Learning – Metaphors – Opinions – Flashcards
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learn the ropes
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to understand how to do a particular job or activity .
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under attack
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subject to aggressive, violent, or harmful action. Was cricised by someone
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instincts
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a natural ability to know what to do in a particular situation. Believed that my feelings are correct
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take advantage of something /opportunities
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use the chances you get,to use a situation or opportunity to get what you want
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take advantage of someone
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to unfairly get what you want from someone who is easily persuaded to help you, trust you, or do things for you.
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"Never, never give up"
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means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. Don't stop trying to achieve something
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Profund effect on me
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Changed a person deeply
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Believe in yourself
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feel deeply that you can succeed
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steep learning curve
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in a position in which you quickly have to learn something difficult.
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ropes
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knowledge of how to do something; how to work something.
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thing or two (about someone or something)
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1. bits of information or criticism about someone or something; a few facts about someone or something. 2. a few points of criticism about someone or something
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tricks of the trade
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special skills and knowledge associated with any trade or profession.
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It is never too late to learn. and You are never too old to learn
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You can always learn something new.
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know something by heart
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to know something perfectly; to have memorized something perfectly.
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learn (something) the hard way and find (something) out the hard way
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to learn something by experience, especially by an unpleasant experience. (As opposed to learning in school, from reading, etc.)
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learn something by heart
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to learn something so well that it can be written or recited without thinking; to memorize something
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learn something by rote
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to learn something by memorizing without giving any thought to what is being learned
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learn something from someone or something
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to find out something from someone or something.
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learn something from the bottom up
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to learn something thoroughly, from the very basics; to learn all aspects of something, even the least important ones
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learn about someone or something
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to find out about someone or something
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learn by something
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to learn [something] from some kind of actual experience
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learn from someone or something
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to learn [something] from the experience of someone or something
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learn of someone or something
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find out about someone or something
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learn to live with something
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to learn to adapt to something unpleasant or painful
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live and learn
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Cliché to increase one's knowledge by experience
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We must learn to walk before we can run
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You must master a basic skill before you are able to learn more complex things
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know/learn something (off) by heart
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if you know or learn something, especially a piece of writing, by heart, you know or learn it so that you can remember it perfectly
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learn something off pat
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to learn something so well that you do not have to think about how to do or say it
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learn your lesson
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to learn something useful about life from an unpleasant experience
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You live and learn. (British) also Live and learn. (American)
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something that you say when you have just discovered something that you did not know I had no idea they were related
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learn (something) the hard way
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to obtain knowledge or understanding through experience
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learn a/your lesson
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to understand something because of an unpleasant experience We learned a lesson from last year's failure to reform health care
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go downhill
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to get worse in health/quality/status
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crossroads
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having choose one thing or another
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reached the peak
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become number one
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Find yourself at a crossroad
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a point during the development of something when you have to make an important decision about what to do next
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hard to take/swallow
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difficult to accept or deal with
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food for thought
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something that makes you think a lot about a particular subject
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a half-baked idea or plan
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is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully
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regurgitate
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to repeat facts or ideas that you have heard or learnt without understanding them or thinking about them for yourself
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over the hill
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no longer young and therefore unable to do things that you could do in the past
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on its last legs
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old, in bad condition, and not likely to continue working
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go far
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to be successful in what you try to do
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wait for the dust to settle
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wait for an unsettled situation to become calm.
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Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it
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Do not expect to be paid for this
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when the dust settles
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when things have calmed down
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be in the driving seat
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to be in control.
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On the right track / wrong track
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acting in a way that will bring a desired result.
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on the ropes
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having serious problems and likely to fail
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in a tight corner
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in a difficult situation.
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play smb. cards close to smb. chest
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keeps smb. plans or ideas secret.
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smb is got something up smb sleeve
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has a plan or idea he will keep secret until needed
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strike while the iron is hot
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make use of an opportunity immediately because now is the best time to do it.
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have a chip on your shoulder
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be sensitive about or feel offended by sth. as a result of sth that happened in your past.
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flash of inspiration
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a clever idea that comes suddenly
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shine at
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especially good at something
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be bright
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intelligent
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be dim
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not very intelligent
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Constructed a theory
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developed
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have any stadistics
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basis
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idea falls down
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fails because of a particular reason
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foundations are very strong
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help prove
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make a killing
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a big profit
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launch an agressive campain
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began an intense series of actions
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targetting
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aimed at
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join forces
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merge together
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play devil's advocate
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say something unlikely or unpopular so people will think about the issue more carefully
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speak my mind
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say what you really believe
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sitting on the fence
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being unable to commit yourself to one opinion or one side
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beat about the bush
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talk a lot, but avoid directly addressing the most important point
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vested interest or have an axe to grind
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you are not neutral because you have personal reasons for wanting things to be a particular way.
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as I see it and in my opinion; in my view
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the way I think about it
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base one's opinion on something
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to make a judgment or form an opinion from something
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form an opinion
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to think up or decide on an opinion
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hazard an opinion
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to give an opinion
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I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself.
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. I do not care about your opinion of this matter
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in my humble opinion
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Cliché a phrase introducing the speaker's opinion
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in one's opinion
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according to one's belief or judgment
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keep one's opinions to (oneself)
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to stop mentioning one's own opinions, especially when they disagree with someone else's
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Keep your opinions to yourself!
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I do not want to hear your opinions!
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matter of opinion
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the question of how good or bad someone or something is
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be a matter of opinion
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. if something is a matter of opinion, different people have different opinions about it I don't think there is a perfect way to teach a child to read if you say that something someone has just said is a matter of opinion, you mean that you do not agree
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contrary to popular belief/opinion
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something that you say before you make a statement that is the opposite of what most people believe
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a matter of opinion
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the particular belief that someone has about something Whether the situation has improved is not a matter of opinion
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difference of opinion
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a disagreement
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preconceptions
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an opinion about something that you form before you have a lot of information about it or experience of it
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have second thoughts (about something):
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to begin to doubt a decision that you have already made.
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have/keep an open mind
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to be willing to listen to other people's opinions about someone or something.
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narrow-minded
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disliking or not interested in ideas or cultures different from your own
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eye-opening
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: a situation that shows you something surprising that you did not know before
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perspective
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a way of thinking about something
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convincing
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makes you believe that it is true or persuades you to do something
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general opinion
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seems to be that it would be a good idea to start now.
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keep your opinions to yourself
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Sometimes it can be diplomatic
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personal opinion
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If you have an idea about something which doesn't represent your company's view
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considered opinionated.
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if someone has strong opinions and lets them be known
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entitled to their own opinion
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People have a right to make their own decisions about things
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TIME FLIES
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it goes through the air,time goes so fast
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SLAVING AWAY
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working like a slave for his/her owner,working extremely hard
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SNOWED UNDER
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unable to get out because of heavy snow,have an awful lot of work to do
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KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER
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manage to avoid drowing in deep water,just about coping
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TIGHTEN OUR BELTS
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fastening your belt tighter,make a lot of economies
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PICKED UP
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retrieved from the floor,improved
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SLEEPY
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having difficulty staying away,where not much happens
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TIED UP
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unable to move because you're tied with rope,very busy
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BITTEN OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW
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take such a big mouthful of food that you can't chew it,given ourselves more work than we can manage
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MUST DASH
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have to run fast,must go
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TO POINT THE FINGERS AT
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to indicate with your finger,to put the blame on
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HAD A FEW HICCUPS
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a hiccup is a sudden,involuntary gulp-like sound in your throat,had a few small problems
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BROKE HIS HEART
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stopped his heart functioning,hurt him very deeply
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TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
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gives you difficulty breathing,to leave you stunned and unable to speak
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SCARRED HER FOR LIFE
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a scar is a physical mark left by a cut or burn,caused her permanent psychological damage
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COME IN A FLASH
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a flash of light,it suddenly occurred to me
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GLOWING WITH PRIDE
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to glow like a fire or light,visibly very very proud
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SPARKED MY INTEREST
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a spark is a tiny flame that can start a fire,awakened my interest
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BEING OVERSHADOWED
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blocked from the light by sth bigger that you,appearing inferior in comparison to
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IT DAWNED ON ME
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dawn is when the sun rises,I realized
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STORMY RELATIONSHIP
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with frequent rain,thunder,lightning,a realationship in which people row a lot
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BLAZING ROWS
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a blazing fire burns strongly,very angry rows with lots of shouting
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BLOSSOMED
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flowers blossom when they begin to open up,developed successfully
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IN FLOOD OF TEARS
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there are floods when it rains so much that the rivers burst their banks,crying a lot,uncontrollably
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THE ROOT OF
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the underground base of a plant or tree,the fundamental cause of
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HAVEN'T THE FOGGIEST IDEA
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on a foggy day you can't see anything clearly,really don't know or understand
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REACH A CROSSROADS
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come to a junction of four roads,reach a point in life when an important choice has to be made
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FOLLOWED IN HIS FATHER FOOTSTEPS
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walked behind his father,did what his father did(professionally)
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RAMBLING SPEECH
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you ramble when you walk with no planned direction,long-winded and poorly-planned speech
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GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES
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following the same circular path,making no progress at all
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GREAT STRIDES
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very big steps forward,very significant and rapid progress
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OUT OF THE BLUE
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a complete surprise
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OVER THE MOON
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thrilled
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IN DEEP WATER
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in real trouble
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GET COLD FEET
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lost the courage
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PULL HIS SOCKS UP
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change his attitude,try harder
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TIP OF MY TONGUE
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almost remember
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WASTE OF SPACE
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useless
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PUT MU FOOT IN IT
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say something really insensitive
