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act on
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to do something because you have been advised or told to do it'act on findings/information/advice The board of directors will act on the findings in the report."'
act up
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If a person, especially a child, acts up, he or she behaves badly/If a machine or part of the body acts up, it does not perform as well as it should
answer sb back
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to speak rudely when answering someone in authority
answer for sth
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to be responsible for something bad, or to be punished for something
answer to
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to take orders from, obey, and explain your actions to someone
back down
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to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated
back out
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to decide not to do something that you had said you would do: You agreed to come. You can't back out now!
back up
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to support or help someone/to say that someone is telling the truth
bear on
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to be connected or related to something/I don't see how that information bears on this case.
bear with
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to be patient and wait while someone does something: If you'll just bear with me for a moment, I'll find you a copy of the drawings.
abeyance
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a state of not happening or being used at present/The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.
be of/have no fixed abode
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be homeless
abstract
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abstract argument or discussion is general and not based on particular examplesSo far we've only discussed the question in the abstract (= without referring to any real examples).
agree to differ/disagree
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stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
in arrears
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owing money that should have been paid already: My account is badly in arrears. They are in arrears on/with their mortgage payments.
cast aspersions
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to criticize or make damaging remarks or judgments about someone or something
cost an arm and a leg
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be very expensive
throw sb off balance
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to confuse or upset someone for a short time by saying or doing something that they are not expecting: The question threw him off balance for a moment.
on the ball
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aware of any changes or developments and quick to react to them: We need someone who’s really on the ball to answer questions from the press.
below the belt
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If a remark is below the belt, it is very insulting and unfair.
bide your time
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to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something
in the black
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earning more money than you spend: This year our business is in the black./op in the red
blaze a trail
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to do something that has never been done before
on the blink
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When a machine is on the blink, it is not working correctly.
go by the board
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to be forgotten or not used: Does this mean our vacation plans will have to go by the board?
cut to the bone
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reduced to the/a minimum
to the bone
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all the way through, or very badly: I was frozen/chilled to the bone after waiting so long for the bus.
out of bounds
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If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there
pick someone's brains
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to ask someone who knows a lot about a subject for information or their opinion: Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?
shirk
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to avoid work, duties, or responsibilities, especially if they are difficult or unpleasant: If you shirk your responsibilities/duties now, the situation will be much harder to deal with next month.
slip
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to slide without intending to: She slipped on the ice./to move out of the correct position:
dodge
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to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side/to avoid something unpleasant
lavish
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large in quantity and expensive or impressive: lavish gifts/promises/praise/very generous
well-off
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rich
ware
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pottery (= objects made out of clay) of a particular type or make
disarray
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the state of being confused and having no organization or of being messy/The news had thrown his plans into disarray.
for all I care
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used to say that you are not interested in or worried about what someone else is doing: You can go to the game with Paula, for all I care.

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