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#1861
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down the road
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in the future
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We may expand to other countries down the road. |
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#1862
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crystal ball
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the ability to predict the future
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I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t tell what will happen. |
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#1863
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on the horizon
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likely to happen soon
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A new product launch is on the horizon. |
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#1864
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strike while the iron is hot
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to take advantage of an opportunity immediately
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The market conditions are perfect, so we need to strike while the iron is hot. |
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#1865
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a silver lining
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a positive aspect in a difficult situation
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Losing my job was tough, but the silver lining was that I found a better one. |
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#1866
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walk on eggshells
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to be very careful about what you say or do to avoid upsetting someone
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Ever since the argument, I've been walking on eggshells around him. |
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#1867
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kick the habit
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to stop doing something bad or addictive
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After ten years of smoking, he finally kicked the habit. |
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#1868
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go bankrupt
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to lose all money and be unable to pay debts
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Many start-ups go bankrupt within their first year. |
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#1869
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tighten one’s belt
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to spend less money due to financial difficulties
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After losing his job, he had to tighten his belt. |
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#1870
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balance the books
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to make sure income and expenses are equal
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The accountant worked late to balance the books. |
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#1871
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alive and kicking
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still healthy and full of life
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My grandmother is 90 but still alive and kicking. |
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#1872
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get back on your feet
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to recover after an illness or difficulty
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He lost his job but soon got back on his feet. |
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#1873
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cold shoulder
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to ignore someone deliberately
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After the argument, she gave him the cold shoulder for days. |
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#1874
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cry your heart out
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to cry a lot due to sadness
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She cried her heart out after hearing the bad news. |
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#1875
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have a soft spot for someone
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to feel affection or fondness for someone
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He has always had a soft spot for his childhood friend. |
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#1876
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have mixed feelings
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to be uncertain or have both positive and negative emotions
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I have mixed feelings about moving to another city. |
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#1877
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judge, jury, and executioner
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to control all parts of judging and punishing someone
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He acted as judge, jury, and executioner in the matter. |
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#1878
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get your wires crossed
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to misunderstand someone or something
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We must have got our wires crossed, because I thought the meeting was tomorrow. |
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#1879
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talk at cross purposes
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to misunderstand each other when talking about different things
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I think we’re talking at cross purposes—I meant next week, not this one. |
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#1880
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lost in translation
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when the meaning is lost or changed in translation or communication
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The humor was lost in translation when the movie was dubbed. |
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#1881
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miss the point
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to fail to understand the main idea
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You completely missed the point of my argument. |
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#1882
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get the wrong end of the stick
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to misunderstand a situation or statement completely
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I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick—I wasn’t blaming you. |
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#1883
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go off on a tangent
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to suddenly start talking about something unrelated
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He tends to go off on a tangent when discussing politics. |
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#1884
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put words in someone’s mouth
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to say someone said something they did not
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Don’t put words in my mouth—I never said that! |
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#1885
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talk over someone’s head
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to speak in a way that is too complicated for someone to understand
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The professor often talks over students’ heads with technical jargon. |
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#1886
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get something off your chest
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to talk about something that has been worrying you
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I needed to get it off my chest, so I finally told her the truth. |
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#1887
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talk in circles
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to discuss something without reaching a conclusion
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We talked in circles for hours but didn’t solve anything. |
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#1888
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the bottom line
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the most important fact or result
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The bottom line is that we need to increase our profits. |
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#1889
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take no prisoners
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to be ruthless or extremely determined in achieving something
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Our sales team takes no prisoners when it comes to competition. |
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#1890
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in the trenches
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to be deeply involved in hard work or challenging situations
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She’s in the trenches with the rest of the team, solving problems every day. |