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- out of the blue B2 Suddenly and unexpectedly, without any warning.
- over the moon B2 Extremely happy or delighted about something.
- pear-shaped B2 If something goes pear-shaped, it goes wrong or fails, often unexpectedly.
- play a blinder B2 To do something extremely well and achieve a great result.
- play it by ear B2 To decide what to do as a situation develops, without making a detailed plan in advance.
- plum job B2 A plum job is a very desirable job, usually because it is well paid, easy, or offers high status.
- pop the question B2 To ask someone to marry you.
- pop your clogs B2 To pop your clogs means to die, used informally and often humorously.
- pull someone's leg B2 To pull someone's leg means to joke by tricking someone into believing something that is not true.
- put a sock in it B2 Used to tell someone, often rudely, to stop talking or to be quiet.
- rain check B2 A rain check is a promise that you can do something later because it cannot happen now.
- rained off B2 If an event is rained off, it is cancelled because of rain.
- ride shotgun B2 To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, usually next to the driver.
- right as rain B2 Completely well again, or in perfect condition.
- rock the boat B2 To rock the boat means to cause trouble or upset a stable situation by making changes or criticizing.
- roll with the punches B2 To roll with the punches means to stay calm and adapt when problems or sudden changes happen.
- rub up the wrong way B2 To rub up the wrong way means to annoy or irritate someone by what you say or do.
- see the light B2 To see the light means to finally understand something clearly or accept the truth, often after confusion or disagreeme…
- shoot the breeze B2 To shoot the breeze means to chat casually about unimportant things.
- skint B2 Skint means having no money or almost no money.