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(Have you) been keeping busy?
(Have you) been keeping cool?
(Have you) been keeping out of trouble?
(Have you) been OK?
(it was) good talking to you
(it was) nice talking to you
(it) hasn't been easy
(it's been) good to talk to you
(it's) (all) Greek to me
(I've been) keeping out of trouble
(I've) been under the weather
be (a) one for (something)
be (a) party to (something)
be (a) witness to (something)
be (all) out to (do something)
be (all) set (to do something)
be (as) clean as a new pin
be (as) happy as a clam (at high tide)
be (as) sick as a parrot
be (as) tough as nails
be (as) tough as shoe leather
be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (batting) on a sticky wicket
be (dead) set on (something)
be (just) as well
be (just) good friends
be (not) supposed to (do something)
be (on) the right side of (an age)
be (one's) life
be (one's) strong point
be (only) to be expected
be (someone's) strong suit
be (something) to the good
be (still) going strong
be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
be (with)in sight
be a bit steep
be a box of birds
be a chip off the old block
be a crying shame
be a double-edged sword
be a double-edged weapon
be a firm believer in (something)
be a go
be a great believer in (something)
be a great one for (doing something)
be a man/woman of his/her word
be a mass of (something)
be a matter of (doing something)
be a moot point
be a moot question
be a mug's game
be a no-no
be a one-way street
be a picture
be a poor second
be a poor third
be a question of time
be a revelation
be a rough trot
be a shining example (of someone or something)
be a shoo-in
be a slam dunk
be a slave of (something)
be a snap
be a sport
be a square peg (in a round hole)
be a steal
be a toss-up
be a wake-up
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a world away
be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
be about
be about to (do something)
be above board
be above par
be above suspicion
be across (something)
be after (doing something)
be ahead
be all hat and no cattle
be all het up
be all like
be all over bar the shouting
be all over the shop
be all right
be all roses
be all things to all people
be an item
be anyone's
be art and part of (something)
be as (something) as all get-out
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
be at (someone or something)
be at an end
be at cross purposes
be at full strength
be at it
be at peace
be at work
be backed into a corner
be badly off
be badly off for (something)
be badly turned out
be banging (one's) head against a brick wall
be barking up the wrong tree
be batting a thousand
be baying for blood
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
be behind
be below full strength
be below par
be better off
be better placed
be better than a kick in the pants
be beyond caring
be beyond hope
be beyond suspicion
be bitten by the bug
be blasted to smithereens
be bleeding red ink
be blowing in the wind
be blown off course
be blown out of the water
be blown to smithereens
be bored witless
be born that way
be bouncing off the walls
be bound to (be or do something)
be boxing clever
be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
be breathing fire
be bricking it
be bringing up the rear
be brought down a notch (or two)
be brought down a peg (or two)
be brought in from the cold
be brought to book
be bumping along the bottom
be bursting at the seams
be bursting to (do something)
be carried away
be cast in a (some kind of) mold
be caught flat-footed
be caught in a time warp
be caught in the act
be caught napping
be caught on the wrong foot
be caught with chaff
be champing at the bit
be chasing (one's) (own) tail
be chasing rainbows
be chilled to the marrow
be coining it
be coming apart at the seams
be common knowledge
be cooked to a turn
be cooking with gas
be crazy about (someone or something)
be cruel to be kind
be crystal clear
be cut out for (something)
be cutting it fine
be dead on (one's) feet
be dead set on (something)
be devoured by (something)
be different sides of the same coin
be doing a land-office business
be doing OK
be doing well
be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens)
be done
be done and dusted
be done for
be done to a turn
be doped to the gills
be down to the wire
be downhill all the way
be dragged through the mud
be dropping like flies
be dying of (something)
be dying to (do something)
be eating (one's) dust
be falling over (oneself) to (do something)
be far and away the (something)
be far/further/furthest removed from (something)
be fighting a losing battle
be firing on all cylinders
be first out of the box
be flogging a dead horse
be flying a kite
be flying blind
be for a good cause
be for show
be for the chop
be forsworn
be frightened to death
be full of piss and vinegar
be getting on
be getting younger
be given the gate
be given the hook
be given to (something)
be glued to (someone or something)
be going begging
be going cheap
be going gangbusters
be going on (for) (something)
be going places
be going to hell
be gone up
be good going
be good news
be green about the gills
be green around the gills
be grinning like a Cheshire cat
be grounds for (something)
be had
be happy to (do something)
be hard at it
be hard done-by
be hard pushed
be hard put to (do something)
be headed for (something)
be heading for a fall
be hell on (one)
be het up
be hitting on all cylinders
be honored
be hot to trot
be hung out to dry
be ideally placed
be in
be in (one's) favor
be in (one's) good graces
be in (something) for the long haul
be in a bad mood
be in a cleft stick
be in a different league
be in a flap
be in a good cause
be in a minority of one
be in a snit
be in a sorry state
be in a state
be in a sticky situation
be in a sweat
be in a tight corner
be in a tight spot
be in a tizz(y)
be in a tough spot
be in a vicious circle
be in a/the minority
be in an interesting condition
be in an/(one's) ivory tower
be in arrears
be in at (something)
be in at the death
be in at the finish
be in at the kill
be in attendance
be in awe (of someone or something)
be in awe of (someone or something)
be in bad odor with
be in bad shape
be in bad taste
be in contact with (one)
be in control
be in Dutch (with someone)
be in favor of (something)
be in fear of (one's) life
be in floods (of tears)
be in full flood
be in good odor with (one)
be in good shape
be in good taste
be in good voice
be in harm's way
be in heat
be in high spirits
be in hock
be in holy orders
be in like Flynn
be in low spirits
be in no mood for (something)
be in on (something)
be in on the act
be in on the ground floor
be in perspective
be in plain English
be in plain language
be in poor voice
be in power
be in ruins
be in shape
be in short supply
be in step (with someone or something)
be in stock
be in store (for one)
be in sync (with someone or something)
be in tatters
be in the best of health
be in the best possible taste
be in the bullpen
be in the doldrums
be in the drink
be in the mainstream (of something)
be in the middle of (something or some place)
be in the mood for (something)
be in the picture
be in the poorhouse
be in the race
be in the right
be in the right spot at the right time
be in the short strokes
be in the thick of things
be in the worst possible taste
be in time (with someone or something)
be in touch with (something)
be in trim
be in trouble
be in tune
be in tune with the times
be in use
be in vogue
be in well (with)
be in with a shout
be infested with (something)
be intimate with (someone)
be into (something)
be involved with (something)
be jumping up and down
be just looking
be just the thing
be kept on a short leash
be kept on a tight leash
be kicked to the curb
be knocked down a notch (or two)
be knocked down a peg (or two)
be knocked out of the box
be knocked sideways
be knocking on the door
be laughed out of court
be laughing
be laughing all the way to the bank
be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
be left at the post
be light on (something)
be like a red flag to a bull
be like a red rag to a bull
be like jelly
be like ships in the night
be like ships that pass in the night
be living high on the hog
be living in a fool's paradise
be living on borrowed time
be living proof of (something)
be living proof that
be locked in a time warp
be looking to (do something)
be lost in (something)
be lost in the shuffle
be lost on (someone)
be lost to the world
be mad about (someone or something)
be mad keen (on someone or something)
be made of money
be made that way
be made up
be made up about (something)
be made up with (something)
be meant to be
be mentioned in dispatches
be miles apart
be minting it
be mixed up in (something)
be more than (something)
be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
be murder on (someone or something)
be mutton dressed as lamb
be named after (someone or something)
be named for (someone or something)
be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
be no bad thing
be no good
be no mean (something)
be no respecter of persons
be no stranger to (something)
be no use
be not (oneself)
be not all there
be not on
be not playing the game
be not playing with a full deck
be not so much (something) as (something else)
be not to know
be not up to much
be not worth a dime
be not worth a fig
be not worth a hill of beans
be not worth the paper it's printed on
be of one mind
be of service
be of service (to someone or something)
be of sound mind
be of the opinion that
be of the same mind
be of unsound mind
be of use
be off (one's) feed
be off for (something)
be off sick
be off the danger list
be off the radar
be off the rails
be off to a false start
be off-kilter
be OK
be on (one's) case
be on (the) air
be on a loser
be on a rampage
be on a short fuse
be on a short leash
be on a tight leash
be on acid
be on at
be on automatic pilot
be on bad terms (with someone)
be on firm ground
be on nodding terms (with someone)
be on relief
be on show
be on some other shit
be on stream
be on the (something) side
be on the anvil
be on the back foot
be on the brink of (doing something)
be on the carpet
be on the danger list
be on the dole
be on the door
be on the edge of (something)
be on the fence
be on the front foot
be on the gravy train
be on the hook
be on the horn
be on the hush
be on the hush-hush
be on the in
be on the make
be on the offensive
be on the phone
be on the point of (doing something)
be on the prowl
be on the pull
be on the radar (screen)
be on the rampage
be on the receiving end
be on the same page
be on the scene
be on the scent (of someone or something)
be on the scrounge (for something)
be on the sick list
be on the stage
be on the take
be on the up and up
be on the wane
be on the watch (for someone or something)
be on the way in
be on the way out
be on to (someone or something)
be on top of (something)
be on welfare
be one jump ahead
be one of the boys
be one of the girls
be one of the lads
be one over (the) eight
be opposite sides of the same coin
be out
be out for (something)
be out of (one's) brain
be out of (one's) face
be out of (one's) hair
be out of (one's) shell
be out of (one's) skull
be out of (something)
be out of control
be out of favor (with one)
be out of fix

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