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spørsmålet		svaret
a bitter pill to swollow begynn å lære		a difficult fact to accept
against all odds begynn å lære		despite the difficulties
be out of practice begynn å lære		lacking practice
come to the point begynn å lære		reach the main point in the discussion
fall into place begynn å lære		become clear
get the sack begynn å lære		be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick begynn å lære		misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity begynn å lære		the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm begynn å lære		bribe sb
grow out of sth begynn å lære		become too big for sth
have no option but begynn å lære		must, have no choice
in public begynn å lære		in the presence of other people
in the offing begynn å lære		likely to happen
off the point begynn å lære		irrelevant
once and for all begynn å lære		for the last time
out-and-out begynn å lære		complete, total
out in the open begynn å lære		(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print begynn å lære		(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire begynn å lære		from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of begynn å lære		basic part of
past one's prime begynn å lære		growing old/ not at one's best
pop the question begynn å lære		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet begynn å lære		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol begynn å lære		property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces begynn å lære		dismantle things
throw a party begynn å lære		have/ hold a party
white elephant begynn å lære		useless/ unwanted possession
an unknown quantity begynn å lære		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort begynn å lære		when all else has failed
at close quarters begynn å lære		from a short distance
be in a quandary begynn å lære		be confused; undecided
beg the question begynn å lære		makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits begynn å lære		give up/ stop
cut sb to the quick begynn å lære		deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof begynn å lære		get very angry
in a rut begynn å lære		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run begynn å lære		after a long period of time
it stands to reason begynn å lære		it is logical
keep sth quiet begynn å lære		keep the secret
know the ropes begynn å lære		know all the details of sth
off the record begynn å lære		unofficial(ly)
on the quiet begynn å lære		secretly
open to debate begynn å lære		not decided/ settled
out of the question begynn å lære		impossible
put down roots begynn å lære		settle down
work to rule begynn å lære		adhere strickly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains begynn å lære		think very hard about sth
a long shot begynn å lære		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like a sieve begynn å lære		a poor memory
be all at the sea begynn å lære		be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes begynn å lære		be in sb's position
be in the same boat begynn å lære		be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb begynn å lære		look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin begynn å lære		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave begynn å lære		barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation

idioms /fixed phrases 5

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