Idiomatic expressions + phrasal verbs

give a person the eye you show that you find him/her attractive

turn a blind eye to something you ignore it

keep an eye on someone you look after that person to make sure she/he is safe

don't see eye to eye with someone you don't agree with that person

have eyes bigger than your belly you have taken more food than you can eat

are all ears you are very interested in hearing what someone is going to tell you

play the piano by ear you play it without reading the music

are up to your ears in work you are very busy

say your ears are burning you think people are talking about you

are wet behind the ears you are young and without experience of life

know something by heart you remember all of it exactly

your hart sinks you begin to lose hope and feel unhappy

put your foot in your mouth you say something that is embarrassing

pay through the nose you pay more for something than it is worth

are tongue tied you can't talk because you feel nervous or shy

get away klara sig undan

be put down avlivas

blew up exploderade

tore up rev sönder

put off sköt upp

bearing down on närma sig

got on komma överens

taken off ge sig iväg

turn up dyka upp

drift off gradvis somna

been around existerat

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