Miscellaneous

If a Prime Minister goes to the country

• she/he dissolves the government

• she/he declares a general amnesty

• he/she holds a general election

If you have a field day,

• you have a bad day at work or school

• you have to do a hard physical work

• you enjoy doing what you like best

If you are a good mixer

• you like meeting and talking to people

• you interfere in other people's matters

• you make a mess of everything you do

If you lick your wounds after a defeat,

• you try to gather strength and confidence

• you pity yourself to a great extent

• you spend time recovering in hospital

If your efforts come to naught,

• you achieve a great success

• you fail to achieve your goals

• you are not willing to make any effort

If you go into raptures about sth

• you are very worried about it

• you are very mad about it

• you are very enthusiastic about it

If you spread your wings,

• you escape from your home

• you have a rest during a car journey

• you develop and take up new activities

If you come out of the woodwork,

• you come to take advantage of a situation

• you appear suddenly to scare someone

• you come to wish someone good luck

If you keep someone on a string,

• you show them a way to their destination

• you have full control over them

• you place all your confidence in them

If you never set the world on fire,

• you never pollute the environment

• you never express your opinions openly

• you never do anything exciting or unusual