Название: Collins Improve Your Writing Skills
Автор: Graham King
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Справочная литература: прочее
isbn: 9780007378845
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act of contrition
acid test
add insult to injury
after due consideration
all intents and purposes
all in the same boat
all over bar the shouting
all things considered
almost too good to be true
angel of mercy
angry silence (classic Darby & Joan)
as a matter of fact
as luck would have it
as sure as eggs is/are eggs
at the end of the day
at this moment/point in time
auspicious occasion
avid reader
baby with the bathwater, don’t throw out the
backseat driver
back to basics/to the drawing board
bag and baggage
bag of tricks
ballpark figure
ball’s in your court, the
bang your head against a brick wall
barking up the wrong tree
bat an eyelid (try wink and surprise everyone)
batten down the hatches
beavering away
beer and skittles, it’s not all
before you can say Jack Robinson
beggars can’t be choosers
be good (and if you can’t be good, be careful!)
be that as it may
between a rock and a hard place
bite the bullet
blessing in disguise
blind leading the blind
blissful ignorance
blood out of a stone, it’s like trying to get
bloody but unbowed
blow hot and cold
blot on the landscape
blow the whistle
blue rinse brigade
blushing bride
bone of contention
borrowed time
bottom line
breath of fresh air
bright eyed and bushy tailed
brought to book
brownie points
bruising battle/encounter
bumper to bumper traffic jam
by the same token
call it a day
callow youth
calm before the storm
camp as a row of tents
can of worms
captive audience
card up his sleeve
cards stacked against us
cardinal sin
carte blanche
cast of thousands
Catch 22 situation
catalogue of errors/misery/disaster/misfortune
cat among the pigeons, put the
catholic tastes
caustic comment
cautious optimism
centre of the universe
chalk and cheese, as different as
champing at the bit
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