Potoczny brytyjski (2011-06)

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a sleeping policeman
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a hump/obstacle built onto a road, so as to force people to obey the speed limit in a given area
a bad-hair day
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a day in which a woman's emotions and behaviour are negatively affected by her dreadful/sorry-looking hair
to give one the shivers
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to embarrass or shame
grey matter
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the brain
to be in someone's black books
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having incurred someone's anger or disapproval; disgraced or in trouble
garden-fence disputes
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neighbours arguing over various things associated with their houses or gardens
to be still wet behind the ears
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inexperienced or naive
within a whisker
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by a very close margin
to sit on the fence
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to avoid committing oneself to either side in a dispute, or be unwilling to make a decision
a slap in the face
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a snub or rejection
to eke out a living
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to work very hard, but just making enough money to live on
corkscrew curls
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strands of hair that have been twisted into spiral shapes
career burn-out
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being physically and mentally exhausted due to stress and pressure at work
to be in a rut
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to have a monotonous life with no direction, energy etc, from which it is difficult to escape
to take the veil
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to become a nun
backroom boys
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engineers, scientists and computer animators etc who make crucial contributions to important projects/films, but are not in the public eye
to have one's bread buttered on both sides
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to have an easy, comfortable life
not one's cup of tea
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not conforming to one's taste
to be nuts about someone
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to be infatuated with someone
breakfast television
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early morning TV programmes, with the news, weather and special guests etc - in Britain beginning at 6.00
to pull your finger out
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to get on with the job, without slacking
to badger someone
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repeatedly and annoyingly make demands on someone
skinny-dipping
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swimming or bathing naked, usually in a lake, or perhaps at the seaside (not at a public swimming pool!)
as good as gold
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very well behaved, especially a child who has been looked after by relatives or friends
a toe-rag
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a scoundrel

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