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a dull person or an individual with a boring hobby who insists on talking about it 学び始める
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Oh no, this anorak is going to talk about his stamp collection again!
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to put in a lot of effort into doing something 学び始める
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It's time to buckle down and start revising for the exam.
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to start to think seriously about how to solve a problem 学び始める
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to put on one's thinking cap Guys, let's put on our thinking caps and figure out how to do this.
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someone who pretends to be harmless when he is, in fact, really dangerous 学び始める
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I don't like this man, he seems to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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I makes me hot under the collar when someone uses my teacup.
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He gave a wonderful speech just off-the cuff.
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to tell someone off for doing something bad 学び始める
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She dressed her children down when she found out what they did.
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to be dressed too young for your age 学び始める
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In this dress you look like mutton dressed as a lamb. It's way too short.
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to make yourself look really good by wearing your best clothes 学び始める
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She looks beautiful tonight, she is dressed to kill.
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to be dressed up like a dog's dinner She dressed up like a dog's dinner again. Who wears an evening dress for a picnic?
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This bra fits you like a glove, it's perfect!
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to have an extremely close relationship, especially at work 学び始める
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This computer is designed to work hand in glove with the new software.
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to argue or compete without controlling your actions or feelings 学び始める
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Don't make me take the gloves off, we both don't want it.
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I didn't even realize it, it happened at the drop of the hat.
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I don't like this suit, it's so old hat.
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to admire or respect someone 学び始める
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to take one's hat off to someone His parents didn't support him, but he succeeded anyway. I take my hat off to him.
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to keep something in strictest confidence 学び始める
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to keep something under one's hat Yes, you can tell me a secret, I promise to keep it under my hat.
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to have your private or personal problems discussed in public 学び始める
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to air one's dirty linen in public My mother taught me not to air my dirty linen in public.
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to be restless or incapable of sitting still 学び始める
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to have ants in one's pants What's going on with this child, does she have ants in her pants?
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used when talking about the reckless spending of money 学び始める
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to burn a hole in one's pocket When I get my salary I just have to spend it, the money burns a hole in my pocket.
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to be very busy or overcrowded 学び始める
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This cinema is bursting at the seams, I don't think we are going to get tickets for tonight.
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You'd better keep your shirt on, it's not a good time for anger.
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to lose all your money (usually in a business venture or by gambling) 学び始める
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He went into business with Thomson and lost his shirt.
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I know he's a big cheese, but he's too much of a stuffed shirt to me.
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to be in someone else's place or position 学び始める
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to be in someone else's shoes I tell you wouldn't like to be in my shoes.
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to have a very small amount of money for something 学び始める
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Ok, we will have a party, it's going to be on a shoestring budget.
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to have something in reserve in case it is needed 学び始める
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to have a card up one's sleeve She seems to always have a card up her sleeve, she has never been in serious trouble.
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Let's roll up our sleeves and begin drilling.
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used to tell someone to shut up 学び始める
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Oh, just put a sock in it and stop complaining.
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to be in one's birthday suit I was ashamed when she accidentally saw me in me birthday suit.
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to be the boss of a family or household 学び始める
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to wear the trousers in the house/family It happens more and more often that the woman is the person who wears the trousers in the family.
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to keep quiet about something (usually with an implied threat) 学び始める
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I'd better keep it zipped or else...
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