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I've been working all day long. I am really tired now!
I have run out of steam
The report is already done. Don't waste your time doing it!
Don't reinvent the wheel!
Becka coming late to work is rare. Something must have happened!
...happens once in a blue moon.
The student was not listening to the explanations.
The student was on another planet
This mobile phone is the most advanced related to image-processing.
This mobile phone is cutting edge related to image-processing.
The interview will be the most decisive part of the exam.
The interview will be the acid test of the exam.
My brother and I misunderstood each other about the deadline.
My brother and I got our wired crossed about the deadline.
My routine is fixed and predictable: get up, have brakfast and go to work.
My routine is down to a science: get up, have brakfast and go to work.
The teacher was about to get crazy/angry when the students behaved like that.
The teacher was at his/her boiling point when the students behaved like that.
Working in this monotonous job makes me feel unimportant in the company.
Working in this monotonous job makes me feel like a cog in the machine in the company.
Writing that essay about Alan Turing is not a difficult task to do.
Writing that essay about Alan Turing is not rocket science.
My sister is slightly crazy in her behaviour.
My sister has a screw loose.
She is always asking about all the details in biology class. She's mad about animals!
She is always asking about the nuts and bolts in biology class. She's mad about animals!
All the pictures and colours were bells and whistles of the presentation. They are there just to make it more attractive.
My friends and I agree on our political ideas
My friends and I are on the same wavelenght in our political ideas
This team works perfectly well!
This team is a well-oiled machine!
His knowledge about physics is very advanced compared to his colleagues
His knowledge about physics lightyears ahead compared to his colleagues
The situation was getting dangerous so I had to put an end to it.
The situation was getting dangerous so I had to pull the plug.
Don't listen to him. He's just provoking you.
Don't listen to him. He's just pushing your buttons.
When he heard the news, he got out of control!
When he heard the news, he blew a fuse!