be dying for sth | really want sth | |
be fit for | be good enough | |
be worn out | be exhausted | |
be green | be inexperienced | |
cook one's goose | end one's plans abruptly | |
fair and square | within rules | |
fall head over heels | fall in love very quickly | |
feel one's ears burning | have a feeling that somebody is talking about you | |
gatecrasher | a person who comes to the party without being invited | |
get off on the wrong foot | argue or disagree at the beginning of the relationship | |
give and take | compromise | |
have a frog in one's throat | inability to speak because of nervousness | |
have the gift of the gab | be able to talk persuasively | |
hear it through/on grapevine | find out information indirectly | |
in a flash | very quickly | |
it's all Greek to me | sth new or foreign; not easily understood | |
keep a straight face | manage to look seriois under difficult circumstances | |
keep an eye on sth | guard/protect sth | |
meet behind closed doors | meet secretly | |
one's flesh and blood | family member | |
plenty more fish in the sea | many more opportunities in life for love | |
put one's foot down | insist on sth | |
put one's foot in it | make a tactless comment | |
takie it easy | not work too hard/relax | |
take sb for granted | not appreciate sb | |