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- etc.
- etc, at etc.
- abject misery/poverty/terror, etc.
- act the fool/martyr, etc.
- acting chairman/manager, etc.
- grab/take, etc. ahold of sth/sb
- get/grab, etc. ahold of sb/sth
- all the better/stronger/richer/more exciting, etc.
- an aspiring actor/politician/writer, etc.
- assumption of power/responsibility, etc.
- baby carrot/sweetcorn, etc.
- American/Italian, etc. by birth
- blacken sb's name/image/reputation, etc.
- by nature/profession/trade, etc.
- a case of wine, etc.
- cast a look/glance/smile etc.
- cast-iron guarantee/alibi etc.
- catch someone's attention/imagination/interest, etc.
- causal relationship/link etc.
- the class of '98/'99, etc.
- come after/first/last, etc.
- come in handy/useful, etc.
- come in first/second, etc.
- core value/belief/issue, etc.
- on the count of 3/4/5, etc.
- cream of mushroom/tomato, etc. soup
- do your family/parents/teacher, etc. credit
- damn you/them/it, etc.
- bored/frightened, etc. to death
- delicate situation/matter/point, etc.
- cultural/intellectual, etc. desert
- a dim memory/recollection, etc.
- be well/favourably, etc. disposed to/towards sth/sb
- drape sth across/on/over, etc. sth
- draw near/close, etc.
- dream holiday/house/job, etc.
- drive sb mad/crazy, etc.
- city/town/cave, etc. dweller
- president-elect/prime minister-elect, etc.
- for hours/days, etc. on end
- sb's end of the bargain/deal, etc.
- evade the issue/question, etc.
- better/bigger/more, etc. than ever
- as big/fast/good, etc. as ever
- be of French/German/Chinese, etc. extraction
- fasten sth on/to/together, etc.
- a beer/film/jazz, etc. fest
- three minutes/half an hour, etc. flat
- be on an equal/firm, etc. footing
- be on good/great, etc. form
- be in good/great, etc. form, at be on good/great, etc. form
- the fount of all knowledge/gossip/wisdom, etc.
- a health/computer/surf, etc. freak
- gather speed/strength/momentum, etc.
- first/second/third, etc. generation
- grow tired/old/calm, etc.
- a hardened criminal/detective, etc.
- have the decency/good sense, etc. to do sth
- be having a baby/twins, etc.
- pull/tug, etc. at the heartstrings
- a helluva guy/woman/teacher, etc.
- work long/regular/unsocial, etc. hours
- hourly fee/rate, etc.
- How strange/stupid/weird, etc. is that?
- the eighteen/nineteen, etc. hundreds
- one/two/three, etc. hundred hours
- hurl abuse/insults, etc. at sb
- artistically/technically, etc. inclined
- sb's artistic/professional, etc. integrity
- an inveterate liar/gambler, etc.
- a jobbing actor/builder/gardener, etc.
- three/eight, etc. years your junior
- keep a diary/an account/a record, etc.
- knee-jerk reaction/response, etc.
- milk/oil/wine, etc. lake
- the last person/thing, etc.
- lead a busy/normal/quiet, etc. life
- lighten sb's burden/load, etc.
- a good/remarkable, etc. likeness
- live in/at, etc.
- lodge a claim/complaint/protest, etc.
- lose money/pounds/dollars, etc.
- car-/clothes-/sex-, etc. mad
- make enough/much/more, etc. of sth
- a marketing/advertising, etc. man
- an artist/poet/writer, etc. manqué
- be a matter of confidence/luck/waiting, etc.
- mortal enemy/danger/threat, etc.
- a must-do/-have/-see, etc.
- Old English/French, etc.
- a one-time teacher/doctor/cleaner, etc.
- from 6.30/March/the 1870s, etc. onwards
- bottle/can/tin, etc. opener
- smooth/clever, etc. operator
- the other day/week, etc.
- pass judgment/comment, etc.
- peek out/through, etc.
- perch in/on, etc. sth
- pet theory/subject/hate, etc.
- pidgin English/French, etc.
- a piercing criticism/question/remark, etc.
- piercing eyes/look/gaze/glance, etc.
- be a pig to do/play, etc.
- place an advertisement/bet/order, etc.
- place emphasis/importance, etc. on sth
- a plume of dust/smoke, etc.
- ply for business/trade, etc.
- boiling/melting/freezing, etc. point
- pop-up machine/book, etc.
- be pressed for time/money/space, etc.
- problem child/family, etc.
- promise to be good/exciting, etc.
- two-pronged/three-pronged, etc.
- prospective buyers/employers/parents, etc.
- pull-out bed/table, etc.
- be pushing fifty/sixty, etc.
- to put it bluntly/simply/briefly/mildly, etc.
- a quarter to two/three/four etc.
- a quarter past two/three/four etc.
- a quarter of two/three/four, etc., at a quarter to two/three/four etc.
- a quarter after two/three/four, etc., at a quarter past two/three/four etc.
- quite the best/worst, etc.
- the ravages of disease/time/war, etc.
- reach a decision/agreement/conclusion, etc.
- real earnings/income, etc.
- redeem a coupon/voucher, etc.
- regular army/soldier, etc.
- once/twice, etc. removed
- ill/good, etc. repute
- richly decorated/furnished, etc.
- for goodness'/God's/Pete's/heaven's, etc. sake
- cheese/egg, etc. salad
- the sanctity of human life/marriage, etc.
- scantily clad/dressed, etc.
- the holiday/summer/tourist, etc. season
- 20/30, etc. years your senior
- serving dish/spoon, etc.
- shed tears/blood/light, etc.
- shoulder the blame/burden/responsibility/cost, etc.
- a good/poor, etc. show
- solemn promise/commitment/undertaking, etc.
- somewhere around/between, etc.
- sound good/interesting/strange, etc.
- sound angry/happy/rude, etc.
- in/within the space of six weeks/three hours, etc.
- spark of anger/inspiration/life, etc.
- broadly/historically/strictly, etc. speaking
- spell disaster/trouble, etc.
- the spirit of a law/rule, etc.
- spirit sb/sth away/off/out, etc.
- spotless character/record/reputation, etc.
- the popularity, etc. stakes
- stay of execution, deportation, etc.
- a stiff drink/brandy/gin, etc.
- stream in/out/through, etc.
- a stroke of luck/genius, etc.
- struggle along/through/out, etc.
- the gas/electricity, etc. supply
- talk business/politics, etc.
- taste good/bad/sweet, etc.
- be in a bad/foul, etc. temper
- in strong, etc. terms
- if there's one thing I want to know/find out, etc.
- think highly/well/a lot, etc. of sb
- a desk/car/sink, etc. tidy
- ten/fifty, etc times better/longer, etc.
- be/get/keep, etc. in touch
- my/your etc. treat
- trickle down/from/out of, etc.
- trickle in/out/back, etc.
- be tucked away/along, etc.
- turn 16/50/9 o'clock, etc.
- be beautifully/well, etc. turned out
- ulterior motive/reason/purpose, etc.
- under attack/consideration/discussion, etc.
- under sedation/the doctor, etc.
- to the/my, etc. untutored eye
- a walking disaster/encyclopedia, etc.
- a short/five-minute/ten-minute, etc. walk
- wave sb away/on, etc.
- a new/second, etc. wave of sth
- wax lyrical/eloquent, etc.
- wield influence/power, etc.
- wisp of hair/grass, etc.
- the f-/c- etc. word
- His/Your, etc. Worship
- £20/$100, etc. worth of sth
- a month's/year's, etc. worth of sth
- worthy of attention/notice, etc.
- the best/worst, etc. yet
- brown/green, etc. is the new black
- with a capital A/B etc.
- be as crazy/rich, etc. as they come
- be convulsed with laughter/rage, etc.
- cover your ass/butt/backside, etc.
- cut your political/professional, etc. teeth
- How dare she/you, etc.!
- frighten/scare, etc. the (living) daylights out of sb
- do something/nothing, etc. for/to sb
- One/Two, etc. down, one/two etc. to go.
- cost/charge, etc. the Earth
- how/what/why, etc. on Earth
- a miserable/poor, etc. excuse for sth
- be kind/generous, etc. to a fault
- be an artist/professional, etc. to your fingertips
- Get him/her/you etc.!
- be half the dancer/writer, etc. you used to be
- That was a game/meal/walk, etc. and a half!
- be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- a full/good/thick, etc. head of hair
- have your business/sensible, etc. head on
- laugh/shout/scream, etc. your head off
- annoy/frighten/scare, etc. the hell out of sb
- have a few/several, etc. irons in the fire
- kill time/an hour, etc.
- be knocking (on) 60/70, etc.
- I don't know how/what/why, etc.
- labour under the delusion/illusion/misapprehension, etc.
- Bugger/Sod, etc. this for a lark!
- lay yourself open to attack/criticism/ridicule, etc.
- we like cheap/tall/young, etc.
- have a nice/good etc. line in sth
- a load of crap/nonsense/rubbish, etc.
- lonely hearts club/column, etc., at lonely hearts
- be an actor/athlete/chef, etc. in the making
- blow/bomb/wipe, etc. sth off the map
- no matter what/when/why, etc.
- miles too big/small/expensive, etc.
- be bored/drunk, etc. out of your mind
- have a senior/blond, etc. moment
- this/our, etc. neck of the woods
- make (all) the right/correct, etc. noises
- none the worse/better/richer, etc.
- be nothing if not generous/honest/thorough, etc.
- beat/bore/scare, etc. the pants off sb
- sb couldn't act/argue/fight, etc. their way out of a paper bag
- be the picture of health/innocence, etc.
- come/be a poor second/third, etc.
- What price fame/victory/success, etc?
- pull a gun/knife, etc. on sb
- reap the benefit/reward, etc.
- be a recipe for disaster/trouble/success, etc.
- in a good/bad, etc. state of repair, at in good/bad repair
- repay your effort/time/attention, etc.
- Roll on the weekend/five o'clock!, etc.
- rot in jail/prison, etc.
- have a/some, etc. say in sth
- on the large/small, etc. side
- on the right/wrong side of 40/50, etc.
- drink/laugh, etc. yourself silly
- something like 96%/half, etc.
- as/if/when, etc. the spirit moves sb
- put a spoke in sb's wheel, etc.
- set great/little, etc. store by sth
- cook/dance/talk, etc. up a storm
- stuff it/them/you, etc.
- ride/drive/walk, etc. (off) into the sunset
- leave/go off, etc. with your tail between your legs
- thank God/goodness/heaven(s), etc.
- the last thing you want/need, etc.
- thread your way through/between, etc.
- What is/are he/she/it/they, etc. like?
- what/how/why, etc. in the world
