| A | B |
|---|
| Behind (one's) back | without one's knowledge, secretly |
| to talk back to | to answer in a rude manner, to speak to disrespectfully |
| to be in | to be popular or fashionable; to be available at one's work or home |
| to be out | to be unpopular or no longer in fashion; to be away from one's work or home |
| to draw the line at | to determine to be unacceptable, to refuse to consider |
| to get out of line | to disobey or ignore normal procedures or rules |
| dry run | rehearsal, practice session |
| to play by ear | to play music that one has heard but never read; to proceed without plan, to do spontaneously |
| to be in (someone's) shoes | to be in another person's position, to face the same situation as another person |
| to keep after | ro remind constantly, to nag |
| to fix up | to repair or put back in good condition; toarrange a date or engagement for another person |
| to be had | to be victimized or cheated |
