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Pull out all the stops ?

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When you do everything you can to impress (show off) but positive

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Caught a glimpse ?

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to manage to see something for a short time

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Going off the beaten track ?

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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:

Ex:

The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

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Hidden gems of a place

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Nice spot

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Fork out (neg) ?

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To pay a lot when you don’t want

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Pay an arm and a leg for

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Pay a lot

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Quaint ?

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attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:

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Idyllic ?

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An idyllic place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful:

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Bustling with life

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Full of people

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Picturesque ?

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attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way:

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Pristine ?

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new or almost new, and in very good condition:

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Barren ?

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unable to produce plants or fruit:

Ex:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

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Undergrowth ?

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a mass of bushes, small trees, and plants, especially growing under the trees in a forest:

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Lush (≠barren) ?

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A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees:

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Wilderness

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an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth:

Ex:

a beautiful mountain wilderness

Alaska is the last great wilderness.

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Serene surroundings ?

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Peaceful area

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Alienate ?

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to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group:

Ex: immigrants tend to alienate themselves from the rest of society

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Have a hankering for

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Strong desire

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Rule sth out/rule out sth

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to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable:

Ex:

The police haven’t yet ruled out murder.

I won’t rule out a June election.

The police have not ruled him out as a suspect.

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Do someone a disservice

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an action that harms something or someone:

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Far-fetched (story/ to sound far-fetched/idea)

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very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:

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Sensationalized ( sensationalism ) ?

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to present information in a way that tries to make it as shocking or exciting as possible:

Ex:

They were accused of sensationalizing the story.

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To cross a line

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to start to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable:

Ex:

This time, you’ve really crossed the line.

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To frown on X ?

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Disapprove/look down

Ex:

My mom always frowned on lying

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A household name ?
a famous person that most people know of: Ex: JK Rowling, a household name in the field of litterature, is remarkable
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Get the short end of the stick ?
to suffer the bad effects of a situation: Ex: She always seems to get the short end of the stick when it comes to office promotions
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Display/view smb in a different light ?
View someone differently
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To hound (good for topic)
Try to get info constantly/repetitively (neg)/ to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them:
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Emphatically ?
in a forceful way: Ex: Johnson has emphatically denied the allegations against him.
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Gripping (good for review)
Something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely:
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Strike a chord with smb
to cause you to remember that something is connected to you in some way: H.P used to strike a chord with me while growing up
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Onerous (task/duty/responsability/ restrictions) ?
difficult to do or needing a lot of effort:
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Drag smb’s name through the mud
Damage the reputation
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Knock him down a peg (= knock him off his high horses)
to make (someone) feel less important or proud Ex: He was taken down a peg when an even better player joined the team.
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To draw someone in ?
Lure in
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Use smb as a scapegoat
a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:
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Nip in the bud
to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established/ try to solve a problem right at the beginning Ex: Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.
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Going off the rails ? (Crazy)
to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally: He went off the rails in his first year at university.
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Handful ?
a person or thing that is difficult to control or manage:
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Harrowing ?
extremely upsetting because connected with suffering: Ex: a harrowing story
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Succumb (to temptation/illness/pressure
to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:
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Baseless ?
Without ground, unfound, lacking evidence
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Give someone a leg up ?
Piston
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Take sth up something
to start doing a particular job or activity: Ex: He's taken up the position of supervisor. Have you ever thought of taking up acting?
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Embezzlement ?
the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for: Ex: They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds.
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In the name of smth/smb (love/peace/freedom)
Au nom de
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Be at odds with smb ?
To disagree
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Upwards of (number)
If you say something is upward(s) of a number or value, you mean it is at least the stated amount and probably more: Ex: Upwards of 50,000 people assembled in the main square.
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Out of hand ? Party/situation
Out of control Ex: The party got completely/totally out of hand
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Full of himself ?
Arrogant
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In bad taste : joke/sketch
Not appreciated
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On the spot (make a decision on the spot)
On the moment
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Over the top
too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way: Ex: Don’t get over the top
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Hound mercilessly
Harass mercilessly
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To make a splash ?
to become suddenly very successful or very well known: To attract the attention (pos or neg) Jodie Foster made quite a splash in the film "Taxi Driver".
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A string of ?
A number of
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Recluse (become a recluse)
a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people:
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Lampoon ?
to criticize a famous person or a public organization in a piece of writing, a drawing, etc., in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid:
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Slander ?
to damage someone's reputation by making a false spoken statement about them
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Scoop ?
Un scoop
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Hit the big time ?
Become famous suddenly
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Slander ? (Vicious/nasty slander/spew or spread slander)
to damage someone's reputation by making a false spoken statement about them
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Put sb or sthm on the map ?
To become famous
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Mountains terrain
Montagneux
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Dense vegetation
Dense vegetation
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Humid climate
Humid climate
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Pristine wilderness
Pristine wilderness
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Lush undergrowth
Lush undergrowth
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See the sights
Visiter
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Be a sight to behold
Vue magnifique
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Look a sorry sight
Very Untidy
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Set your sights on
Focus on something/ decide to do something and focus on this
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Lose sight of
Forget
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Out of sight
No longer visible

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