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arrive late
arrive last
second-hand
second hand
late husband
the last straw
first things first
first thing in the morning
on second thoughts
first come, first served
second nature
on first name terms
last minute
later on
at first hand
first-rate
second-rate
as a last resort
a second opinion
first cousins
second cousins
at long last
the week before last
last but not least
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behind my back
background
on the side
side by side
front-page news
front-runner
back you up
back out off
back-up copy
backwords
backbencher
side effect
back to front
a front
front and back
from side to side
back down
side track
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turn a blind eye
turn back
held over
stand on ceremony
keep in with someone
stand up for
keep record
hold record
keep a diary
keep someone company
turning point
turn down
get hold of
hold it
keep something back
stand in for someone
hold the fort
keep your head
stand in your way
stand up to
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a good head for figures
in two minds
keep your head
brainwave
heads
over my head
to have no head for heights
head over heels in love
take your mind off
keep and open mind
it slipped my mind
two heads are better than one
play it by ear
catch someone`s eye
keep an eye on
see eye to eye
keep a straight face
couldn't belive my ears
looks down her nose at
follow my nose
two faced
loose face
with his eyes open
in one ear and out the other
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lose heart
have someone`s intrests at heart
in good hands
short-handed
old hands
by heart
hold someone`s hand
find one's feet
my heart isn't in it
give someone a free hand
in your hands
take it to heart
a change of heart
hasn't got a leg to stand on
have cold feet
keep one`s hand in
give someone a hand
have the matter in hand
pull someone`s leg
put one`s foot down
put one`s foot in it
light-harted
put your feet up
breaks someone`s heart
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day in and day out
call it a day
that will be the day
red-letter day
daydreaming
make his day
one of these days
one of those days
scared the living daylights out of
it's not my day
those were the days
at times
for the time being
from time immemorial
good timing
half the time
in time
in your own time
it's about time
it's high time
on time
once upon a time
take your time
the time of your life
time and time again
time-consuming
time limit
wasting my time
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call someone`s bluff
say when
easier said than done
it goes without saing
no sooner said than done
you can say that again
not on speaking terms
speak one`s mind
talk shop
talking point
think again
think a loud
think better of it
don't think much of
tell off
tell apart
call off
call back
speak up
speak out
talk down to
talk someone into
think something over
talk something over
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with flying colours
off colour
local colour
color-blind
color-coded
color scheme
two color
in his true colours
in the red
red-handed
see red
red carpet
red tape
one`s in a blue moon
out of the blue
blue-collar
green
green with envy
give the green light
black comedy
black eye
black look
blackout
black market
in black and white
white-collar
white elephant
white lie
white wedding
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look for
see me off
look out
see through
look up
look up to
look in to
see out
on lookers
overlook
give someone funny look
have a look at
look alike
look back on
look here
look down on
look out for
look someone`s up
see eye to eye
see red
see something through
see through something
see to something
sightseers
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one died
on average
on behalf of
on condition that
on foot
on purpose
on the contrary
on the hour
on the menu
on the way
for a change
for a long time
for walk
on a count of
searching for
last have it on
apologize for
feel sorry for
depend on
walk on
be an expert on
insist on
wind on
fall for
grow on
rely on
count on
comment on
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hard-hearted
give someone a hard time
make live difficult
hardware
software
hard copy
hard disc
hard-wearing
hardware store
uneasy
be difficult
soft-hearted
easy-going
have a soft spot for
soft-spoken
hard drugs
soft drugs
hard line
hard-end-fast rule
hardback
take it easy
hard up
soft drink
i'm easy
hard sell
soft sell
hard currency
take it easy
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under age
new blood
old flame
for ages
newcomer
old hands
freshwater
fresh start
old masters
come of age
old wifes tale
young at heart
as old as you feel
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get along
get through
get over
across
get at something
get you down
get at you
get down
get out of
get over
get together
get round to something
get into
get away
get ahead
get going
get on for
get back to
get nowhere
get one`s own back
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in tears
in a whisper
in doubt
in comparision with
in public
in the circumstances
in private
in pencil
in ink
in person
in cash
in view of
in addition to
in difficulty
in trouble
in detail
in breath
in return
in fun
in danger
in control
out of fashion
in love
in contact
out of touch
out of focus
out of practice
in pain
out of hospital
in season
in stock
out of luck
out of work
in debt
in prison
out of tune
out of doors
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make room
make out
make up
make do with
make out
make it up to you
make up to
oven and done with
dos and don'ts
do without
do away with
have something to do with
have nothing to do with
do up
5
high and low
high season
high lights
highbrow
lowbrow
middlebrow
high-rise
low-rise
hi-tech
hi-fi
in high spirits
at high tide
at low tide
fell low
it's high time
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bring up
bring out
bring somebody round to
bring the matter up
bring on/about
bring something forward
carry on with
get carry away
carry on with
carry out
take it all in
take up
take it on
take somebody on
take it for granted
take part
take-off
take in
take a day off
take to
take back
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at a glance
at a loss
at all timesforat any moment
at any rate
at cross
purposes
at least
at long last
at our expense
at random
at short notice
at the expense of
at the last moment
by all means
by any chance
by name
by sight
by the way
by myself
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be at a loss
be a bad loser
be lost without
lose count
lose face
lose interest
lose one`s balance
lose one`s head
lose one`s life
lose one`s nerve
lose one`s temper with
lose one`s way
lose oneself in
lose patience
lose touch
lose weight
lose sleep over
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above all
all at once
all being well
all but
all in
all in all
all over
all right
all the same
all told/ in all
by all means
first of allegroit`s all the same