most common idioms for fce (b2)
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
take sth into account i d i o m
all along i d i o m
not get/go anywhere i d i o m
as for sb/sth i d i o m
as if/though i d i o m
don't ask me i d i o m
behind bars i d i o m
to begin with i d i o m
give birth i d i o m
break sb's heart i d i o m
break the ice i d i o m
take sb's breath away i d i o m
burst into song/tears/laughter i d i o m
burst out laughing/crying i d i o m
be none of sb's business i d i o m
not have a clue i d i o m
at all cost(s) i d i o m
to date i d i o m
deep down i d i o m
in a dream i d i o m
or else i d i o m
no end of sth i d i o m
put an end to sth i d i o m
set an example i d i o m
have an eye for sth i d i o m
in sb's eyes i d i o m
keep your/an eye on sth/sb i d i o m
forget it i d i o m
not get over sth i d i o m
be a good job/thing i d i o m
good for you! i d i o m
not half as i d i o m
hand in hand i d i o m
on the one hand ... on the other hand i d i o m
(off) by heart i d i o m
here and there i d i o m
get hold of i d i o
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
in the first/second place i d i o m
be on the point of (doing) sth i d i o m
up to a point i d i o m
in respect of sth i d i o m
as a (general) rule i d i o m
in the long run i d i o m
it goes without saying i d i o m
in secret i d i o m
sooner or later i d i o m
strangely enough i d i o m
strictly speaking i d i o m
there's no such thing/person (as) i d i o m
all of a sudden i d i o m
thanks to sb/sth i d i o m
that's it i d i o m
the thing is i d i o m
on top of sth i d i o m
lose track i d i o m
be (of) (any/some) use i d i o m
be (of) no use i d i o m
in view of sth i d i o m
be just as well i d i o m
may/might as well i d i o m
what's more i d i o m
as a whole i d i o m
no wonder i d i o m
take sb at their word i d i o m
make matters worse i d i o m
take account of sth, at take sth into account i d i o m
at any cost, at at all cost(s) i d i o m
good on you!, at good for you! i d i o m
not half such a, at not half as i d i o m
get ahold of, at get hold of i d i o m
before much longer, at before (very/too) long i d i o m
one after the other, at one after another i d i o m
with respect to sth, at in respect of sth i d i o m
be as well, at be just as well i d i o m
take sb's word for it at take sb at their word i d i o m
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in all i d i o m
do a good/bad job i d i o m
(it's) just as well (that) i d i o m
kill time, an hour, etc. i d i o m
of a kind i d i o m
I know i d i o m
you never know i d i o m
last but not least i d i o m
the week/month/year before last i d i o m
learn your lesson i d i o m
at least i d i o m
before (very/too) long i d i o m
lose your life i d i o m
like mad i d i o m
no matter what, when, why, etc. i d i o m
may well i d i o m
not to mention i d i o m
(in) the middle of nowhere i d i o m
to my mind i d i o m
be in a mood i d i o m
be over the moon i d i o m
more or less i d i o m
keep your mouth shut i d i o m
not at all i d i o m
(every) now and then/again i d i o m
from/out of nowhere i d i o m
one after another i d i o m
one by one i d i o m
one way or another i d i o m
over and over (again) i d i o m
a pain (in the neck) i d i o m
piece of cake i d i o m
all over the place i d i o m
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in advance i d i o m
after all i d i o m
to begin with i d i o m
be behind sb (all the way) i d i o m
not believe your eyes/ears i d i o m
of course i d i o m
one of these days i d i o m
one/some day i d i o m
be dying for/to do sth i d i o m
take it/things easy i d i o m
except that i d i o m
fall in love i d i o m
hurt sb's feelings i d i o m
at first i d i o m
(oh my) God! i d i o m
thank God i d i o m
be/feel at home i d i o m
if I were you i d i o m
for instance i d i o m
you must be joking i d i o m
you're joking! i d i o m
the key to sth i d i o m
I know i d i o m
you know i d i o m
see/catch you later! i d i o m
at least i d i o m
no longer i d i o m
out loud i d i o m
be in the middle of sth i d i o m
make up your mind i d i o m
miss a chance/opportunity i d i o m
not at all i d i o m
once upon a time i d i o m
one day i d i o m
one or two i d i o m
if only i d i o m
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or so i d i o m
all over somewhere i d i o m
(a) sort of i d i o m
sort of i d i o m
thank God, goodness, heaven(s), etc. i d i o m
that's it i d i o m
how are things (with you)? i d i o m
too bad i d i o m
or two i d i o m
be up to sth i d i o m
wait a minute/moment/second i d i o m
no way i d i o m
way of life i d i o m
all is well i d i o m
what if? i d i o m
on the whole i d i o m
why not...? i d i o m
for years i d i o m
you've got to be joking, at you must be joking i d i o m
not any longer, at no longer i d i o m
make your mind up, at make up your mind i d i o m