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ritual

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a religious or solemn ceremony. performed according to precription

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solemn

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formal

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3
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set a dinner table

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4
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preposition used with different

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different to

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5
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mixed bag

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having good and bad aspects

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a pinch of salt

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take with a pinch of salt not believe everything you are told

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its time + subject + past tense

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refers to present time something when you think should be done

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its time + subject + for or to + verb

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time for something have arrived

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9
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haywire

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go haywire means not work properly

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10
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frankly

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in an open, honest, and direct manner

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11
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could count something on one hand

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does not happen very often

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12
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binge

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an occasion when you do something in an extreme way

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13
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cat-o’-nine-tails

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in past tool for punishment now an idiom for ways people use to punish themselves

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14
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trimester

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period of three months in pregnancy

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15
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waistcoat

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boogie on down

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hit the dance floor

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strut your stuff

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throw shapes

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like nobody’s business

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very quickly or in very large amounts

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sit on the fence

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delay making a decision avoid deciding of an action over another

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twitch

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sudden small movement in a part of the body

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spontaneous

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from within with no external causes without a plan

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reckon

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nudges
ways of gradually persuading people to do something
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authority
the power or right to make decision or the person or organization in power
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profitable
able to make profits
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manky
dirty
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in someone's best interest
the most advantageous thing for someone
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paternalistic
making decision for other people rather than letting them decide
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infantilize
treating someone as if they were a child
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autonomy
the ability to make your own decision
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impulsively
suddenly and without thinking
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