close/dear to somebody’s heart - very important to someone, run out of time - to have no time left to finish something or get to a place, hit the nail on the head - used to say that what someone has said is exactly right, face smth - if you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it, in hot water - in a difficult situation in which you are likely to be punished, put your foot in it - to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone, against the clock - if you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time, keep an eye on sb - to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safe, give (sb) a hand - to help someone do something, not be sb's cup of tea - to not be the type of thing that you like, be a piece of cake - to be very easy, dark horse - someone who does not tell people much about themselves, but who has surprising qualities or abilities, the rat race - the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of stress in their lives, be in two minds - to be unable to decide what to do, or what you think about something, let your hair down - to enjoy yourself and start to relax, especially after working very hard, learn by heart - when you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly, go window shopping - the activity of looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them, travel light - to bring very few things with you when you go somewhere, break the ice - to make people feel more friendly and willing to talk to each other,

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