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A bad patch

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Periods of difficulty

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A beast of burden

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Animal that carries luggage

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A bee hive

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A busy place

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A big draw

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Huge attraction

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something better

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A bird’s eye view

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A general view from above

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A bite at the cherry

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An attempt or opportunity to do something

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A blessing/boon in disguise

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An apparent misfortune that eventually has a good results

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A blue eyed boy

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One who is favorite

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A bolt from the blue

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A complete surprise / sudden calamity

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A bone of contention

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Cause of quarrel

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A bull in a china shop

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A clumsy person in a delicate situation

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A bull market

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A period of rising prices

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A cake walk

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An easy achievement

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A can of worms

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A complicated situation

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A carrot and stick approach

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Reward and punishment to influence someone’s behaviour

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17
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A change of heart

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A change of one’s opinion

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A clean slate

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Situation in which you can start again

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A closed book

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A mystery

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A close fisted person

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A miser (kanjoos)

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A cog in machine

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Very small part of a big organization

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A cold fish

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Unfriendly / who does not share his feelings

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A cuckoo in nest

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An unwelcome intruder

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A cut above something

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Superior to

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A damp squib
A disappointing results (Uchi dukaan fikaa pakwan) Damp - moist Squib - firecracker
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A damsel in distress
A helpless women
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A dark horse
Unexpected winner
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A dead letter
A law or agreement that is no longer enforced
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A dead loss
Completely useless
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A diamond in the rough
Someone with potential or talent but lacking training or polish
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A dime a dozen
Very common and of no particular value (Kodi k bhav)
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A dog's breakfast
A total mess
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A dog's life
A miserable/ unpleasant life
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A drop in the bucket/ocean
A very small part of something big
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A dry run
Rehearsal/ practice
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A fine state of affairs
An unpleasant situation
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A fire in someone's belly
One who is energetic and enthusiastic about something
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A fish out of water
An uncomfortable situation
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A fly on the wall
An unperceived observer
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A flying visit
Short visit
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A fool's paradise
Being happy for foolish reasons
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A gentleman at large
A man with no job
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A golden mean
Middle course between two extremes
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A good Samaritan
A helpful person
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A green horn
An inexperienced man
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A grey area
An unclear situation
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A hair in the butter
A challenging situation
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A hair's breadth
Smallest possible amount/degree of something
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A hairbreadth escape
A narrow escape
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A hard nut to crack
Difficult task
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A hornet's nest
An unpleasant situation
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A hot potato
A topic that can raise controversy
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A house of cards
A unstable situation
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A kick in the teeth
Great disappointment
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A lame excuse
Unsatisfactory explanation
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A laughing stock
An object of laughter
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A lean patch
A period of poor performance
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A left handed compliment
Insulting remark appearing as praise
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A leopard can't change its spots
It is impossible for one to change one's character
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A little bird told me
To keep identity of informant secret
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A little gush of gratitude
Friendly feeling
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A live wire
A person who is full of energy
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A long shot
Little chance of success
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A lot on your plate
To have a large number of problems/ responsibilities
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A man of letters
A well educated and a wise person
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A man of means
A wealthy man with lots of money and assets
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A man of spirit
A courageous man
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A man of straw
A weak or cowardly person
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A mare's nest
A difficult situation
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A month of Sundays
A long time
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A moot point
Disputed
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A needle in haystack
Something which is very difficult to locate Attempting something impossible
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A night owl
A person who prefers to be awake at night
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A nig nog
A fool
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A pain in the neck
Someone that is annoying/irritating
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A penelope's web
An endless job
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A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking
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A perfect storm
Worse situation
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A picture paints a thousand words
An image conveys it's meaning more effectively than the description does
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A piece of cake
A very easy task
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A piece of the pie
A share in the money
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A plum job
An easy job that also pays well
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A queer fish
A unusual/strange person
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A rainy day
Times of difficulty
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A ray of hope
Something that provides a small amount of optimism in difficult situation
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A red letter day
An important day
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A red rag to a bull
An act to provoke someone
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A rolling stone gathers no moss
A person who does not settle in one place for long time, does not gain wealth/fame
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A rotten apple
A single bad person/thing in a group
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A sacred cow
A person never to be criticised
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A safe pairs of hand
A reliable person
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A sea change
Complete transformation
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A shot in the arm
An encouraging stimulus
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A sight for sore eyes
A person or thing that one is extremely pleased to see
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A skeleton in the cupboard
An embarassing fact to be kept secret
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A snowball effect
An accelerating growth of magnitude
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A sore point with
Something which hurts
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A square deal
A fair and honest agreement
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A stick in the mud
A person who resist change
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A stiff necked person
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