diffe
rent, so to think they are the same is a stretch of the truth.
 ad hoc; when necessary or needed.
 bona fide; genuine; real.
 tabula rasa; the human mind, especially at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas.
 viva voce; by word of mouth : ORALLY
 to break the ice; o make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each
other:
 the irony of fate;  the perverse malignity of fate
 stand shoulder to shoulder; to show that you support someone’s actions or beliefs,
often by doing something together with them
 swan song; the final performance or activity of a person's career

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