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If you say that someone is... while the..., you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. start learning
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make hay while the sun shines
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If you are in a..., you are in a difficult and awkward situation idiom start learning
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Companies find themselves in a pickle when their markets change.
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If someone goes off at a ..., they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before. idiom start learning
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The conversation went off at a tangent
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To lie brazenly and barefacedly. A pun on the dual meanings of "lie." idiom start learning
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If you describe someone as wearing..., you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. 🇬🇧 idiom, disapproval start learning
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At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours
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If people follow ..., they do the same thing that someone else has just done. idiom start learning
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Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
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unhampered freedom of movement, choice, or action idiom start learning
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Students have free rein to choose their own class schedules
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avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference. idiom start learning
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to start one's own business especially as a doctor or lawyer 🇺🇸 idiom start learning
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She graduated from law school and hung out her shingle.
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To proceed or continue making progress at a smooth, steady, or easy pace. idiom start learning
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1. Things have been rolling along pretty well so far, which is unusual for a project of this size. 2. A: "How's work, Jim?" B: "Ah, you know, it keeps rolling along."
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If someone or something ..., they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand. idiom start learning
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muddy the waters/ muddy the issue They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.
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He spent a hefty chunk of change on that car.
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If you are..., you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve. idiom start learning
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If something that is very important to you goes..., it fails or ends without anything being achieved. start learning
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Their dreams went up in smoke after the collapse of their travel agency.
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If you say that someone can ... themselves ..., you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected idiom start learning
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a person with a corrupting influence on their associates, peers etc. idiom start learning
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You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as ... if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money. disapproval start learning
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... bean counters who tend to focus on controlling expenses.
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If someone or something..., they are good enough for the thing they are needed for. idiom start learning
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I could not pass muster in his language
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additional features or accessories which are nonessential but very attractive idiom start learning
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my car has all the latest bells and whistles
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If you say that something is a..., you mean that a success or victory will be easily achieved. start learning
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So it's an easy decision. It's a slam dunk
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to prevent something from working or flowing properly. start learning
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a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused. start learning
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they were killing the golden goose of tourism
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If you say that something that has happened is......, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did. start learning
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Judging from everything you've said, it was just as well she wasn't there.
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said when someone you have just been talking about arrives unexpectedly powiedzenie start learning
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`Speak of the devil,' she greeted Tom, smiling.
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If you..., you suddenly and completely lose your temper. start learning
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He flew off the handle at the slightest thing.
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To... means to know the closely guarded secrets of someone or an organization start learning
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know where the bodies are buried
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