Dictionary
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- not enough room to swing a cat C1 Used to say a place is extremely small or cramped with very little free space.
- not my cup of tea B2 Used to say you do not like or are not interested in something.
- odds and sods B2 A mixed collection of small, unimportant items left over from different places.
- off colour B2 If someone is off colour, they look or feel slightly ill and not their usual healthy self.
- off one's trolley B2 To be crazy or acting in a very irrational way.
- old chestnut B2 An old chestnut is a joke, story, or idea that has been repeated so often that it feels stale.
- on the blink B2 Not working properly or temporarily out of order.
- on the pull B2 Used to say someone is trying to attract someone romantically by flirting.
- on your bike B2 Used to tell someone to go away or leave, often in a rude or joking way.
- one for the road B2 A final alcoholic drink taken before leaving a place.
- over the moon B2 Extremely happy or delighted about something.
- pear-shaped B2 If something goes pear-shaped, it goes wrong or fails unexpectedly.
- play a blinder B2 To do something extremely well and impress everyone.
- plum job B2 A plum job is a highly desirable position because it pays well or offers prestige and good benefits.
- pop your clogs B2 To die, often said in a casual or darkly humorous way.
- put a sock in it B2 Used to tell someone, often rudely, to stop talking or making noise.
- rained off B2 If an event is rained off, it is canceled because of heavy rain.
- right as rain B2 Used to say someone or something feels completely well or is back to normal.
- rub up the wrong way B2 To rub up the wrong way means to annoy or irritate someone, often because of your manner or what you say.
- sent to Coventry C1 To be deliberately ignored and excluded by a group as a form of punishment.