Vocabulary
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Very special
“She's ONE IN A MILLION”
Create a lot of problems
“Don't OPEN A CAN OF WORMS”
Unexpected or unusual
“That came OUT OF LEFT FIELD”
You forget someone you don't see anymore
“It's OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND with him”
Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning
“She called me OUT OF THE BLUE”
Impossible; not allowed or not possible
“That's completely OUT OF THE QUESTION”
Out of danger or difficulty
“She's not OUT OF THE WOODS yet”
Extremely good; wonderful; fantastic
“The food was OUT OF THIS WORLD”
Extremely happy or delighted about something
“She was OVER THE MOON about her promotion”
An annoying person or thing
“He's A PAIN IN THE NECK”
Describe a situation or person as extremely bad
“You always PAINT A BLACK PICTURE of everything”
Go out and enjoy yourself in the evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing
“Let's go out and PAINT THE TOWN RED”
Used to apologize for using bad language or swearing
“PARDON MY FRENCH, but that's a terrible idea”
Blame someone else
“Don't PASS THE BUCK”
Succeed easily or with great success
“She PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS”
Take revenge on someone; return a favor
“I'll PAY him BACK for what he did”
Pay a lot of money for something; pay too much
“We HAD TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for those tickets”
Pays very little money; low wages
“They PAY PEANUTS at this job”
Asking someone what they're thinking
“A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?”
Something that will never happen
“Yeah, WHEN PIGS MIGHT FLY”
A job that is traditionally done by women
“Nursing and secretarial work are PINK-COLLAR jobs”
Decide what to do as the situation develops, rather than making detailed plans
“I don't know if we'll go out - let's just PLAY IT BY EAR”
Interfere in someone else's business
“Don't POKE YOUR NOSE into my affairs”
A face showing no emotion
“He maintained A POKER FACE”
