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complicated official procedures and forms
red tape
to stop doing something
to call it a day
making almost no noise, being shy and not talking much
as quiet as a mouse
feel a bit under the weather
feeling slightly sick
a person who talks too much and does not keep secrets
big mouth
very clear and easy to understand
in black and white
to waste time, waiting for something else to happen
killing time
someone who reads a lot
a bookworm
hit the nail on the head
to say something that is exactly
to be very expensive
costs an arm and a leg
owing money, in debt
in the red
immediately, without planning
on the spur of the moment
a person who wants to do the same as other people
a copy cat
once in a blue moon
something that happens very rarely
something or someone that annoys or bothers a person
a pain in the neck
to feel sad
feeling blue
temporarily, just for the present moment
for the time being
the first person to be somewhere, a person who gets out of bed early
early bird
a job, task or other activity that is easy or simple
piece of cake
to agree completely
to see eye to eye
by surprise, unexpectedly
out of the blue
just before it is too late
in the nick of time
not taking advice, stubborn
pigheaded
don't count your chickens before they've hatched
don't make plans for something that might not happen
to joke, to kid, or trick someone
to pull someone's leg