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make allowances for

to take into consideration

make do with

accept sth less satisfactory because there's no alternative

in league with

working together

be in a deep thought

concentrating on what one is thinking about

in the balance

the impression of the design being stable and self-supported.

give sb a big hand

applaud sb a lot

at the hands of

experience unpleasant treatment from sb

bring matters to a head

bring matters to a climax

be over sb's head

be difficult to understand

keep/lose sb's head

remain calm/panic

get sth into/out of sb's head

begin/stop believing in sth, remember/forget sth

say a lot about

show that a person has certain qualities

remark on the fact that

mention, talk about

talk of the town

what everyone is talking about

speak well of

say good things about; speak highly of; praise

nothing to speak of

not particularly

impaired speech

difficulty producing sounds

figure of speech

a device used to produce figurative language

say to oneself

to think

talk out of

persuade sb not to do sth

chatter of teeth

to hit against each other bcs of the cold

eat sb's words

admit that sth you have said before is wrong

turn of phrase

a way of saying sth

rumour has it

people say

make reference to

to mention; refer to

make a meal of

exaggerate, spend too much time or effort on

make up for lost time

to do sth that you could not do before

make light of

treat sth as unimportant

make the most of

take full advantage of an opportunity which will not last long

in turmoil

in great commotion and confusion

in vain

without success

in deep debt

owing a lot of money

in the course of

during

in (a) deep sleep

in stage 4 sleep; the deepest form of normal sleep

in deep trouble

having a serious problem; in crisis

in deep waters

having a serious problem; in crisis

in place of

instead of

in sympathy with

showing support or approval

in proportion to

in relation to, in comparison with

be an old hand at

to be very experienced at

with a heavy heart

sad, depressed

take sth to heart

to be greatly upset or affected by sth

set sb's heart on

desire strongly

win the hearts and minds of

win the support of, become very popular with

catch sb's eye

catch sb's attention

from the word go

from the very beginning

persistent rumours

rumours that go on for a long time

gossip columnist

a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities.

idle chatter

not serious conversation

speak for sb

to express the opinions or wishes of someone

speak for itself

very easy to understand

maiden speech

a speech made for the first time

incessant chatter

nonstop talk

gossip-monger

a person who starts or spreads gossip

phrase sth differently

say sth in another way (more polite)

keep at arm's length

avoid familiarity;keep sb at a distance

put sb's finger on sth

identify correctly

be up to sb's neck (with/in)

be very occupied, busy

half-hearted(ly)

without enthusiasm or energy

to be hot-headed

lose one's temper quickly

cut-throat competition

very strong, ruthless competition

jump out of sb's skin

jump with fear

im the lap luxury

in great comfort

twist sb's arm

persuade or force sb to do sth

give sb's right arm for sth

willing to give valuable things for sth

shot in the arm

sth that boosts one's spirits

up in arms

very angry and ready to fight

on sb's/sth's last legs

about to fail due to age/exhaustion/poor health

stretch sb's legs

go for a short walk or do sth active after sitting for a long time;

get sb's fingers burnt

to suffer unpleasant results, so you don't want to do it again

have a finger in every pie

be involved in many different activities

lay a finger on sb

cause harm to sb

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