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thrilled to bits
extremely happy
out of sorts
slightly unhappy or ill
a misery guts
someone who complains all the time
sour grapes
claiming to despise what you cannot have
fed up ( to the back teeth)
to be angry
go spare / do sb nut
throw a fit
someone's blood is up
very angry or excited and may react in a violent way
after someone's blood
want to catch them in order to hurt or punish them
out for blood
determined to find someone to attack them
drive/send someone round the bend/twist
make someone very angry (or sometimes very bored)
rub sb up the wrong way
to annoy someone without intending to
send the cat among the pigeons
do or say something that makes a lot of people angry or worried
drive sb up the wall
to annoy sb
got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
came to the wrong conclusion
put it down to experience
learn from sth bad insted of being upset about it
know where I stand
you don't know what your position is or what your situation is with someone, and it's worrying you
heard it on/through the grapevine
To learn about something through gossip
the ins and outs of sth
details of sth
works/goes/runs like a dream
works/goes/runs very well indeed
goes from strength to strength
gets better and better
is the be-all-and-end-all of sth
is the most important thing
to not have the ghost of a chance
to have no chance at all
gives up the ghost
stop working because they know they will not succeed
hit the big time
become successful internationally or money-wise
make a go of
be very successful with
in dire straits
a difficult or dangerous situation
over a barrel
unable to act independently and must do the bidding of someone else
stumbling block
obstacle
wave a magic wand
find an easy way to solve a problem
get to grips with
begin to understand and deal with sth difficult
have become a law unto themselves
are completely out of control and simply ignore the law
lay down the law
tell people what they must do
carry the can
accept the blame/responsibility alone, even though other people were responsible
spin doctor
a spokesperson employed to give a favorable interpretation of events to the media, especially on behalf of a political party.
putting it in a nutshell
explain briefly
a vicious circle
a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse
that would really be opening a can of worms
a problem you don't want to deal with because it will cause trouble
the acid test
a key test which will prove the value, quality or truth of something
be brought/called to account
be forced to explain your actions and (probably) punished
won't budge/give an inch
won't modify an opinion or agree to even small changes that another person wants
You can say that again!
I agree with you
You can say that again!
I agree with you
There's nothing to it!
it is very easy to do
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
Two people or groups are equally responsible for a bad situation
I can take it or leave it
You do not hate something, but you don't particularly like it either
It's neither here nor there
it's not very important
to give as got as you get
to stand up to critics
like gold dust
a thing that is difficult to find or obtain
all sweetness and light
friendly and pleasant, but in a false way
all sweetness and light
friendly and pleasant, but in a false way
poke fun at
joke about; make fun of
cast aspersions on
criticise one's character, suggest they aren't honest
out-and-out
complete; total; thoroughgoing.
grate on sb' nerves
annoy
to add insult to injury
to make a bad situation worse
rough and ready
crude and lacking sophistication
throws the baby out with the bathwater
change things but lose good things as well as bad
drive sb to distraction
to irritate and annoy sb
very much
never do anything by halves
always make a great effort and do things very well
is not all it's cracked up to be
is not as good as people say it is
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