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Domanda		Risposta
certain or likely to happen inizia ad imparare		be bound to Ten dzień musiał nadejść This day was bound to come.
happening every day inizia ad imparare		day in, day out Jack wore the same T-shirt day in day out.
very rarely inizia ad imparare		once in a blue moon To be honest, I clean my windows once in a blue moon.
To suddenly become very angry or emotional inizia ad imparare		go off the deep end Dolores sometimes went off the deep end when something like this happened.
suddenly inizia ad imparare		all of a sudden
to desire greatly, to be determined inizia ad imparare		have one's heart set on they have their "heart set on" a particular job, it means they really want it and would be very upset if they didn't get it.
to become less shy and more confident inizia ad imparare		come out of your shell
to want the same things that other people have inizia ad imparare		keep up with the Joneses She bought a new car just to keep up with the Joneses.
having reached a very lively level inizia ad imparare		in full swing By midnight, the party was in full swing.
old and therefore no longer useful or attractive inizia ad imparare		over the hill Some people think you are over the hill at 40, but I disagree.
be in the same difficult situation inizia ad imparare		Be in the same boat We are all in the same boat, trying to finish the project on time.
to make wrong choices and waste one's effort inizia ad imparare		Bark up the wrong tree If you think I broke the window, you are barking up the wrong tree.
No matter how hard it is inizia ad imparare		come rain or shine He goes jogging every morning, come rain or shine.
just in time before something bad happens inizia ad imparare		in the nick of time The firefighters arrived in the nick of time to stop the fire from spreading.
to make new discoveries inizia ad imparare		break new ground This research breaks new ground in cancer treatment.
sth extra that makes a good thing even better inizia ad imparare		icing on the cake Winning the championship was amazing, and the MVP award was the icing on the cake.
to play joke on somebody inizia ad imparare		pull someone's leg Don't worry, I am just pulling your leg - you are not actually late.
to save something, especially money inizia ad imparare		save something for a rainy day I always put a little money aside each month for a rainy day.
without planning, immediately inizia ad imparare		on the spur of the moment We decided to take a road trip on the spur of the moment.
to make unimportant matter see important inizia ad imparare		make a mountain out of a molehill It is just small scratch on the car - do not make a mountain out of a molehill!
to rain very hard inizia ad imparare		rain cats and dogs We had to cancel the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.
to force yourself to be brave inizia ad imparare		Pluck up the courage I finally plucked up the courage to ask her out on a date.
to be useful inizia ad imparare		come in handy This pocket knife really come in handy on our camping trip.
to have a great time; to go out drinking, dancing etc. inizia ad imparare		paint the town red After the final exam, we went out to paint the town red.
to be unabke to decide what you think about sth. inizia ad imparare		be in two minds about sth I am two minds about going yo that wedding - I am not sure I will know anyone there.
to have hardly enough money to survive. inizia ad imparare		live from hand to mouth They lived from hand to mouth after losing their jobs.
to be really nervous about sth inizia ad imparare		have butterflies in one's stomach I always have butterflies in my stomach before speaking in public.
to look very disappointed and sad inizia ad imparare		pull a long face He pulled a long face after he heard the bad news.
to reveal the secret inizia ad imparare		let the cat out of the bag She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
to get great approval and applause from an audience inizia ad imparare		bring the house down His performance was so amazing it brought the house down.
to be unable to understand sth inizia ad imparare		not make head or tail of sth I couldn't make head or tail of the instructions - they were so confusing!
to become used to something very easily inizia ad imparare		take to sth like a duck to water She took skiing like a duck to water - it was like she had done it all her life.
to enjoy sth a lot inizia ad imparare		get a kick out of something He gets a kick out of watching horror movies alone.
to say what you think, you state your opinion inizia ad imparare		speak your mind She always speaks her mind, even if it might upset someone.
to pretend you feel confident when you do not inizia ad imparare		put a brave face on something He put a brave face on the breakup, but I know he is hurting inside.
having a lot work to do inizia ad imparare		be snowed under I can't go out this weekend - I'm snowed under with deadlines.
to decide to stop working inizia ad imparare		call it a day We've been at this for hours - let's call it a day.
to refuse to do sth, to set a limit inizia ad imparare		draw the line at sth I don't mind helping you with your homework, but I draw the line at doing it for you.

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