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spørsmålet		svaret
feel discouraged/depressed begynn å lære		feel down in the mouth When I feel down in the mouth I always cry.
hurry up begynn å lære		get a move on Would you get a move on?
make sth almost impossible happen begynn å lære		work a miracle The surgeon seemed to have worked a miracle when he succeeded in separating the Siamese twins.
forget about sth begynn å lære		slip one's mind
pretend that sb said sth that they hadn't actually said begynn å lære		put words into one's mouth
take advantage of favorable circumstances begynn å lære		make hay while the sun shines
give permission to proceed with sth begynn å lære		give the green light to sth/sb The Mayor gave the green light to the builder to construct a new shopping center.
occur to one/have a sudden idea begynn å lære		cross one's mind It never crossed my mind that...
person who enjoys staying up late begynn å lære		a night owl
briefly, in a few words begynn å lære		in a nutshell In a nutshell, I think...
go to bed early begynn å lære		have an early night
be the best begynn å lære		be second to none That pianist is second to none in his interpretations of Mozart's music.
say exactly the right thing begynn å lære		hit the nail on the head
lose courage begynn å lære		lose one's nerve
invalid/not legally binding begynn å lære		null and void The contract was declared null and void when it was found that one of the parties had been forced to sign.
everywhere begynn å lære		every nook and cranny She cleaned every nook and cranny of the house.
become famous/respected for sth begynn å lære		make a name for oneself My cousin made a name for herself as a neurosurgeon.
irritate/annoy sb begynn å lære		get on one's nerves
for a long time/throughout history begynn å lære		from/since time immemorial
be the first person to act begynn å lære		take the initiative
make things even worse begynn å lære		add insult to injury
affect sth negatively or destructively begynn å lære		make inroads into
practically/in effect begynn å lære		to all intents and purposes
in order to achieve certain aim begynn å lære		in the interests of
in the meantime begynn å lære		in the interim
disagree and start arguing begynn å lære		take issue with sb
have a strong desire to travel begynn å lære		have/get itchy feet
be in danger begynn å lære		be in jeopardy
quickly begynn å lære		in a jiffy
make one remember sth begynn å lære		jog one's memory
extremely pleased or happy begynn å lære		jump for joy
postpone giving an opinion before more is known begynn å lære		reserve judgment on sb/sth
reproduce sth/sb accurately and show how good they are begynn å lære		do sth/sb justice
unfair or unjust treatment begynn å lære		rough justice
working or progressing steadily, to regularise sth begynn å lære		(be) on an even keel
situation where nobody knows what will happen next/extremely exciting begynn å lære		on a knife-edge
impress sb greatly begynn å lære		knock sb dead
get confused begynn å lære		tie oneself in knots
confidently (because a prior condition has been met) begynn å lære		safe in the knowledge

Evans idioms&fixed phrases unit 7

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