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

Evans idioms&fixed phrases unit 7

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