Do you really think I'll do anything you say? I'm not *at your beck and call*!, Be completely obedient to someone and catering to one's every need, you deal with things as they happen, rather than following a plan or previous arrangement, by one means or another, He is determined to do well for his Social Studies project *by hook or by crook*., by one means or another, you deal with things as they happen, rather than following a plan or previous arrangement, Be completely obedient to someone and catering to one's every need, As he did not prepare his presentation, he would *play it by ear*., by one means or another, you deal with things as they happen, rather than following a plan or previous arrangement, be completely obedient to someone and catering to one's every need, He’s going to *stick out like a sore thumb* if he doesn’t wear his uniform to school!, be destroyed or ruined, to tell a small or harmless lie, often in order not to offend or upset someone, be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way, I knew Jenny would be upset if she knew I didn't want go to the movies with her tomorrow, so I just *told her a white lie* about having to take care of my grandmother., be destroyed or ruined, be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way, to tell a small or harmless lie, often in order not to offend or upset someone, My presentation *went up in smoke* when the slideshow stopped working., be destroyed or ruined, be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way, to tell a small or harmless lie, often in order not to offend or upset someone, You really need to *put your best foot forward* in the interview if you want to get this job., be at one's best, follow the rules and regulations exactly, prevent something bad from happening to someone, Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really *saved my skin*!, be at one's best, prevent something bad from happening to someone, follow the rules and regulations exactly, He is a very strict person. He insists on doing everything *by the book*., at his best, preventing something bad from happening to someone, following the rules and regulations exactly, As usual, Uncle Bob took *the lion's share* of the cake., the smallest part or portion of something, the largest part or portion of something, the whole cake

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