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Ready to

On the verge of

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About to

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Despite everything

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After all

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Anyway

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At least

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To make something known

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To break the news

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To be very expensive

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To cost an arm and a leg

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A job that won’t lead to anything else

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Dead-end job

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Accept a difficult reality

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Let’s face it

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To create a feeling of disgust or horror

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To give one the creeps

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To start again from the beginning

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(To) go back to the drawing board

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To go bankrupt

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(To) go belly-up

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To fire someone

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(To) give someone the ax

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To become very angry

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(To) lose one’s temper

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To decide

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(To) make up one’s mind

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No reason to

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No point in

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To endure without complaint

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Put up with

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A failure

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Real flop or flop

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17
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To prevent a disaster

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Save the day

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Very intelligent

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As sharp as a tack

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To discuss

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(To) talk over

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A lot of money

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Top dollar

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To cahnge one’s decision

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(To) change one’s mind

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More difficult than you think

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Easier said than done

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To lose one’s job

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(To) get canned

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To not give up

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(To) hang in there

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In the worst case
If worse comes to worst
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To stay positive
(To) keep one’s chin up
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If there are no other alternatives left
Last resort
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To barely have enough money to survive
(To) live from hand to mouth
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To be optimistic
(To) look on the bright side
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To manage one’s money so as to have enoughto live on
(To) make ends meet
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Unemployed
Out of work
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The most helpful assistant
Right-hand man
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To see for the first time
(To) set eyes on
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To betray someone
(To) stab someone in the back
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Under severe strain
(To be) stressed out
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To tell someone in strong words what one really thinks
(To) tell off
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I’m grateful
Thank goodness
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To set high goals
(To) think big
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What’s the problem?
What’s the matter?
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Never
When pigs fly!
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Not relevant / not important
Beside the point
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To spoil something
(To) blow something
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To start working seriously
(To) buckle down
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To hate
Can’t stand
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To miss class without an excuse
(To) cut class
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Be serious or realistic about what’s going on
Get real!
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To really want something
(To) have one’s heart set on
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To start studying
(To) hit the books
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Something hopeless
Lose cause
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To not care about
(To) not give a hoot
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Beyond one’s understanding
Over one’s head
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To waste time
(To) slack off
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To have possibility of success
(To) stand a chance
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Ti interrupt
(To) butt in
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To annoy someone very much
(To) drive one crazy
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To enter a profession
(To) go into
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Desiring another”s advantages or things
Green with envy
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Very excited
Gung ho
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Far superior to
Head and shoulders above
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To be right
(To) hit the nail on the head
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To be in a dangerous position
(To be) in thin ice (with someone)
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To give someone a compliment
(To) pay (someone) a compliment
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To be afraid
(To) shake in one’s shoes
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Stop speaking
Shut up
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Good work!
Way to go!
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To like very much
(To be) crazy about
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The type of person or thing that one generally likes
Cup of tea
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To feel sad
(To be) down in the dumps
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Ofen unannounced visit
(To) drop by
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To linger ( ushanal)
(To) hang around
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To spend time
(To) hang out
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To enjoy oneself very much
(To) have a blast
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To enjoy oneself
(To) have a good time
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Don’t worry
Take it easy
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To take offense
(To) take something the wrong way
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It’s impossible to explain individual likes and dislikes
There’s no accounting for taste
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Ina whisper
Under one’s breath
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Uncertain
(To be ) up in the air