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very frightened
- scared to death
- scare sb to death
- the life/the living daylights out of sb
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be careful not to do or say anything that my upset sb
spare sb's feelings
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avoid telling sb sg
keep sg from sb
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talk about sg that is intended to be secret
let on (to sb/about sg)
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be regarded by others as stupid or wrong as a result of sg you have said or done
lose face
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you avoid being regarded as stupid or wrong
save face
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accept and deal with sg that is difficult or unpleasant
face up to sg
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become known to people
come to light
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have red cheeks because you are embarrassed
go (as) red as a beetroot
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reveal sg that is intended to be a secret (often by accident)
give the game away
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these phrasal verbs refer to action taken to hide the truth about sg bad, illegal, embarrassing etc.
- cover up
- cover-up
- hush-it-up
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feel guilty because of sg you did or didn't do
have sg on your conscience
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accept sg unpleasant that you cannot change
live with sg
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on the subject of sg
when it comes to (doing) sg
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ignore sg or avoid saying sg, or treat it as unimportant
gloss over sg
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a story that is completely untrue
a pack of lies
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trick sb by giving them the wrong information
pull the wool over sb's eyes
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realize that sb is not telling the truth, or that sg is not true; understand the truth about a situation
see through sb/sg
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I'm not stupid enough to believe what you say
- I wasn't born yesterday
- pull the other one
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