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It slipped my mind
A necessary evil
A slow learner
A taste of your own medicine
A week from now
Actually, well, so, in fact, in summation
All of a sudden
An offer you can’t refuse
An overweight person wearing tight clothes
And so on and so forth
Any time now
Anything can happen.
As hard as s/he can
As long as / given that
As soon as possible
At the end of the day, after all
Battle of wills
Be an angel
Be quiet.
Being duly sworn
Betcha can’t eat just one!
Between the lines
Big time
Born lucky
Boy wonder
Break the ice
By sheer force of will, without help
Cannon fodder
case closed
Catch some Zs
Caution: Keep out of the reach of children
Child's play
Child’s play
Chill out, take it easy
Closer
Come what may
Come what may / no matter what
Congratulations!
crack the knuckles
Damn it!
Damn! (exclamation or adjective)
Dang!
Dang, darn it
Dedicate body and soul
Definitely; exactly
Do not disturb.
Doesn’t that make your mouth water?
Don't try this at home.
Don't worry.
Don’t be dramatic.
Don’t get involved in this.
Don’t get me wrong.
Don’t play the fool.
Don’t sweat it.
Don’t waste your breath.
Don´t be a chicken.
Double-edged sword
Drunk and disorderly
Dyed-in-the-wool
Element of surprise
Enjoy all types of people
Excuse me.
Face to face
Fall flat on one's face
Fancy, elegant
Finally
Flesh and blood
For sure
For the record
For the umpteenth time
Forbidden fruit
From start to finish
Game of cat and mouse
Get excited about it. Come on! Get into it.
Get it together, get going
Get out of my way!
Get the lead out!
Get to work!
Give it your all
Give yourself body and soul
Go to hell!
God bless you.
God forbid!
God willing
God willing
God willing
Goodbye, cruel world!
Handed over on a silver platter
Happy as a clam
Happy holidays!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Happy Valentine’s Day
He blew his top / He blew his stack.
He thinks he's better than everyone else
He thinks he’s so smart.
He thinks he’s such a big deal.
He thinks he’s the coolest.
He thinks he’s the eight wonder [of the world].
He thinks he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.
He thinks he’s the king of the jungle.
He/she doesn’t know who’s in charge here.
Heads or tails?
Heaven help me; oh dear me; goodness gracious
Hey man, come on over!
He’s not in his right mind.
Hi, crayon!
Holy cow!
Hopelessly in love
How annoying!
How are you doing?
How dare you?
How do things work around here? What’s the deal/story here?
How often
How sexy you look! How delicious you look!
How terrible! How outrageous!
How’s it going?
I appreciate it.
I can’t place it; I don’t know it.
I could eat a horse.
I couldn’t care less.
I don’t give a darn.
I don’t give a shit!
I don’t give a shit.
I forgot what I was going to say.
I hit my funny bone.
I hope it helps.
I lost my train of thought.
I love [it].
I need to apologize.
I take my hat off to you.
I was blown away
I'll see ya
I'm fed up. I've had it.   Video
I'm going to eat.
If everything goes according to plan
If he doesn’t like it, too bad.
If I remember correctly
If I'm not mistaken
If you would be so kind as to ...
Imagine that
In a flash
In a snap, in the snap of the fingers
In a snap, lickity split
In fact, actually
In slow motion
in the blink of an eye
In the middle of the brouhaha
Is this what we’ve come to?
It doesn’t do it for me/doesn’t work for me.
It goes without saying.
It looks horrible but it tastes good.
It seems
It seems to me
It's all good.
It's difficult
It's never too late.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
It’s better than nothing.
It’s hard for me.
It’s like the pot calling the kettle black.
It’s no big deal.
It’s no piece of cake!
It’s selling like hotcakes.   Video
I’d go through thick and thin for you.
I’ll be right back.
I’ll be right there.
I’m going to give you what you’ve got coming.
I’m going to miss you.
I’m gonna break your face.
I’m just getting here.
I’m like a sack of potatoes.
I’m not in the mood for a sermon.
I’m not that naïve/dumb.
I’m thrashed. I’m beat.
Joined at the hip
Just a second, please.
Just my cup of tea.
Just what the doctor ordered; to be a godsend
Lator, gator.
Let's do the right thing.
Let's just say
Let’s dance!
Let’s get out of here!
Life partner, companion
Like a king / like royalty
Like father, like son
like ham and eggs
Little by little
Long live Mexico!
Look for problems where none exist
Look out! Watch out!
Loud and clear
Make a decision
Make me laugh.
May s/he rest in peace.
May the Lord forgive me.
Maybe, maybe not
Merry Christmas!
Move your butt.
My mouth is watering.
No comment.
No doubt about it.
No more excuses!
No problem
No problem.
No way
No way. Fat chance. Not going to happen.
Not a thing
Not available with other promotions and discounts.
Not labeled for individual resale
Obligatory, without other options, must
On the other hand
On the verge of
One chimpanzee, two chimpanzee
one more for the road
One thing leads to another.
One week/two weeks
Oops!
Party on!
Personally
Piece of cake
Pipe down, chatterbox!
Potluck
Price subject to change without prior notice.
Public display of affection
Quick as a wink
Quickly, flying
quote unquote
Rain threatens
Raining cats and dogs
Ready, set, go!
Remain standing
Retire on a shoestring budget
Right away
Right on!
Ruin
S/he deceived them/us. S/he lied to us.
S/he has a lead foot.
S/he runs me ragged.
S/he thinks s/he's so great.
S/he thinks s/he’s God’s gift to mankind.
S/he’s as good as gold.
S/he’s very talented.
Said and done!
See ya. Until we meet again.
See you later.
She thinks she’s hot stuff.
Short term, near future
Shotgun wedding, to have to get married [because of the baby]
Shut your trap.
Sooner or later
Sorry, I don’t have any.
Soul mate
Speak of the devil
Spread the word
Stem to stern
Step back; Move a little.
Step on it. Hurry up.
Strong point, strong suite
Stubborn, pigheaded
Take the bribe or suffer the consequences.
Thank goodness
Thanks a million.
That makes two of us.
That's another story.
That's right.
That’s it. I’m done. I’ve had it.
That’s life!
That’s not all, not only that
That’s not right.
That’s not right.
That’s nuts!
That’s something else entirely.
That’s the last straw!
The better class of people
The cream of the crop
The fly in the ointment
The girl of my dreams
The Lord is my shepherd.
The news spread like wildfire.
The pretty girl wants the luck of the ugly girl
The United States of America
The usual time
There's no going back. There's no turning back.
They ignore me.
Thick as thieves
Third time's a charm.
This is me, leaving.
Three’s a crowd
Through thick and thin
through thick and thin
Time got away from me.
Time is running out.
To agree with
To arrive late
To ask someone to save your spot in line
To be a wreck, to be trashed
To be as jumpy as a flea at a rodeo
To be born under a lucky star.
to be born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
To be cut of the same cloth
To be frank, to be honest
To be in a bad mood
To be in seventh heaven
To be left high and dry
To be like oil and water
To be not one thing or another.
To be of the most distinguished, upper class, or high quality
To be out of the woods
To be pissed off
To be vain, conceited
To bring to light
To call a spade a spade
To catch red-handed
To cheat on your significant other
To come out of the closet
To come out of the closet
To cry one's eyes out
To cry oneself to sleep
To dance on someone’s grave
To discharge, to release
To draw blood, to beat bloody
To dump on someone
To each his own
To earn some bread / to earn some dough
to earn the bread by the sweat of one’s brow
To escape, to take flight, to flee
To fall below expectations, to underperform
To feel at home
To feel lazy, bored, uninterested or unenergetic
To feel like
To feel like a bug under the microscope
To gain importance
To get knocked up
To get tired out
To give you the moon and the stars
To goof up, to screw up, to make a mistake
To have a lead foot
To have an awesome time
To have an eye on
To have been poor; to come from humble beginnings.
To have blind confidence
To have friends in high places
to have lots of talent
To have one’s fifteen minutes of fame
To have the situation under control
To hit a person like a bucket of cold water
To keep quiet
To keep your eyes peeled
To make an effort
To make yourself scarce
To move heaven and earth
To play dead
To quit, to leave, to close
To really enjoy
To register
To run like mad
To settle down
To settle up
To shit oneself laughing
To start at the bottom
To stick one's nose in something
To take the lion’s share for oneself.
To top it all off
To trick / to fool
To wind up empty-handed
To work like a dog
To work like mad
Trust me.
Trust your instincts.
Try me!
Under the table
Ut oh!
Very content, very comfortable
Viewer discretion advised.
Wardrobe malfunction
Watch your language.
Waterproof
We hope you like it
We're even.
We’re broke.
We’re going to have a few glasses of wine.
What a clown/comedian/jokester you are.   Photo
What a miracle! I don’t believe it!
What am I, lunchmeat? What’s wrong with my ___ ?
What can I do for you?
What cheek s/he has!
What's up?
What's up?
What?
Whatever
Whatever the cost
Whatever you say
What’s the matter?
What’s up? What’s happening?
when it comes/came right down to it
Who’s calling?
With all due respect
With all my heart
With one’s back against the wall
With whom am I speaking?
Without a doubt
Without other options, by force, or else
Word of mouth
worst case scenario
Worst of all
Yeah, and I’m the Queen of England.
Yeah, right, tell me another one!
You can’t get lost. You can’t miss it.
You had me worried sick.
You have to believe in yourself.
You look good enough to eat.
You never know.
You think I just fell off the turnip truck.
You're welcome
You've got a screw loose
You’re being cheap!
You’re pretending not
to hear me.
You’ve got to take the bitter with the sweet.
[Put] Everything in its place.

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