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"aroused and unnerved in equal measure" начать обучение
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used for saying that two things have an equal effect or importance
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not having the knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with a particular subject or situation
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a fault in someone's character or argument that may cause problems for them
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a great number of complaints, criticisms, or questions suddenly directed at someone
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sth that people argue about
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Supermarkets often charge too much for goods. Bananas are a case in point. начать обучение
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a phrase that is confusing because it contains words that seem to have opposite meanings; unintended oxymoron
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a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding
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work that you do because you like it, not because you are paid for it
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something that is very shocking and disappointing; being treated as a * - badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need support
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a sudden success that does not continue
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a very quick way of achieving or dealing with something
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The cabinet minister left office under a cloud after a fraud scandal. начать обучение
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to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
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to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think
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applying to all; affecting everyone / everything in an organisation / society
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It's about 50 miles from London to Cambridge as the crow flies. начать обучение
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describes a distance when measured in a straight line; by shortest route
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The sport is awash with money. начать обучение
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to have a lot of something, often too much
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not in the indended way, not in the right position
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under the auspices of sb / sth начать обучение
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(formal) with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization
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at the end of your tether (US rope) начать обучение
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so tired, annoyed, or worried by something that you do not feel that you can deal with it
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to cry loudly especially for a long time
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be a chip off the old block начать обучение
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be very similar to one of one's parents
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be (like) water off a duck's back She calls him lazy and useless, but it's like water off a duck's back. начать обучение
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criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person:
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be a glutton for punishment начать обучение
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to enjoy doing things that are unpleasant or difficult
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Is he angling for an invitation? начать обучение
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to try to get something without asking for it in a direct way
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be at a loose end (US ends) Come and visit us if you're at a loose end over the weekend. начать обучение
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Consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb. I was recently divorced and feeling at a very low ebb. начать обучение
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be at loggerheads (with sb) начать обучение
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If two people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree strongly about something
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Go and get it yourself! I'm not at your beck and call, you know. начать обучение
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to be always ready and willing to do what someone wants
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Try not to get too bogged down in details начать обучение
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to become so involved in something that you cannot do anything else
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infuriating or aggravating provocation; something that incites great anger or annoyance
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He looks a bit down in the dumps начать обучение
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I was gagging for a pint of cold lager. начать обучение
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to want something or want to do something very much
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be glad/happy, etc to see the back of sb/sth" начать обучение
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to be pleased when someone leaves or something ends because you did not like them
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everything has started and there is a lot of activity
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be in sb's good/bad books начать обучение
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when someone is either pleased/angry with you
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it is being developed and will happen in the future
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We've probably got a copy of the document kicking around the office. начать обучение
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it is in a particular place, but nobody is using it or paying attention to it
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completely different from each other
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to have too much to carry, or too much work to do
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I've been lumbered with my neighbours' cat while they're away начать обучение
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to have to deal with something or someone that you do not want to
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it will stop working soon because it is so old
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I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today. начать обучение
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to be quick to understand and react to things
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be on the cards (US in the cards) начать обучение
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"Simon was late." "That's just par for the course, isn't it?" начать обучение
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(about type of behaviour, event, or situation) it is not good but it is normal or as you would expect
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plain sailing (US smooth) начать обучение
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very easy and without problems
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rolling in it (rolling in money) If they can afford a yacht, they must be rolling in it начать обучение
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to be unable to speak because you are so shocked or angry
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be under sb's total control
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Local residents are up in arms over plans to close the swimming pool начать обучение
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to be very upset and angry about something
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be up to your neck (in sth) I'd like to help, but I'm up to my neck at the moment начать обучение
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to be ready to do something or be used at any time
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You can try to change her mind if you like, but you'll be pissing in the wind. начать обучение
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to be trying to do something when there is no hope of succeeding
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to contain large numbers of people or animals
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Traditional bookshops are thin on the ground these days начать обучение
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to exist only in small numbers or amounts
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wide /way off the mark (US also off base) начать обучение
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You shouldn't get in such a flap about things начать обучение
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to be or become worried or excited
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After a bad year, Judd's career hung in the balance начать обучение
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nobody knows if it will continue to exist in the future or what will happen to it
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be besieged by/with sb/sth начать обучение
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to have lots of people asking you questions or making demands; to receive many demands or criticisms
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to wait for an opportunity to do something
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I'm in the doghouse - I broke Sara's favourite vase this morning начать обучение
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when someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval
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bring/take someone down a peg (or two) начать обучение
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show someone they are not as important as they thought
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I'm going to bite the bullet and ask my boss for a pay rise. начать обучение
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to make yourself do something or accept something difficult or unpleasant, to force yourself to do it or to be brave in a difficult situation
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butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth Tommy looked as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth начать обучение
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used to say that someone looks as if they would never do anything wrong
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by the scruff of the/your neck Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck. I took/grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him out of the hall. " начать обучение
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by the skin at the back of the neck
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(of progress) happening very quickly
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something that you say to tell someone to forget about the unpleasant things in the past
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when everything about a situation is considered together
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used when you are giving your opinion about something after thinking carefully about all the facts
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a situation in which people do not follow the usual rules of behavior and do things that are normally considered unfair
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worried or angry, and sometimes physically hot
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All things being equal, I'll be at home on Tuesday начать обучение
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if everything happens as expected
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Her role as a consultant is to take a helicopter view of how the business is managed начать обучение
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a general description or opinion of a situation, rather than a detailed one
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The bill came to £25 in all начать обучение
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with everything added together to make a total
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paint (sb/sth) with a broad brush / use a broad brush take a broad-brush approach; in broad brush terms; He is a details man, whereas his boss is broad-brush. начать обучение
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to describe or consider someone or something in a very general way, without paying attention to small details or differences
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They acquired the manuscripts for what was by common consent a very reasonable price начать обучение
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like a cat on a hot tin roof начать обучение
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stressed out, unable to relax, very worried about something
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not to disturb someone or not to remember problems that happened in the past
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be barking up the wrong tree She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I think she's barking up the wrong tree. начать обучение
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to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something
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everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives
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a leopard can’t / doesn't change its spots начать обучение
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a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will
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trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work; trying to find a reason to feel hopeful in a bad situation
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like getting blood out of/from a stone начать обучение
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you cannot extract what isn't there to begin with; trying to get something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used
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a rose is a rose is a rose начать обучение
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when all is said and done, a thing is what it is
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a stitch in time saves nine начать обучение
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a small effort made at the right time might save a calamity later on.
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a load of cobblers / a load of codswallop начать обучение
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a small flaw that spoils the whole
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a fist, as used in a fight
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very expensive, a large amount of money
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clumsy or physically inept
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unable to meet the demands put upon you
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to work late into the night
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cross that bridge when you come to it начать обучение
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deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
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don't count your chickens before they hatch начать обучение
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don't count on receiving some benefit until you actually have it
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euphemism for sex (originated in the 70s, popularised in the satirical magazine Private Eye)
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everything but the kitchen's sink начать обучение
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everything imaginable, a lot of things
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fell of the back of a lorry начать обучение
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a coy reference to an item that has been stolen
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I didn't cope well when I started my new job but after a few weeks I began to find my feet. начать обучение
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to become conscious of and develop one's expertise
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The company has gone belly up - they had millions in debts and their only customer went elsewhere. начать обучение
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become badly and permanently inoperative
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take a risk to support someone or something
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working hours that extend overnight
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doing things in a rush makes for a poor result
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make the precise correct point
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miss the chance to take an opportunity
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like a chicken with its head cut off начать обучение
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an awkward or confined space
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not playing with a full deck начать обучение
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someone who lacks intelligence
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unwilling to give one's view about which side you support
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said when referring to something that is highly unlikely
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pull the wool over sb's eyes начать обучение
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term for the early morning
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sb who is cherished above all others
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a quick and automatic response
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persuade someone to do something they don't really want to do
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a small and usually insignificant factor (or person) dominates over one that is normally more powerful and influential.
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humorously, not to be taken seriously
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up shit creek without a paddle начать обучение
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in serious difficulty, with no hope of respite
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you can lead a horse to water... (but you can't make it drink) начать обучение
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you can encourage someone to to do something but, in the end, what they do is their own choice; you can make sth easy for someone, but you cannot force them to do anything
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make one's flesh (or skin) crawl (or creep) начать обучение
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to make someone feel disgusted, afraid, etc.
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your guess is as good as mine начать обучение
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have experience of the appropriate procedures, understand how to do something
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absence makes the heart grow fonder начать обучение
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missing a person or a thing makes it more desirable
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a little knowledge is a dangerous thing начать обучение
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a small amount of knowledge can mislead people into thinking that they are more expert than they really are, which can lead to mistakes being made
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all things come to those that wait начать обучение
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it's worthwile to be patient
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between two stools one falls to the ground начать обучение
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to fail, due to being unable to choose between two alternatives
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beggars can't be choosers начать обучение
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if you request something to be given you should not question what you are given; similar to don't look a gift horse in the mouth
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder начать обучение
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beauty is subjective; not everyone has to like the same thing
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the darkest hour is just before the dawn начать обучение
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there is hope, even in the worst of circumstances
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used to suggest that to compare two different things or persons is unhelpful or misleading
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the course of true love never did run smooth начать обучение
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from Shakespear, true love always encounters difficulties
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a rolling stone gathers no moss начать обучение
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someone who does not settle in one place rarely prospers
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cut off your nose to spite your face (don't) начать обучение
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to disadvantage yourself in order to do harm to an adversary; don't do something to harm your enemies and end up harming yourself
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to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value
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don't change horses in midstream начать обучение
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choose a sensible moment to change your mind
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a change is as good as a rest начать обучение
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a change of work or occupation can be as restorative or refreshing as a period of relaxation
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to put the cart before the horse начать обучение
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reverse the accepted or logical order of things
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don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs начать обучение
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don't offer advice to someone who has more experience than oneself
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familiarity breeds contempt начать обучение
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a close long-term relationship with a person or situation brings about feelings of boredom or lack of respect
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advance warning provides an advantag
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honey catches more flies than vinegar начать обучение
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the idea that it is more effective to be polite and ingratiating than to be hostile or demanding
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy and wealthy and wise начать обучение
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Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead
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don't throw the baby out with the bathwater начать обучение
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don't discard something valuable along with something undesirable
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marry in haste, repent at leisure начать обучение
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those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting doing so
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when someone is hurt doing something, they are wary of doing it again for fear of being hurt a second time; often used to describe someone hurt by a failed romance
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there's no fool like an old fool начать обучение
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People of mature years, who are expected to know better, often do outrageously foolish things, especially regarding romantic liaisons.
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if needs must, they will eat any food начать обучение
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it is or was necessary or unavoidable
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if you try and do something quickly you will make mistakes and take longer in the end
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mighty oaks from little acorns grow начать обучение
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great things may come from small beginnings
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check that you are clear what is ahead of you before making a decision that you cannot go back on
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let not the sun go down on your wrath начать обучение
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do not hold on to your anger for more than one day, don't go to bed angry
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the rich get richer and the poor get poorer начать обучение
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the richer you are the more relatively rich you become and, for the poor, vice-versa.
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don't keep a dog and bark yourself начать обучение
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advice that you should not pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself
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you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs начать обучение
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you can't accomplish something worthwhile without creating adverse effects
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hold with the hare and run with the hounds начать обучение
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to deceitfully purport to remain on good terms with both sides in a conflict
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a watched pot never boils начать обучение
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time seems to go slower when you are anxiously waiting for something to happen
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suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner
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