CPE Proficiency Language
Vocabulary, Sayings, Proverbs, Idioms
Vocabulary, Sayings, Proverbs, Idioms
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'Every nook and cranny'
every part of a place
'null and void'
no legal force
'Wear and tear
the damage caused to an object through ordinary everyday use
'scrimp and save'
save money by spending less on things that you would normally buy or pay for
to win something 'fair and square'
you do it honestly
'stands out like a sore thumb'
to very noticeable because of being different
'goes down like a lead balloon
something that is not liked at all (mainly jokes!)
'smoke like a chimney'
to be a heavy smoker
'eyes like a hawk'
have excellent eyesight and notice everything
to be 'as safe as houses'
to be very safe indeed
'as hard as nails'
to be very tough
'To be as dull as dishwater'
to very boring
'To be as clean as a whistle'
to be very clean
the very least, the very best you could do....
determiners
above all
determiners
just a select few
determiner
either way
determiner
to be asscociated with the rich and powerful
determiner and article
there was many a time
determiner
a matter of fact
phrase
even if, even so, even though
phrases
While, Whereas, Although
Conjunctions
briefly, in short
phrase
as far as ... is /are concerned
Phrase
to be picky
to cherry-pick
to be fussy
to be picky
atemberaubend
breathtaking, astonishing
to tolerate
to put up with it
to bribe
to accept a bribe
to not get caught / punished
to get away with it
to distinguish
to tell apart
to tell off
to scold sb.
to hire
to take on / to employ
to lose consciousness
to faint / to pass out
to regain consciousness
to come (a)round
to cancel
to call off
to postpone
to put off
to raise children
to bring up / to rear
to raise children
to bring up / to rear
to fall out
stop speaking after an argument
