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perform/put into practice

a job, work, test, a play, one's duty

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do everything within one's power

try one's best

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do sb a good turn

do sth nice for sb else

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do the honors

act as host/ perform a social duty

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do the sights

go sightseeing

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do justice to

do or show sth in the best light

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do the trick

work, suceed in doing sth

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do the donkey work

do most of the heavy work

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do wonders/miracles

have a very good effect on

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do one's best

try as hard as possible

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do the best you can

try as hard as one can

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at a low ebb

worse than usual ,depressed

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at a loose end

have nothing to do

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at one's disposal

available for use

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at loggerheads

in disagreement

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at ease

completely relaxed

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at one's wits end

not knowing what to do or say because one is very worried

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at a loss

confused, uncertain

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at a standstill

not moving, stopped

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at odds with

in disagreement

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at the forefront

leading position

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at large

escaped and still free

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at its/one's best

in the best state or form

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at a dead end

a point at which one can make no further progress

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mouth the words

pretend to sing

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thumb a lift

hitchhike

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face up to sth

deal with

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head for swh

go

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toe the line

obey

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foot the bill

pay

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nose into

interfere

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elbow one's way through the crowd

push

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shoulder the blame

accept

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hand it to sb

praise

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hands the clock

pointers

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spine of a book

narrow part of the cover

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leg of a journey

stage of a trip

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foot of a mountain

the lowest part

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arm of a chair

part at the side of a chair

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at the head of the table

at the end of the table

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in this neck of the woods

in this area/ around here

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in the back of beyond

at a distant/isolated place

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have a lot of cheek

have a cool confidence/impudence

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have the heart to

be willing to do or say sth unkind or unpleasant

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with the heavy heart

very unwilllingly

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pick one's brains

find out what sb knows by asking questions

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put in a brave face

show courage in times of difficulty

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play it by ear

do or say what seems best at the time

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look down in the mouth

sad and without spirit

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hear sth from one's own lips

hear sth from the person himself

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put one's foot in it

say or do sth foolish/tactless

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set foot in/on

enter or visit a place

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keep a straight face

attempt not to smile or laugh

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risk/stck one's neck out

put yourself in a dangerous/unpleasant situation

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save/lose face

avoid loss of prestige/be humiliated

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change of scenery

something new

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be in a mood

have a particular feeling

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lose one's temper

get angry

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strong character/personality

a lot of character/personality

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take the view

believe

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make a scene

cause trouble

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set one's sights on

decide which/what you want

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clash of personalities

a situation in which two or more people have very different characters and are unable to have a good relationship with each other

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be a personality

sb's personality

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in/out of character

one's unusual personality

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main character

the person the story is mostly about

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be in the mood to

to have the desire to do something

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in no mood to

don't want to do sth

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set the mood

make the astmostphere to do sth

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temper your language

temper

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have a temper

a tendency to get angry very quickly

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be in a temper

have a temper

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on view

placed where public can see

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view sth with

show cai gi

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in full view

clearly view

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take a dim view of

to disapprove of something

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with a view to

with the purpose or hope

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part of the scenery

1 phan canh

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spectacular scenery

canh rat dep

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behind the scene

off sight, off the record

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change the scene

when you go to a different place or do something different

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set the scene

describe a situation which is about to happen

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catch sight of

see for a moment

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in/out of sight

visible/no longer visible

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lose sight of

to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking too much about others things

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know by sight

regconize sb and sth based solely on sth

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