A completely new situation which will be good and successful

Use the same tactics as your opponent

Someone who is subjected to mockery

To make people who haven't met before, feel happy and relaxed

said of a very nice and generous person

Said when there is no doubt that someone is dead

Said when you are happy to see the end of something or someone

To be in a bad condition (was better before)

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Brave new world
What the English called Atlantis
A completely new situation which will be good and successful
A new plan
A new country
2
Fight fire with fire
Use the same tactics as your opponent
Violence leads to violence
Said after the Great Fire of London
Said because there was no electricity in the Globe Theatre
3
Laughing stock
To cook a stock for too long
A stock (bouillon) added to a stupid recipe
Someone who is subjected to mockery
A pile or large amount of stupid things
4
Break the ice
To break a mirror
To make people who haven't met before, feel happy and relaxed
To make an ice cream
To ice skate on the Thames when it is frozen
5
so - so
too good, cannot be true
a rescue sign in old English that is often shortened into SOS today
neither good nor bad
very good and very bad
6
naked truth
to be truly naked (not wear any clothe
to say the actual truth
to hide the truth
to prentend to be true
7
Heart of gold
said of a person who needs a very expensive heart surgery (=operation)
said of a person who loves gold
said of a courageous, friendly and adventurous person
said of a very nice and generous person
8
In a pickle
To eat a lot of pickles
To be drunk
To be in trouble
To be in a jar
9
Lie low
To tell a small lie
Try to not be noticed
To lie on the floor
To be on low ground
10
Dead as a doornail
Said when you kill someone with a doornail
Said when dead people are hanged using a doornail
Said when there is no doubt that someone is dead
Said because the dodo birds were already dead
11
Good riddance
Said when everything is good around you
Said a old woman is still good-looking
Said when you want to ride a horse
Said when you are happy to see the end of something or someone
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Seen better days
Prediction of good days to come
To be in a bad condition (was better before)
A time traveler who has seen better times
To see better during daytime

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