EOI Vocabulario
Life stages
A rite of passage
Somebody's declining/twilight years
A spring chicken (young)
Body-conscious
Self-image
Unrealistic expectations
Low self-esteem
Science/technology
Cutting-edge technology
At the forefront of scientific research
To reinvent the wheel
It is not rocket science
Well-oiled machine
History
A rich tapestry of history/culture, etc.
The good old days
Times gone by (to refer to the past)
The rest is history
A blast from the past
Take a trip down memory lane
Let bygones be bygones
That ship has sailed
Donkey's years (ago)
Environment
A drop in the ocean
To turn a blind eye to something
A hot potato
The sands of time are running out
You reap what you sow
Mistreatment of animals
Kept in captivity
Blood sports
Housing
Home is where the heart is
A man's home is his castle
Trivial
Mortgage
Estate agent
Lease
Deposit
Work
Striking a good work/life balance
Juggling studies/childcare and working life
Work to live, do not live to work
Bring home the bacon (the breadwinner)
It's your bread and butter
Glued to a screen
Open doors
Equal pay for equal work
Leisure
Get away from the hustle and bustle (of the city/office/your life)
Get away from it all
Disconnect
Switch off
Provide you with escapism
Adrenaline junkie
Glued to a screen
Travel
I love the hustle and bustle of the city
Get off the beaten track
To get itchy feet
To let your hair down
To live out of your suitcase
To hit the road
Out of your comfort zone
Relationships
To be like chalk and cheese
To feel like a fish out of water
To gatecrash
To follow in their footsteps
To look up to somebody
To be like peas in a pod
To be like peas and carrots
To live at peace with someone or something
Health (health system)
Persisting symptoms
Recurring
Side effects
Bedridden
Confined to a wheelchair
Mortality/survival rate
Eradicate something
To be under the weather
Fit as a fiddle
A clean bill of health
To go under the knife
To be back on one's feet
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