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To show you are not going to accept certain behavior anymore e.g. when your children misbehave and you need to create some rules and make everybody follow them.
Put your foot down
the test was so easy for me
It was a ....
A piece of cake
Stop dreaming! And see things as they really are!
You need to ...
Come back down to earth!
The music makes me remember my holiday in Spain.
The music ...
It takes me back to Spain
He remembers everything he sees.
He has
photographic memory
Call me
Give me a ring
She is always so cheerful
full of beans
She is so happy to see him leave.
She is so happy to ...
She is so happy to see the back of him.
The argument seems to be very serious at first and it is not really about anything important and will be over soon.
It is just ....
a storm in a teacup
I have been trying so hard to remember the name of the place all day!!!!
I have been ...
Racking my brains
I cannot tolerate or stand this behavior. I cannot stand and I hate it!
I cannot put up with it
I have missed the beginning of the presentation and my friend explains what has happened so far so I can follow what is going to happen next.
My friend ....
Put me in the picture
We finally met someone who is as good at playing tennis like us. Let's have some serious competition!
meet their match
I met John by chance.
I ran into John
Pink Lake?
Oh yeah, I have heard of it! It sounds so familiar!!!! Who told me about it?
It definitely ....
it rings a bell
We managed to finish the project before the deadline but we almost ran out of time.
It was a ....
A race against time
Stop making fun of me! Stop teasing me!
Stop pulling my leg
She can rely on her friends whenever she needs.
She can ....
fall back on them
I have memorized the whole poem.
I learned it by heart.
Don't forget to say thank you and please! Always remember that!
bear it in mind
Do you remember that actor? Bruce, Bruce, Bruce something! I feel as if I am going to be able to say it any moment but can't quite remember it.
It's on .....
On the tip of my tongue
Looking after my children occupies a lot of my time, so I am not free to do other things.
I am ....
I am tied up with my children
He always gets too excited when speaking about his holiday in Spain. He loses his self-control and behaves in a way that is not correct for the situation.
He ...
He gets carried away
I can never remember anything.
I have ...
memory like a sieve
I was supposed to call my boss but I completely forgot! Oh, no!
It completely ...
it slipped my mind