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level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you ("I haven't been banned yet, ..... ....")	touch wood
used as a criticism of someone when they say things they shouldn't	big mouth
tell the truth about sth that you have kept secret	come clean (about sth)
understand the basic meaning	get/catch sb's drift
talk to sb about sth that has been worrying you , so you feel better about it	get sth off your chest
understand sth completely wrongly	get the wrong end of the stick
promise to do sth	give sb your word
way in which information spreads quickly from one to another through conversation	(hear sth) on/through the grapevine
regularly give someone information about sth they are interested in (how situation is changing/developing)	keep sb posted
keep sth secret	keep sth under your hat
tell people exactly what you are thinking / what you're intending to do	lay/put your cards on the table
provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way	speak volumes
tell sb in authority about bad things that sb else has done, because you want them to be punished	tell tales
an event such as flood, lightning/ earthquake that is produced by natural forces and that people have no control over	an act of God
used for saying that sth always happens/ sb always does sth despite bad weather/ difficult conditions	come rain or shine
having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money	down on your luck
be chosen to do sth unpleasant	draw the short straw
be good at growing plants	have green fingers
allow sth to develop without trying to influence it	let nature take its course
used for emphasising that there is no reason or explanation for sth	no rhyme or reason
happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected and doesn't seem connected with anything that happened before	out of the blue
used for saying poeple have limited control over what life brings them	the luck of the draw
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you ("I haven't been banned yet, ..... ....")	touch wood