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at the foot of

at the bottom of (hill ect)
to cost an arm and a leg

to be very expensive
to cry your eyes out

to cry a lot
to fall head over heels in love (with sb)

to fall madly and completely in love
to foot the bill

to pay the bill
to get cold feet

to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough tp do sth
to get sth off your chest

to tell sb sth that you've been worring about
to get up sb's nose

to annoy sb
to give sb a hand (with sb)

to help sb do sth
to be glad to see the back of sb/sth

to be happy to see when sb leaves
to have sth on the brain

to be obsessed by sth
to have your eye on sth

to have seen sth what you want to buy
to have/give sb a head start

an advantage over a competitor
to head home

to leave in rder to go home
i can't put my finger on

to know that sth is wrong or different but be unable to say exactly
i couldn't keep a staight face

i couldn't stop laughing
i don't know off-hand

i can't tell/answer untill i've checked first
i'd give my right arm to

i'd really like to
in the eyes of the law

legally
to keep an eye on sb/sth

to look after sth/sb
to know somewhere like the back of your hand

to know the particular place very well
to learn to stand on one's own two feet

to learn not to depend on others
to make/lose money hand over fist

to rapidly make/lose a lot of money
off the top of one's head

information which given immidiately without full knowledge
sth is on its last legs

sth is in very bad condition
to put your foot down

to become strict
to set eyes on sth

to see sth for the first time
to set your heart on sth

to really want sth
sth happens right under one's nose

sb doesn't notice when sth happens as they are close to sth
to stick your nose into other people's business/affairs

interfere in a situation which doesn't concern you
to think on your feet

to be able to give good answers to unexpected questions
with an eye to

in order to (+n/ing)
written all over your face

to show how you really feel
to have to hand it to sb

you have to admire and respect sb

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body idioms

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advanced grammar and vocabulary

Updated

2010-10-08T20:50:25Z

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