About a boy EXPRESSION list

A racket A fraudulent business

Beat around the bush To waste time

Burning the candle at both ends Doing too many things at once

Cock up Mess up

Draw the short straw Be treated unfairly

Get one's act together To address

Half hearted Without enthusiasm

Hands down Unquestionably

Lie through one's teeth Telling untruths

Live in one's own bubble Being isolated

Lose face Be humiliated

Lose track Confuse

Make a fuss Become angry

Nip out Go somewhere quickly

Poke around Search

Put off Postpone

Putting up with Accept

Run-of-the-mill Ordinary

See eye to eye Be in agreement

Spell it out Clearly explain

Stick up for someone To support or defend

Swimming against the tide Not doing what everyone else is

Take someone under their wings Protect someone

Take the bull by the horns Dealing with a situation directly

Taken to pieces Severely hurt someone

Taking the piss To be annoying

Under the weather Feeling ill

Weed out Remove

Work both ways Mutual

Wrong end of the stick Misinterpret something

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