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C2.2, Objective Proficiency, Unit 12.3, Page 104 Phrase Spot

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set your heart on

Front

decide that you want something very much

Back

run the risk of (+n/---ing)

Front

to do something even though something bad may happen as a result

Back

set the scene/ the stage

Front

to create the conditions that make it possible for an event to happen

Back

set your teeth on edge

Front

to greatly irritate or annoy one, especially to the point of affecting one's nerves.

Back

set your sights/ your heart on

Front

to decide to achieve something

Back

run counter to

Front

have the opposite effect to something else

Back

set the wheels in motion

Front

to start a process

Back

pull your weight

Front

do your fair share of work

Back

pull a fast one

Front

trick/deceive somebody

Back

pull the other one (it´s got bells on!)

Front

used when you don´t believe what someone has just said to you (informal)

Back

pull your socks up

Front

improve your behaviour or work

Back

set the world on fire

Front

be very successful and cause great excitement

Back

run rings around someone

Front

beat or do better than someone

Back

pull the strings

Front

control people or an organisation

Back

set in stone

Front

permanent and impossible to change

Back

set a dangerous precedent

Front

to establish a pattern that others will follow and which will cause problems

Back

set the record straight

Front

to correct a false story; to provide accurate information

Back

run a tight ship

Front

manage something efficiently

Back

set out your stall

Front

to show your intentions or abilities clearly

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