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Whet one's appetite for sth

make someone want sth more

be doomed to failure

be certain to fail

drum up support for sth

to try to get support for sth

vent

to express a negative emotion in a forceful way

part with

give sth you prefer to keep to sb else

leave sb to their own devices

to leave sb alone to do as they wish

pinnacle of sth

the most important or successful part of sth

moon around/about

to spend time doing nothing

be to little/no avail

with little or no success

fall out

be no longer friendly with sb

go off sth

be bored of sth

strike a deal

to make an agreement with sb

not have the remotest idea

to not know at all

have greater depths to sb

sb is more complex than their outlook

give sb the cold shoulder

be unfriendly with someone

poke fun at sth

make a joke of sth

live from hand to mouth

to have just enough money and nothing extra

beyond (all) measure

immensely

act on impulse

act rashly

a chapter of accidents

a series of bad or unfortunate events

view sth in negative light

look at sth pessimistically

be in the balance

with the fate or outcome about to be determined

get/be given the green light

be allowed to proceed/go ahead

come what may

regardless of what happens

stand head and shoulders above

used to say that someone or something is much better than others

take steps

do sth

give an impression

make sth look as if

splash out on sth

spend a lot of money on sth

come over/across as

give the impression that

there is no telling

can't be predicted

lucrative

profitable

be torn between

can't decide

turn in

sleep

(as) pleased as punch

very happy or satisfied

be averse to

having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, etc.

put someone up at

let sb stay at your house

put someone up to

to convince someone to do sth stupid/foolish

mean business

be serious, to be in earnest

be at liberty to

free, not obligated

make a clean breast of

to speak openly and honestly about

beside oneself with (adj)

extremely (adj)

own up

admit to being responsible for sth

to-and-fro

back and forth

amass

accumulate, gather

come under scrutiny

be examined carefully

take sth in stride

to handle sth calmly

get sth in gear

to cause sth to start working

be given enough rope

be given freedom to do whatever pleased

be brought in

include, introduce

a wind of change

a transformation

more often than not

typical

cook up

invent

dance to sb's tune

do as sb said

not trust sb an inch

have no trust in sb

not in the cards

unlikely to happen

go without saying

obvious

owe sb a favor

was helped by sb

on an even keel

in a sound or stable condition

much to sb's disappointment

great disappointment sb felt

dissociate oneself from sth

to show disagreement

spout off

talk too much, often nonsense

turn sth over

to think about sth carefully

go for a song

be sold for a price too low

burn the candle at both ends

burn the midnight oil

run riot

act wildly/ without restraint

by and large

generally speaking

go to great/extreme/extraordinary/any length

make a great or extreme effort to do something

be at odds with

be in a state of disagreement

for fear of

due to being afraid of

hold in high regard/esteem

to have great respect

take sth as read

assume

inkling

a light knowledge or vague notion

drive sb round the bend

infuriate sb

a (small) cog in the large machine/wheel

a person who plays a minor but necessary role within a massive organization or system

take exception to

be offended by

to conduct oneself

to behave

forthcoming

about to appear/to be produced/made available

get on

make progress

the best part of

almost, nearly

find fault with

criticize

kick someone in the teeth

disappoints someone

step into sb's shoes

take over sb's work

a fat cat

a wealthy and privileged person

rack one's brain

to think very hard in order to try to remember something, solve a problem, etc.

pull a face

make a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain