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a song that you keep hearing in your head

Ex. What [...] has recently been on your mind?

earworm

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After two weeks' hiking we'll need a few days to [rdoeescmp]. 

decompress

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singing or playing out of tone

Ex. I was kicked out of the choir because I sang [...] in my solo at a concert.

off-pitch

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It is traditional around here to drink brandy with coffee as a morning [mku-pie-pc].

pick-me-up

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This was such a [sufenplseu] thriller! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!

suspenseful

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As soon as I entered the school memories started to [ocme dofingul bcak].

come flooding back

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to start playing

Whenever this soundtrack [...] memories just come flooding back.

comes on (of a song)

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The new mystery series is absolutely [ngbei-ytohrw]. I watched the whole season in one go.

binge-worthy

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Miss Cookson knows exactly how to [gtu ta readers' sthrtsanirge].

tug at readers' heartstrings

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to watch or listen to a particular television or radio programme or station

Ex. Will the millions of viewers who regularly [...] stay loyal, now that their favorite host is gone?

tune in

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to become less interested in other people and less willing to talk and take part in social activities

Ex.The more they tried to get her to talk about her experiences, the further she [...].


retreated into her shell

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[a hckci lkfic] is the kind of a movie that mainly women like.

a chick flick

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Bring a pile of tissues with you when you see that film - it's a real [reat-rjerke]!

tear-jerker

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Visiting my old school was a real [npir odtw yomer mlan].

trip down memory lane

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He was telling jokes at the dinner table that had us all [ni sietcsth]

have somebody in stitches

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There's something about that guy's face that just [rckcas em pu].

cracks me up

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Living next to a graveyard would [egvi em eht ceerps].

give me the creeps

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They were both playing amazing tennis. It [epke everyone no eht geed fo ym satse] the entire time.

kept everyone on the edge of their seats

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I hate those [shmuy] love stories.

mushy

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It looks as if the election is going to [eavle su no a gfreahcifln].

leave us on a cliffhanger

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I was a [evomi fubf] because our town had three cinemas, which changed their films three times a week.

movie buff

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to play music very loudly


Ex. That neighbour from the 4th floor who [...] music every morning drives me up the wall!

blasts

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to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind

Ex.For some people, the word "England" may still [...] images of pretty gardens and tea parties.

conjure up

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a song that's extremely good, high energy and makes people want to dance/sing along

Ex."Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake was a real [..] in 2016.

banger

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unable to recognize or reproduce musical notes correctly

Ex. Karaoke is not up my alley because I'm [...].

tone-deaf