UNIT 2

1. On the one’s hand 2. Beyond a shadow of a doubt 3. Mindful of 4. Have nothing to do with somebody 5. Be of one’s own making 6. Give somebody the benefit of the doubt 7. Give somebody half the chance 8. Give something the seal of approval 9. Give something the best shot 10. Give somebody credit fo...

1. On the one’s hand 2. Beyond a shadow of a doubt 3. Mindful of 4. Have nothing to do with somebody 5. Be of one’s own making 6. Give somebody the benefit of the doubt 7. Give somebody half the chance 8. Give something the seal of approval 9. Give something the best shot 10. Give somebody credit for 11. Give somebody up for lost/dead 12. Run short of 13. Run one’s eye over 14. Run away with the impression/idea/notion 15. Run for cover 16. Run something into the ground 17. Run the gauntlet of something/somebody 18. Extenuating circumstances 19. Absolute must 20. Visibly shaken 21. Pull a muscle 22. Cut somebody dead 23. Cut to the bone 24. Scratch the surface 25. Take the sting out of something 26. Twist somebody’s words 27. Twists and turns 28. A bite to eat 29. There’s nothing to it 30. Think nothing of 31. Give/hand something to somebody on a plate 32. Come naturally to somebody = Can do something with one eye closed 33. Be a pushover for somebody 34. Teething troubles 35. Be no picnic 36. Be hard pressed 37. Be a hard row to hoe 38. At the back of 39. Carry the can 40. The onus is up on somebody 41. Pass the buck 42. Worth its weight in gold 43. Throw one’s weight around 44. Be on one’s hands and knees 45. Glad the see the black of something 46. Make one’s mark 47. Wide off the mark 48. Set one’s sights on something/doing something 49. Stop at cheque 50. Stop at nothing