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Fråga		Svar
stop wasting your time talking about the matter that cannot be settled the way you would like it börja lära sig		flog a dead horse
someone tends to make plans that can never be fulfilled börja lära sig		build castles in the air
something doesn’t sound true börja lära sig		hold water
celebrate something börja lära sig		paint the town red
achieved the required level of knowledge börja lära sig		All the students made the grade and were complimented on by their teachers
feel scared börja lära sig		get cold feet
experience hardship, especially financial börja lära sig		feel the pinch
do something that is considered to be impossible börja lära sig		Trying to convince the management to change their policy is like squaring the circle
to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed börja lära sig		call somebody’s bluff
The amount you’ve been arguing about is not worth the squabble börja lära sig		Stop splitting hairs
do something innovative börja lära sig		break new ground in biotechnology
conform to another's actions börja lära sig		follow suit
make a great effort to think of or remember something börja lära sig		Jenny racked her brains but could not remember which magazine she had seen the advertisement in
be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation börja lära sig		clutch at straws
make an extraordinarily strenuous effort to do something börja lära sig		i sweated blood over it
to try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved börja lära sig		manage to put oil on the troubled waters
have a private reason for doing or being involved in something börja lära sig		have an axe to grind
to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing börja lära sig		pick holes in somebody’s reasoning
make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark (informal british) börja lära sig		I realized I had dropped a brick by asking Mrs Hobson about her son’s name
closed the business börja lära sig		put up the shutters
failed to obtain what one has been striving for börja lära sig		draw a blank
gain riches in a dishonest way börja lära sig		feather one’s nest
give up participation in an unprofitable activity börja lära sig		cut one’s losses
be fired from work börja lära sig		get the chop
start doing something before the set time börja lära sig		jump the gun
start behaving better börja lära sig		turn over a new leaf
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people börja lära sig		chip on the shoulder
prevent someone from carrying out a plan (British) börja lära sig		put a spoke in their wheel
rise in status or wealth börja lära sig		come up in the world
idk lmao börja lära sig		cast a wide net

E-E English Idioms

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