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in accordance with sthby all accountsaccustomed to sth/doing sthlegal actionout of actioncourse of actionafter allhave sth against sb/sthlong agoahead of time/schedulein aid of sb/sthwith the aid of sthon airall things consideredall hoursall at oncebe all very wellbe all setlet alonealternate days/weeks/years, etc.at an angleanywhere near sth

it would appear (that)as it happensas many asas yetin association withat the expense of sthat a glanceat handat the very leastat short noticeat onceat randomat times

attached to sb/sthbe authorized to do sthback road/streettoo badstrike a balanceon the basis of sthbear left/rightbefore you know itbehind the timesthe next best thing(have) the best of both worldsa bit of a change/fool/problem, etc.bit by bit

be to blamethe blindbreak evencatch your breath; get your breath backbring sth to an endbroken English/Spanish, etc.brush sth away/off, etc.bubble (over) with confidence/enthusiasm, etc.in bulkthe bulk of sth

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a burning issue/questionburning ambition/desire, etc.by and largeby lawby way of sthcall an election/meeting, etc.a call for sthto cap it allcapture sb's attention/ imagination/ interesttake care of sth/doing sthI/he, etc. couldn't care lessknow/say for certaincertainly notthe cleaner'scrystal clearbe/come close to doing sthbe close to sthcome easily/easy/naturallycome firstcome to mindwhen it comes to sth/doing sthhow comein common with sb/sthbe good company

comparatively cheap/easy/little, etc.compare notesfeel compelled to do sth(be) concentrated around/in/on, etc.be concerned with sthas a consequenceof little/no consequenceto the contrarycontrary to sthconventional wisdomhold a conversationduring/in/over the course of stha matter of course

crack a jokelike crazythe cream of sthdare sb to do sthHow dare she/you, etc.the dawn of sththe old daysbe dead (set) against sth/doing sthdeadly dull/serious, etc.a good dealdedicate your life/yourself to sthdefinitely notin demand

dependent on/upon sthtell the differenceput sb in a difficult positiondirect sth against/at/towards, etc. sb/sthdivert sb's attention/thoughts, etc.will dodo your utmostno doubtdrive sb to sth; drive sb to do sthbe due for sth

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have an ear for sthhow/what/why, etc. on earth?have little/no effecttake effectthe elderlyendeavour to do sthhave had enoughestablish communication/relations, etc.even soin the event of sthin any eventbetter/faster/happier, etc. than everevery now and thendo everything in your power to do sthnot exactly easy/new/rich, etc.exceed sb's expectationsexceed the speed limitmake an exceptionthe English/law/science, etc. facultyfall flatfar from sthfar from ithow farin sb's favour

bad/ill feelingfrom start to finishfirst and foremostthe focus of sththe foot of sthset foot in/on sthfor goodfor lifefor longfor the most partfor the time beingfor a startin the form of sth

foul languagefree from/of sthfrom then/that day, etc. onfulfil a duty/promise/responsibility, etc.fulfil an ambition/dream/goal, etc.fulfil a function/need/role, etc.fulfil criteria/requirements/qualifications, etc.a further 10/100, etc.gather speed/strength/support, etc.get on sb's nervesget rid of sbget sth straightgive sth a miss

give waygive sb your wordbe glad of sthkeep sb goinggo from strength to strengthgrab the opportunity/chancegrab sb's attentionon the grounds of/thatbe in sb's handshappen to do sth

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there's no harm in doing sthin your hearthave no hesitation in doing sthhigh in stha history of sthhold an opinion/belief/viewhold sb's attention/intereston holdthe home of sth/sbmake yourself at homethe homelessin the hope of/thatbroaden/expand/widen your horizonson the horizona host of stha hot issue/topicroom for improvementin turnbe in sb's interest(s)in the light of sthin moderationbe in two mindsbe in positionin the region of sth

in respect of sthin reversein no timein tunein vainin no way/not in any wayin a sensein shortin storeincapable of sth/doing sthbe inclined to think/believe/agree, etc.on the increasetake the initiative

be intended fortake issue (with sb/sth)be a jokeit's just as wellI/you/we, etc. will just have to do sthkeep trackkeep your wordkeep pace with sb/sthbe key to sthknow what you are talking aboutbe known to do sththe labour marketbe lacking in sth

land in/on, etc.strong languagelay sth down/in/on, etc.the leadershipto say the leastleave sb doing sthtake the liberty of doing sthon loanon locationbe lost without sb/sth

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be in luckmake timemake itmake a note of sthmake a point of doing sthmake yourself understoodit's only a matter of timemay as well do sthtake it from mebe meant for sb/sthby no means; not by any meansby means ofyou might like/want to...might as well do sththe militaryput/set sb's mind at ease/at restput your mind to sthmouth of a rivernot much of a sth(all) to myselfnowhere nearnot nearly (as/so)needless to saybe bad/good news for sb

a sleepless nightthe normreturn to normalnot a/onecertainly/definitely/hopefully nottake note (of sth)stop at nothingnothing of the sort/kindthe object of sththe same old arguments/face/story, etc.omit to do sthbe on a committee/panel, etc.on the road

on showon siteopen to discussion/suggestions, etc.have a high/low opinion of sb/sthbe opposed to sththe opposite sexthe oppositionhave no option (but to do sth)or twoor otherother thanother than thatout of season

out of tunea passion for sththe peoplepersonal hygienetake sth personallyplace an advertisement/order, etc.sb's strong pointthe poorbe populatedpose a danger/problem/threat, etc.

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be in a position to do sththe best/cheapest/worst, etc. possibleput something into practicepresent a danger/difficulty/problem, etc.good/bad pressprior to sthprospective buyers/employers/parents, etc.put a stop to sthbe a question ofrace along/down/over, etc.raise your voicebe a rarityfirst-/second-/third-raterealize an ambition/dream/goal, etc.the reara reflection of sthregardless ofthe richhave a/no right to do sthrip sth out/off/from, etc.the root of sthbe/lie in ruinsrunning watersafe to say

a safe place; somewhere safein the same wayall/just the samebe satisfied thatsatisfy conditions/needs/requirements, etc.say sth to yourselfI'll/we'll seeyou seewait and seea shadeshare your problems/thoughts/ideas, etc.shed tearssincere apologies/thanks, etc.

a skeleton crew/staff/serviceto do soso as not to do sthsolid gold/silver/wood, etc.be/have something to do with sth/sbno sooner ... thanto sparespeak for/on behalf of sbup to speedsqueeze through/past, etc.stand at sthtwo-star/three-star, etc.step by step

not think straightstroll along/down/through, etc.subject to sthbe suited to/for stha sure thingbe sure to do sthtake your timetake sb's word for ittalk business/politics, etc.tear sth out of/off/down, etc.

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that's thatthat is (to say)think of sb/sth as sththink twicenot think twicethrow sth in/on, etc.about/high timetoss (a coin)sb's travelsI trust (that)turn 16/21, etc.I/we understand (that)...the unemployedbe unique to sb/sththe unknownurge sb to do sthwith a view to doing sththe voteget/have your (own) waymay/might as well do sthcan work sth; know how to work sthwrongly accused/convicted/imprisoned, etc.