IDIOMS
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IDIOM
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MEANING
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A chip of the old block
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Just like
his father
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A piece of cake
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Be very
easy
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All in a day’s work
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Nothing
out of the ordinary
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Be in the same boat
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Be in the
same situation
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Bark up the wrong tree
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Making a
mistake
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Burn the candle at both ends
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Doing too
much
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Dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s
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Paying
attention to every detail
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Head and shoulders above the rest
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The best
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Hit the nail right on the head
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Be exactly
right
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Jack-of-all-trades
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Accomplished
at many things
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Just my luck
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I’m not so
fortunate.
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Miss the boat
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Missed an
opportunity
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No sooner said than done
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It will be
done immediately.
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Play with fire
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Doing
something dangerous
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Put his foot in his mouth
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Saying embarrassing
things
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So far, so good
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It’s been
going well up to now.
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Swim upstream
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Really
difficult or frustrating
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Take forever and a day
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Taking a
really long time
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Take it easy
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Relax
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The grass is always greener on the other
side of the fence.
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You always
want what you don’t have.
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To each his own
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Everyone
has a different opinion.
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Two heads are better than one
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It’s good
to work together.
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You could hear a pin drop.
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It was
really quiet.
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You can knock me down/over with a feather.
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I am very
much surprised.
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