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put 2 and 2 together
if you put these together you correctly guess the truth about something from the information that you have.
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take a rocket scientist
if the task doesn't require a lot of intelligence to do it you refuse to take this clever specialist with you.
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the participants' choice
name 5 sound combinations that you learned in the topic
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on the fringe of the society
people who are not favored by the mainstream population; unconventional, radical, or extreme can be found there.
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in the dark
if you are uninformed about something; excluded from full knowledge or disclosure of something where are you?
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to come down to Earth
if you ask somebody to be realistic about something you ask the person about that . What?
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the sound of one's own voice
if somebody enjoys hearing oneself talk because one is pompous and/or self-centered , you say that this person likes this sound very much.Which one?
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rob Piter to pay Paul
an idiom that uses the names of the Christian saints who were not very good at financial planning
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split hairs
if someone does that with their hair, they argue about very small details or find very small differences between things which are really very similar and not that important
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blind them with science
if you confuse someone with technologycal or scientific know how or just give too much difficult information this person may ask you not to .....
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hear a pin drop
something you still can hear in a total silence yet all other people suddenly stop talking.
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the law of the jungle
a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed
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have a leg to stand on
If someone does not have this part of the body to use, they are in a very weak position, because they cannot prove a claim or statement they have made.What's that?
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a guinea pig
if the person allows somebody to experiment on them , they turn into this cute animal.Which one?
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can't hear myself think
You usually say that you can't hear that if it's too noisy around you , but you possibly need peace and quiet.
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make a killing on something
you are accused of committing this crime if you earn a large profit
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take stock of something or somedody
if you think again carefully (about somebody/something) and put your thoughts in order;
think about what something really means. What do you do? |
break the mould
if you do not fit other people's expectations or you try something new you haven't done before , you usually break something. What do you break?
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the participants' choice
5 idioms where verbs of movement matter
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...justice begins next door
finish the idiom: charity begins at home and ....
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