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- Taste of your own medicine
Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else

- To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
To hear something from the authoritative source.

- Whole nine yards
Everything. All of it.

- Wouldn't be caught dead
Would never like to do something

- Your guess is as good as mine
To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question
Add up: My wife writes long lists of figures, then asks me to add them up.
As well as: he's wearing a coat as well as a pullover.
A matter of: "Please hurry! It's a matter of life and death"
A good mind to: "Yes. I've a good mind to tell the boss what I think of it."
Call on: our representative will call on you in your home.
Different from: Londoners aren't really very different from other English people.
Fed up with: "You're really fed up with your job, aren't you?"
Get away from: It would be nice to get away from all our problems.
Intent on: The Government is intent on keeping prices down.
Keep up with: Wages don't always keep up with inflation.
Make out: He always makes out that he's got no money.
Mix with: Mr. Williams is good at mixing with his party guests.
Run a car: it is cheaper to run a small car than a big one.
Strive to: The police strove hard to keep the crowds back.
Sick of: "I'm sick of listening to Bill's complains".
Take a delight in: Mrs. Smith takes a delight in gossiping.

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