Phrase
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Explain
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up-market
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fashionable
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work flat out
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work very hard
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on the go
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very busy
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pass with flying colors
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pass with a high score
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sail through
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finish sth easily and quickly
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to flunk
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fail/perform badly
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cross the bridge when sb come to it
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deal with a problem when it arrives
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chill out to
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relax
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have one's nose in a book
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read a book
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block out
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ignore
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jot down
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write quickly
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the in thing
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fashionable
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at the height of fashion
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fashionable
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up-to-the-minute
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the most recent
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off the top of one's head
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without any help
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not as good as it's/they're cracked up to be
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not as good as people say
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run of themill
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average, typical
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soul mate
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best friend
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a sounding board
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a good person to talk to
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push the boat out
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have a party
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make merry
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drink and eat
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in high spirits
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happy
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bump into
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meet
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make sb's acquaintance
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get to know sb
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go for a dip
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go swimming
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get one's sea legs
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get used to being on a ship/boat
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technophobe
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someone who can't use a computer
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here and there
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in different places
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once in a blue moon
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not very often
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two left feet
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describing someone who can't dance
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all the rage
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fashionable
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have a chinwag
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have a conversation
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on cloud nine
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happy
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down in the dumps
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sad
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the real McCoy
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genuine, not fake
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film buff
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someone who loves films
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the wee hours
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very early in the morning - after midnight
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in the dead of night
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very late at night
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make a fuss over
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care very much for
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early bird
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someone who gets up early
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burn to a crisp
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burn food
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rustle up
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cook sth quickly without a recipe
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