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Candy |
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God |
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like
a kid in a candy store
very happy and excited about the things around you, and often to
react to them in a silly way
e.g. Peter
was like a kid in a candy store.
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a
God-given right
Someone thinks s/he should be allowed to do something even if other
people do not like it
e.g.
John seems to think he has a God-given
right to tell us all what to do.
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like
taking candy from a baby
very easy
e.g. Beating
them was the easiest thing in the world - it was like
taking candy from a baby.
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honest
to God 
You say "honest to God" in order to emphasize that you
are telling the truth.
e.g. I
didn't mean to hurt him, honest to God
I didn't!
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Candle |
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Church |
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burn
the candle at both ends 
to get little sleep or rest because you are busy until late every
night and you get up early every morning
e.g. Jenny
had been burning the candle at both ends
studying for her exams and made herself ill.
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a
broad church 
an organisation that includes many different types of people with
different opinions
e.g. The
Legco remains a broad church
with members from a diversity of backgrounds.
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Turkey |
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Bell |
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like
turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas
People choose to accept a situation which will have very bad results
for them.
e.g. Teachers
agreeing to even larger class sizes would be
like turkeys voting for Christmas.
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ring
a bell / ring any bell 
You think you have heard a word or a name before.
e.g. Does
the film 'Notting Hill' ring a bell?
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talk
turkey
to discuss a problem in a serious way with a real intention to solve
it
e.g. If
the two sides in the dispute are to meet, they must be prepared
to talk turkey.
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clear
/ sound as a bell 
in perfect condition
e.g. Grandma's
memory is as clear as a bell.
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