It's up to me again to teach you some idioms, this time related with the house, so there we go:
Idiom
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Meaning
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Example sentence
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armchair traveller
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Somebody who reads about being a traveller but doesn't have any experience of doing it.
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His books about his adventures are read by a lot of armchair travellers.
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to be called on the carpet (US)
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Be criticised by an authority because of doing something wrong.
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She was called on the carpet by her boss because she didn't finish the task in time.
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to roll out the red carpet
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Give special treatment.
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They rolled out the red carpet when the Prime Minister visited the country.
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to sweep something under the carpet
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Try to keep something wrong as a secret.
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I'm sure she made a mistake and now she's sweeping it under the carpet.
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to get out of bed on the wrong side
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Feel angry or annoyed for no particular reason.
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What's the problem with you? I think you just got out of bed on the wrong side.
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not a bed of roses
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Not an easy situation.
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Working in an office isn't always a bed of roses.
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you've made your bed and you must lie on it
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You must accept the results of your actions.
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It was you who decided to resign. You've made your bed and you must lie on it.
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everything but the kitchen sink
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Too many things.
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She packed a big suitcase for her holidays. She took everything but the kitchen sink!
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a kitchen sink drama (GB)
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A play or film about family problems at home.
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I'm tired of watching this kitchen sink drama!
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to be on the table
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Be officially suggested for somebody to consider.
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The offer is on the table, now you have to think if you accept or not.
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to go out of the window
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Disappear or no longer have any effect.
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After drinking, his good intentions went out of the window.
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to close the door on something
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Make something become impossible.
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The car accident closed the door on her acting career.
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to get in through the back door
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Achieve something thanks to an unfair secret advantage.
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As his father is a cabinet member, he got in through the back door.
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to lay something at somebody's door
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Blame somebody for something.
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The problem can't be laid entirely at his door.
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to bring down the curtain on something
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Cause the end of something.
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His resignation brought down the curtain on his career.
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to smoke like a chimney
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Smoke a lot.
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If he goes on smoking like a chimney, he will have serious health problems.
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to hit the roof
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Become very angry.
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Put that back before Dad sees you and hits the roof!
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to have a bun in the oven
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Be pregnant.
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Rumour has it that Nancy has a bun in the oven again.
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