Susan has been beavering away all week. Her exams are coming up. - to work hard at sth, Johnny had convinced himself he would try paragliding alongside his friends, but at the last moment he chickened out. - to decide not to do sth because you are frightened, It wasn't easy, but I finally badgered Lily into coming out for a walk rather than staying inside all day. - to persuade sb to do sth because you tell them repeatedly, I don't mind him talking all the time, but this constant 'me, me, me' attitude is really starting to bug me. - to annoy or irritate, My nephews wanted to play air hockey at the arcade, so I dug into my pocket and fished out a few coins for them. - to take sth out of a bag, pocket, etc., The teacher had to leave the classroom for a few minutes, so of course the students started monkeying around. - to behave in a funny or silly way, Mark's little brother kept hounding me, asking to play a game on my phone, and he got so annoying that I let him. - to harass sb continuously, especially because you want sth from them, She's got no problem participating in the conversations going on around the office, but if you ask her anything personal, she just clams up. - to stop talking,

Module 2. Idioms

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