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At one’s wit’s end

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Confused perplexed bewildering

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At one’s fingertips

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Complete knowledge

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At the spur of the moment

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Without delay

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All in all

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Most important

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At close quarters

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At or from a position that is very near

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Pale in comparison

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To seem less important good serious etc

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Leave someone in the lurch

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Leave someone abruptly and without support when they are in a difficult situation

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Dig Deep

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Manage to find a lot of money for something

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Wash one’s dirty linen in public

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Discuss one’s personal affairs in public

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Writing is on the wall

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Warning or sign that something unpleasant or unfortunate is going to happen

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Put a dampener on

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To make something less strong active or exciting

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A bull in a China Shop

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One who cause damage

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Daft as a brush

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Very silly or somewhat crazy

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Move heaven and earth

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To do everything that you can do to achieve something

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Cut the gordian knot

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Solve or remove a problem in a direct or forceful way, rejecting gentler or more indirect method

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Keep something under one’s hat

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Keep something a secret

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Nip something in a bud

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To stop something bad before it develops or get worse

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A gentleman at large

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A person without any serious occupation

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The moment of truth

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An occasion when something important happens that test someone or something and that will have an effect on the future

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At someone’s back and call

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Always having to be ready to obey someone’s order

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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

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Do not refuse something good that is offered

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Let sleeping dogs lie

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To ignore a problem because trying to deal with it could cause an even more difficult situation

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Throw caution to the wind

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To do something without worrying about the risk or negative

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch

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Nothing is ever really given away for free so be worry of hidden charges, motives or agendas

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A new lease of life
A chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again
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In a pickle
In a difficult situation
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Rain on someone's parade
To spoil someone's pleasure
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Set alarm bells rings
To make someone feel warned or concerned about something
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Rank and file
Ordinary people
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By fits and starts
In short periods not regularly
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Know the ropes
Have experience about the appropriate procedure
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Go through fire and water
To face many challenges in order to achieve something
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A Bolt from the blue
A sudden and unexpected event
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A green horse
An inexperienced or naive person
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Bury the hatchet
To stop an argument and become friends again
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Bring someone to book
To punish someone or to make them explain their behaviour publicly when they have done something wrong
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Blood,Sweat and Tears
Extremely hardwork or the greatest effort possible in order to achieve something
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Achilles heel
A week point
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A feather in your cap
To achieve something at to be proud of it
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To cross swords
To fight
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To take a leap in the dar
To do something without being certain of the outcome and result
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Bite the bullet
To accept something unpleasant or difficult
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Be in the soup
To be in trouble
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An axe to grind
To have a selfish aim or motive
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Water under the bridge
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore
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Get one's goat
To annoy or irritate someone
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Cost an arm and a leg
Very expensive
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Bridging the chasm
To overcome a significant gap or disparity
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Factor in
To take into consideration or include as a relevant component
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Bouncing back
Recovering or rebouncing from setbacks or difficulties
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Connecting the threads
Process of linking different aspects or components to create a coherent whole
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Wheather the Stroms of life
To endure or overcome challenges and difficulties
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Speaks volumes
Conveys a great deal
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Keep somebody in the picture
To make sure someone knows all the facts about a changing situation
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Keep on trucking
To continue to do something that is ordinary or boring
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Keep on the right side of somebody
To try to make certain that someone is pleased with you
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Few and far between
Rare and not often found
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Set his face against
Sternly opposed
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Go bananas
Become angry
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Like riding a bicycle
Something that you will never forget how to do
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Jump on the bandwagon
Follow a trend or to do what everyone else is doing
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It takes two to tango
One person isn't alone responsible
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Sitting on the fence
To delay or avoid making a decision
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A shot in the arm
A boost or stimulant
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Cash cow
Dependable source of income
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Yellow bellies
Cowards
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On the cards
Probable
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Turned the corner
Out of danger
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To hold good
To remain valid
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Out of line
Behaving in an appropriate way
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Pull yourself together
To become calm
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A fly on the wall
An unperceived observer
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A snowball effect
Situation in which one action or event causes many other similar actions or events
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Win laurels
To gain honour or achievement
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A kick in the teeth
To gain honour or disappointment
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Donkey's years
Long time
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Get the axe
Lose the job
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A stone's throw
A very short distance
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Round the clock
All day and all night
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A chip of the old block
Someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother
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Bring someone to book
Officially punish someone or call them to account for their behaviour
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The black sheep
To one with bad reputation
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Hit the purple patch
Very successful or lucky for a period
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Hit the sack
Go to sleep
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Beat around the bush
Discuss a matter without coming to the point
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Pull all the Stops
To make every possible effort
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Call a spade a spade
Speak clearly and directly about things
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Play for time
To make excuses or do things to gain time
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Full of sound and fury
Loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful
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Utopian scheme
A visionary scheme through impractical
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It's all Greek to me
To not understand
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A big draw
Huge attraction
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A bull in China Shop
An extremely awkward Clumsy person
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A cold fish
Someone who seems Unfriendly and who does not share feelings
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A cut above something
Superior to
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A damp squib
A disappointment result
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A dog's breakfast
A total mess
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A fine state of affairs
An unpleasant situation
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A gentleman at large
A man without a job
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A hot patato
A controversial situation

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