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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. commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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to start one's own business especially as a doctor or lawyer 🇺🇸 idiom commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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If something that is very important to you goes..., it fails or ends without anything being achieved. commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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a person with a corrupting influence on their associates, peers etc. idiom commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused. commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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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. commencer à apprendre
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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 commencer à apprendre
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know where the bodies are buried
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