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- 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.
- pull strings C1 To pull strings means to use personal influence or connections to get something done, often in a way others cannot.
- put a sock in it B2 Used to tell someone, often rudely, to stop talking or to be quiet.
- put your money where your mouth is C1 To prove what you say by taking real action, especially by spending money or accepting risk.
- quick off the mark Reacting faster than other people in a situation.
- 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.
- right on the money “Right on the money” means exactly correct or accurate.
- 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.
- rules of thumb “Rules of thumb” are simple, practical guidelines that help you make decisions without exact measurement or full inform…
- see the light B2 To see the light means to finally understand something clearly or accept the truth, often after confusion or disagreeme…
- sent to Coventry C1 If someone is sent to Coventry, other people deliberately ignore them and refuse to speak to them as punishment.