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Losing my job was a blessing in disguise in fact.
a blessing in disguise - a bad thing that had a positive consequence
I am totally out of touch with what's happening in technology.
be out of touch with - not know the latest developments
Jason is on cloud nine because he has a new girlfriend.
on cloud nine - delighted
Joason is down in the dumps because his girlfriend finished with him.
be down in the dumps - be a bit depressed
Do you get a kick out of being horrible to me?
to get a kick out of - enjoy
He kicked the bucket when he was 99 and missed the telegram from the queen.
to kick the bucket - to die
It's his birthday so he is going to paint the town red.
to paint the town red - have a big night out de marcha
He went all round the houses before telling me I was sacked.
to go round the houses - to take a very long time to get to the point
The staff are at loggerheads with the mangement and threatening to strike.
to be at loggerheads - disagree strongly with someone
I turned a blind eye to the situation as no one was hurt.
to turn a blind eye - ignore
You need to be really on the ball to be a police officer.
alert
the TV is on the blink again. Can you call the technician?
not working
Your comments about my clothes were rather below the belt.
cruel and unfair
He got caught red handed with the money in his pocket.
caught in the act of doing something illegal
He flew off hte handle when I told him I'd crashed the car.
exploded with anger
Since Brexit there's a lot of red tape involved in moving to Spain.
bureaucracy, paperwork, forms to fill in
I was tickled pink by her kind comments.
delighted
The news of the takeover knocked me for six.
shocked me so much that I feel ill
My parents will go bananas when they see I failed the exam.
get really angry
My plans are all up in the air since Covid.
uncertain
The boss is sitting on the fence rather than saying who he thinks is right.
not taking sides
Their marriage has been on the rocks for a long time.
broken, in a bad situation
I am in two minds about where to go this weekend.
I am undecided
Gerry is the spitting image of his dad.
identical to
Being an hour late for work was the last straw. He had to be sacked.
the last in a series of annoyances that then caused a serious decision
We took it with a pinch of salt when he said he was resigning to travel the world.
did not give it any importance
His face rings a bell but I can't think of his name.
is familiar, I vaguely remember it
John arrived from Madrid out of the blue.
unexpectedly
I went to Morocco on the spur of the moment.
without planning or forethought (spontaneously)
Redundancies are on the cards due to the recession.
forecast
I'm over the moon with my exam results.
delighted
You hit the nail on the head when you said the problem is cashflow.
identified the correct answer or cause of the issue
the villain got his just desserts at the end of the story.
deserved punishment
We had a whale of a time at the theme park in Madrid.
brilliant time
My mother flew off the handle when I told her I had lost my Iphone.
Got very very angry.
I had to bite my tongue when she asked me my opinion of her new haircut.
stop yourself from saying what you really think
His rudeness is beyond the pale.
outside of acceptable bahaviour
He has buried his head in the sand regarding his financial problems.
ignore them, pretend they dont exist
I was feeling down in the dumps so I went for a long walk.
sad or depressed
I passed the exam by the skin of my teeth.
by avery small margin


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