unit 1 and 2

to kill two birds with one stone

produce two useful results by just doing one action

in the blink of an eye

in an extremely short time

a bone of contention

something which people argue and disagree over

as dry as a bone

very dry indeed

rough and ready

crude and lacking sophistication

cool, calm and collected

relaxed, in control, not nervous

to cut a long story short

to tell the main points, but not all the fine details

to drive someone round the bend

to make someone angry or frustrated

to pass the buck

to blame someone else / to refuse to accept responsability

to give smn a hard / rough / tough time

to make things complicated for smn

to let the cat out of the bag

to reveal a secret

to feel it in one’s bones

to have a strong intuition