Week
29/01/16
To perform
a feat = to do an impressive act
Merely =
simply
To bring
about = cause
He closed
the pub on the ground of too much noise being made/there being too much noise
made
On behalf
of
To some
extent
On the
brink of = on the verge of. E.g. I was
about to leave my house / I was on the verge of leaving my house.
COMMON
PHRASE = She was on the verge of tears
In the
region of
In vain
In
conjunction with
With the
exception of
I have no
alternative/choice/option BUT to stay at home this year rather than going away.
I have no
intention OF ever going to Disneyland.
I have no
time to look at lots of travel brochures.
To get my
goat = to get on my nerves
To get
carried away = To go over the top
To fork out
= To spend a lot of money
Hefty = big
Tight
budget = small
To let your
imagination run wild = To be really imaginative
To be dead
set on something = To be really sure about doing something
To be in
line with something = To be similar to something
To face the
music = To deal with your problems directly
To elbow
people aside = To move people out of the way
To foot the
bill = To pay for something
To shoulder
the burden = To share the responsibility/problem
To stomach
the idea = To tolerate an idea you do not like
To toe the
line = To conform/to do exactly what people say
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