Personal idioms - chapter 1

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to say something tongue-in-cheek

making a humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a serious manner

to see eye to eye with somebody

agree and share the same opinions and views

to turn a blind eye to

deliberately ignore

to have something at one’s fingertips

have a complete and ready knowledge of something

to be all fingers and thumbs

be clumsy

to make one’s hair stand on end

shock or horrify you

to lose heart

lose determination or strength of purpose

to put one’s foot in it 

accidentally saying something which embarrassed or offended other people

to pull someone’s leg

to trick or lie to someone in a playful way

to be/feel a bit down in the mouth

not cheerful, unhappy

to stick one’s neck out

take a risk, say or do something that may be fail, be wrong or harm one

have a good nose for

to have an intuitive ability to detect or excel at something

to be beyond someone

too hard to understand