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Idiom
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She's sweet and helpful.
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She is a peach.
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1
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He's not telling the truth.
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He's full of beans.
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2
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I don't care for that.
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It's not my cup of tea.
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3
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He doesn't know what he's talking about.
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He's full of baloney.
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4
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They have resentment.
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It's just sour grapes.
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5
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It's sentimental.
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That's corny.
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6
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I'm in a dilemma.
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I'm in a pickle.
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7
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He brings home the family money.
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He brings home the bacon.
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8
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She's upset.
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She's in a stew.
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9
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He's the headman.
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He's the top banana.
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10
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He's a very good person.
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He's the salt of the earth.
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11
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She's a valuable employee.
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She's worth her salt.
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12
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If you see one you see the other.
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They're two peas in a pod.
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13
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I'm in love with you.
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I'm nuts about you.
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14
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It's quite simple.
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It's a piece of cake.
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15
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You can't use it and save it.
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You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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16
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He's a frustrated actor.
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He's a real ham.
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17
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It's a difficult problem to solve.
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It's a hard nut to crack.
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18
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Let's talk seriously.
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Let's talk turkey.
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19
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He cannot be trusted.
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He's a bad egg.
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20
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Everyone's a little tense - lets be friendly.
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We need to break the ice.
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21
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We'll get items.
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We'll get a baker's dozen.
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22
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He has many deals going.
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He's got a finger in every pie.
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23
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Be happy with what we have on hand.
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You'll have to take potluck.
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24
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She makes tough deals.
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She's hard-boiled.
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25
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He's my favorite person.
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He's the apple of my eye.
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26
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He is a thoroughly evil person.
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He's a rotten egg.
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27
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It's a crazy idea.
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It's for the birds.
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28
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She eats little or nothing.
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She eats like a bird.
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29
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He's a bad guy pretending to be good.
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He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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30
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Someone has betrayed us.
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I smell a rat.
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31
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He has no courage.
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He's chicken-hearted.
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32
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I'm extremely hungry.
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I could eat a horse.
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33
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Get serious and stop playing.
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Please don't monkey around.
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34
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One solution solves two problems.
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We'll kill two birds with one stone.
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35
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It's three miles going straight.
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It's three miles as the crow flies.
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36
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Don't give a false alarm.
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Don't cry wolf.
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37
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It's a well-used popular book.
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It has dog-eared pages.
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38
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He's not the favorite to win.
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He's the underdog.
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39
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She is not in her area of expertise.
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She's like a fish out of water.
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40
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You'll cause a great deal of new problems.
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You'll stir up a hornet's nest.
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41
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Don't let him get you upset.
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Don't let him get your goat.
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42
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He'll back out of all agreements.
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He'll weasel out.
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43
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Don't make big of something insignificant.
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Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
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44
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There is absolutely no room for even one more.
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They are packed like sardines.
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45
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We had a very good viewpoint from on high.
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We got a bird's eye view.
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46
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We were chasing something that didn't exist.
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We're on a wild-goose chase.
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47
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She'll become very upset.
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She'll go ape.
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48
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It is the heaviest rain I have ever seen.
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It's raining cats and dogs.
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49
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The business is either his own business or fake.
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It's just monkey business.
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50
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Don't tell our secret.
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Don't let the cat out of the bag.
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