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spørsmålet		svaret
behind the scenes begynn å lære		in secret
come out of one's shell begynn å lære		gain personal confidence
does it show? begynn å lære		is it obvious?
give sb the slip begynn å lære		escape from sb
go for a song begynn å lære		be sold very cheaply
go without saying begynn å lære		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack begynn å lære		go to bed
live out of a suitcase begynn å lære		travel often/ not have a permanent home
make quite a scene begynn å lære		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string begynn å lære		on a very small budget
pull a few strings begynn å lære		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up begynn å lære		make a greater effort
sleep on it begynn å lære		think about sth
smell a rat begynn å lære		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans begynn å lære		reveal a secret/ the facts
stand in sb's way begynn å lære		prevent sb from doing sth
take... with a pinch of salt begynn å lære		not believe sth completely
the last straw begynn å lære		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned begynn å lære		insensitive
(by) trial and error begynn å lære		learning form one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time begynn å lære		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) begynn å lære		be stupid
be tickled pink begynn å lære		be really pleased
come to a standstill begynn å lære		not progress/ stop
come to terms with begynn å lære		accept a difficult situation
for the time being begynn å lære		temporarily
in a tick begynn å lære		shortly, soon
in the nick of time begynn å lære		just in time
kill time begynn å lære		pass time while waiting sb/sth
lay the table begynn å lære		prepare/ set the table for meal
not be one's cup of tea begynn å lære		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts begynn å lære		having changed one's mind
out of turn begynn å lære		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red begynn å lære		have a great time
play truant begynn å lære		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together begynn å lære		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape begynn å lære		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time begynn å lære		not to hurry
through thick and thin begynn å lære		whatever happens
touch and go begynn å lære		with uncertain result
be all very well begynn å lære		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up begynn å lære		improve steadily
be up and about begynn å lære		have recovered from an illness
drive (sb) up the wall begynn å lære		make sb angry/ annoy sb
frosty welcome begynn å lære		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side begynn å lære		be in a bad mood
get wind of begynn å lære		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to begynn å lære		express sth freely
give way to begynn å lære		give in/yield
not hold water begynn å lære		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a flying visit begynn å lære		make a quick trip
make waves begynn å lære		cause trouble
no/little wonder begynn å lære		not surprising
quick/slow on the uptake begynn å lære		quick/ slow to understand
set in one's ways begynn å lære		fixed in one's habits/ routines
speak volumes begynn å lære		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather begynn å lære		depresse/ unwell
up and coming begynn å lære		likely to be successful
ups and downs begynn å lære		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears begynn å lære		inexperienced

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