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Emoji
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#301
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call to mind
idiom
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to remember or recall something
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This song calls to mind my childhood days. |
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#302
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on the tip of one's tongue
idiom
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when you can almost remember something but not quite
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His name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t recall it. |
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#303
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jog someone's memory
idiom
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to make someone remember something
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That smell jogged my memory of our school canteen. |
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#304
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lose track of
idiom
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to forget or stop being aware of something
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I completely lost track of time while watching the movie. |
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#305
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light at the end of the tunnel
idiom
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sign of hope after a difficult period
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After months of struggle, she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. |
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#306
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burning desire
idiom
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a strong motivation to achieve something
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He has a burning desire to succeed in life. |
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#307
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get your act together
idiom
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start working efficiently or properly
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You need to get your act together if you want to meet the deadline. |
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#308
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rise and shine
idiom
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wake up and start your day energetically
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Rise and shine, it’s a brand new day! |
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#309
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where there’s a will, there’s a way
idiom
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if you are determined, you can find a solution
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Where there’s a will, there’s a way—you can do it! |
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#310
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make it happen
idiom
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take action to achieve something
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Stop dreaming and make it happen. |
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#311
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Big fish in a small pond
idiom
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An important person in a small organization or area.
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He prefers being a big fish in a small pond rather than competing globally. |
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#312
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Playing with house money
idiom
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Taking risks with money that was gained easily or unexpectedly.
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After their early profits, the traders were playing with house money. |
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#313
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Go all out
idiom
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To use all your energy and resources to achieve something.
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They went all out to make the event a success. |
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#314
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backdoor access
idiom
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a secret or unauthorized way to access a system or information
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Hackers found a backdoor access to the company’s database. |
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#315
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hit the firewall
idiom
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to face a restriction or security block while trying to access something online
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I tried to visit the site but hit the firewall at work. |
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#316
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short circuit
idiom
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to cause a sudden failure; to interrupt a process abruptly
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A small mistake short-circuited the entire project. |
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#317
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offline mode
idiom
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a state of being disconnected from the internet or unavailable
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He’s been in offline mode all weekend, not answering any messages. |
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#318
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out of bandwidth
idiom
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too busy or overwhelmed to handle more tasks
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I’m out of bandwidth today, can we talk tomorrow? |
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#319
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debug the problem
idiom
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to identify and fix issues or errors
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Let’s debug the problem before we push the update. |
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#320
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in the cloud
idiom
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stored or managed on remote servers via the internet
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All our data is now in the cloud. |
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#321
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hardwired to do something
idiom
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to be naturally inclined or programmed to behave a certain way
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Humans are hardwired to seek connection and belonging. |
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#322
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run out of bandwidth
idiom
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to have no time or energy left; to be overwhelmed
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Sorry, I can’t take another task — I’ve run out of bandwidth. |
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#323
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cut and paste solution
idiom
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an easy or unoriginal fix; a copied approach
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That’s just a cut and paste solution, not a real fix. |
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#324
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blind date
idiom
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a romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
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She met her boyfriend on a blind date. |
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#325
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break someone's heart
idiom
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to make someone very sad, especially in love
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He broke her heart when he left her. |
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#326
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kiss and make up
idiom
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to become friends again after an argument
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They always kiss and make up after every fight. |
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#327
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rule with an iron fist
idiom
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to control people very strictly and harshly
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The dictator ruled with an iron fist for twenty years. |
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#328
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hold the fort
idiom
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to be in charge while someone is away
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Can you hold the fort while I'm at the meeting? |
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#329
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pull rank
idiom
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to use one's authority to gain an advantage
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He pulled rank to get the last seat on the plane. |
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#330
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hold sway
idiom
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to have great influence or power over others
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The leader held sway over the entire organization. |