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Brunt

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矛先the worst part or chief impact of a specified action.
“education will bear the brunt of the cuts”
Similar:
full force
force
impact

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Put on the line

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To personally assume or expose oneself to some risk, danger, or responsibility; to imperil oneself or put oneself in harm’s way.
Look, I’m putting myself on the line for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we’re up to!
You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don’t put yourself on the line for no good reason.

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Touch on

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deal briefly with a subject in written or spoken discussion:
“her memoirs touch on her experiences in her long life” · ”he touches upon several themes from the last chapter”

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(He is ) Crashing

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NORTH AMERICAN
(of a patient) suffer a cardiac arrest.

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On one’s rader

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Considered by one as important or noteworthy; within the spectrum of one’s awareness, attention, or consideration.
If you want this issue on people’s radar, you have to frame it as something that will impact their wallets.
This band wasn’t on my radar screen six months ago, but they’re one of my favorites now

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Nuts and bolts

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The most basic, fundamental, or essential aspects of something.
Japanese is intimidating because of the written characters, but the nuts and bolts of the language are actually pretty straightforward.
We came up with a lot of big ideas, but no one addressed the nuts and bolts of how to implement them

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Upkeep

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the process of keeping something in good condition:
“we will be responsible for the upkeep of the access road”
SIMILAR:
maintenance
repair(s)

financial or material support of a person or animal:
“payments for the children’s upkeep”
SIMILAR:
subsistence
care

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Brim with

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to a great degree

With our trip just days away, the kids are brimming with excitement.
This song just brims with emotion.

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Jump on the bandwagon

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To join, follow, or support someone or something only after they or it is successful or popular.
I can’t stand these people who just jump on the bandwagon after a win. Where were they last year when the team was terrible?
A: “I thought your mom hated that candidate.” B: “Well, he’s the president now, so she decided to jump on the bandwagon.”

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Extemporaneous

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spoken or done without preparation:
“an extemporaneous speech”

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Fly Under the radar

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気づかれないで

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Laid to rest

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To be buried in a grave after having died. My poor mother was finally laid to rest after a long, painful fight with cancer.

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In every single way

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あらゆる面で

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Kicked one’s ass

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. verb, rude slang To defeat someone or something decisively. In this usage, a possessive noun or pronoun is used between “kick” and “ass.”
We weren’t prepared for that game, and the other team kicked our asses.

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Be in your sweatpants with a glass of wine

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スウェットパンツでワイングラス

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baggage carousel,

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machine that delivers checked luggage to the passengers at the baggage claim area at their final destination

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Aha moment

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moment of sudden insight or discovery:
“it was one of those aha moments, when you know you have to risk it all”
SIMILAR:
finding out
learning
realization

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Shaggy

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(of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt-untidy
“the mountain goat has a long, shaggy coat”

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Flag down

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Signal to stop

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Square off

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to prepare to fight, compete, or argue with someone:
The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.

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You bet

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you may be sure; certainly:
““Would you like this piece of pie?” “You bet!””
SIMILAR:
yes
definitely
absolutely
sure
by all means
quite
indeed

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Pile on

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上に乗っけていく　重ねていく

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Pause and rewind

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一時停止と巻き戻し⏪

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Cooked up a new innovation

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Create

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Gizmo

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ちょっとした機械

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Twist

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ひねり　絡み

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Fuel

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cause (a fire) to burn more intensely:
“gasoline may have been used to fuel the fire” · ”don’t open a door or you could fuel the flames “焚きつける 煽る

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playbook

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Strategy, a book containing a sports team’s strategies and plays, especially in football.

a book containing a sports team’s strategies and plays, especially in football.

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Eerily quiet

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妙に静かな　イーリーな静けさ

in a strange and frightening manner:
“their footsteps echoed eerily” · ”the streets are eerily quiet

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Breakout

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1
: a violent or forceful break from a restraining condition or situation: such as
a
: a military attack to break from encirclement
b
: an escape from prison or jail
2
a
: an eruption or inflammation of the skin

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VPN

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Virtual Private Network, creates a secure tunnel between your device (e.g. smartphone or laptop) and the internet. The VPN allows you to send your data via an encrypted, secure connection to an external server: the VPN server. From there, your data will be sent onward to its destination on the internet

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Tip-off

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INFORMAL
a piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way:
“arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public”
SIMILAR:
piece of information
message

BASKETBALL
an act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the center of the court:
“the news of his injury came just two hours before tipoff”

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Wrap around your finger

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to have complete control over (someone)
She has him wrapped around her little finger.

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Tank engine

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steam locomotive carrying fuel and water receptacles in its own frame, not in a tender.

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Eschew

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to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : SHUN 意図的に避ける、あるいは離れておく。 近付かない

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Your credit is going to be shot

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Your credit score is going to ruined or worn out:

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Make the most of time

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Use time efficiently

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Run the numbers

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Determine the amount of money to be spent , earned

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Dispassionately

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in an unemotional, rational, and impartial manner:
“he will look at the situation calmly and dispassionately” · ”the issue is hard to view dispassionately”

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Weighing cost against benefits

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損得の比較検討を行う

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You’re dreaming if —-

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夢見とるんとちゃう

42
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Rationality trumped emotion

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Rationality beat(defeat) emotion

43
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Antsy

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agitated, impatient, or restless:
“he was too antsy to stay in one place for long”
SIMILAR:
agitated
anxious
fidgety
jumpy
fretful
restless
stir-crazy
wired

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On their radar screens

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Considered important or noteworthy; within the spectrum of (someone’s) awareness, attention, or consideration.
If you want this issue to be on the radar of mainstream America, you have to frame it as something that will hit people in their wallets.
There are always going to be bands who suddenly appear on the radar screen, only to fade into obscurity just as quickly.

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fix

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a difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament—-difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
“the club’s financial predicament”
“how on earth did you get into such a fix?”
SIMILAR:
predicament
plight

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Ducks in a row

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To have oneself in complete composure; to make sure things are running smoothly If you’re going to go parachuting in the nude, make sure you have your ducks in a row.

準備を整える」「きちんと準備をする」といった意味があります。

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without feeling uncomfortable

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Without discomfort

48
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Among others

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And so on , Yada Yada yada

49
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Water down

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To dilute, usually by literally adding water. A noun or pronoun can be used between “water” and “down.”
That place waters down their drinks.
After you added the stock, the soup tasted like it had been watered down. I think you need to let it reduce some more.
2. To weaken or make less effective. A noun or pronoun can be used between “water” and “down.”

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Motor skills

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the body’s ability to manage the process of movement. To execute motor skills, a person’s brain, muscles and nervous system must all work together. A person’s motor coordination is determined by how well he or she is able to perform a desired function when employing these motor skills.

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Tinge with

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Tint with, A tint is also a substance used to change slightly the color of something, esp. hair or paint.

52
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Pronounced

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very noticeable or marked; conspicuous:
“he had a pronounced squint”
SIMILAR:
noticeable
marked
strong

53
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Locale

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Place

54
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Come up with

A

produce something, especially when pressured or challenged:
“he keeps coming up with all kinds of lame excuses”
SIMILAR:
produce
devise
propose
put forward
present
think up

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Critic

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person who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or musical works, especially one who does so professionally:
“a film critic”
SIMILAR:
commentator
observer

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Pain point

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a part of a process or system that causes problems or obstructions:
“what we would like to do is talk to our customers about what pain points they’re experiencing”

a small area on the body that is sensitive to pain:
“the trick to solving knee tendinitis is finding the exact pain point and applying ice”

57
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cli·ché

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought:
“the old cliché “one man’s meat is another man’s poison.””

58
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Generic

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of things; not specific:
“chèvre is a generic term for all goat’s milk cheese”
SIMILAR:
general
common
collective
nonspecific
inclusive
all-inclusive

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Term sheet

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Nonbinding agreement
What Is a Term Sheet? A term sheet is a nonbinding agreement that shows the basic terms and conditions of an investment. The term sheet serves as a template and basis for more detailed, legally binding documents.

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Structure a Biased deal

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偏った契約などを立てる

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You’ll be well on your way —

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To be making excellent progress (toward one’s goal or outcome). With grades like that, you are well on your way to becoming valedictorian.

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In tackling

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When one make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task):
“police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime”

63
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Being praised for its ability

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Appreciated

64
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Plucked bird

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take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place: 羽をむしられた鳥 - ‘plucked’
“she plucked a blade of grass” · ”he plucked a tape from the shelf”
SIMILAR:
remove
pick off
pick
pull

65
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Gummy bear

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Fruit gum candies
Gummy bears (German: Gummibär) are small, fruit gum candies, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries

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Take it away

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To begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory). quotations ▼

例： A：This is my favorite karaoke song. （これ私のお気に入りのカラオケ曲なの。） B：Then you should sing it! Take it away! （じゃあ、あなたが歌うべきよ、さあ、歌って！）

I’d like to introduce Mumbo the Magnificent and his dancing parrot, Tiddles. Take it away, Mumbo!

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Old school

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used, usually approvingly, to refer to someone or something that is old-fashioned or traditional:
“amenities that my parents, being of the old school, still take for granted”
SIMILAR:
unfashionable
out of style
no longer fashionable
old-fashioned

68
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Like the hockey stick (in business meaning)

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Rise
Hockey Stick Meaning In Business The rise in a chart that occurs after a relatively flat and quiet period of time is referred to as an increase

69
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Kick the Can Down the Road

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Procrastinating
The saying “kick the can down the road” means that you are procrastinating on finding a solution to a problem. The issue won’t disappear, and your lack of action makes finding a solution that much harder. If you kick the can down the road, you’re avoiding dealing with a persistent problem, leaving the action to a later date.

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give (one) (some) perspective on (something)

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To cause or allow one to have a new, altered, or enlightened viewpoint or way of thinking about something.
It sucks what happened to him, but hopefully it will give him some perspective on why it’s important to take your financial obligations seriously.
I definitely gained perspective on how tough it must have been for my parents after having children of my own.
The divorce was a really hard time in my life, but it gave me some perspective on the importance of self-love and self-reliance.
別の言い方をすれば

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Account for

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Explain

72
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Give you more context

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“Context” is extra information that helps you to understand something better. For example, if you’re listening to someone speaking in a foreign language, their facial expressions and hand gestures give you some context for what they’re saying.
分かりやすく言うと

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Morph

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change the form or character of : TRANSFORM

74
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Cottoned

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to come to understand —used with to or on to
cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously
—H. M. McLuhan

75
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Trophy wife

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a young, attractive wife regarded as a status symbol for an older man.

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Dire

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of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent:
“dire consequences”
SIMILAR:
terrible
dreadful
appalling 喫緊の

77
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Happy-go-lucky

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cheerfully unconcerned about the future:
“a happy-go-lucky, relaxed attitude”
SIMILAR:
easygoing
carefree
casual
free and easy
devil-may-care
blithe
nonchalant
insouciant

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Detract

A

diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement):
“these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement”
SIMILAR:
belittle
take away from

take away (a specified amount) from the worth or value of a quality or achievement:
“it detracts not one iota from the credit due to them”

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Traffic in the roll

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Traffic (car airplane etc.) continues

80
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Highest grossing

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that has the highest gross earnings

81
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Unconventional

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not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed:
“his unconventional approach to life”
SIMILAR:
unusual
irregular
unorthodox
unfamiliar
uncommon
uncustomary
unwonted
rare
型破りな

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Top of mind

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Foremost in one’s thoughts; of greatest concern or priority

83
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Transience

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the state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitory nature:
“the transience of life and happiness”
SIMILAR:
temporariness
transitoriness
impermanence
brevity
briefness
shortness
ephemerality

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Misogyny

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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women:
“she felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny”
SIMILAR:
jingoism
excessive patriotism
blind patriotism
excessive nationalism
sectarianism

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Grueling and lengthy

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extremely tiring and demanding:
“a grueling schedule

86
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Basic day …. Would be ….

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いつもは、日常は

87
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Liaise with

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To establish a connection

88
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Keep on top of caseloads

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organized, on task, or under control.
How Janet manages to keep on top of all eight of those kids is really beyond me.
You’ve got to keep on top of your employees if you want your business to run smoothly.

I don’t know how you keep on top of all the different issues that students bring to your attention

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Not a chance

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I don’t know how you keep on top of all the different issues that students bring to your attention

90
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Groundswell

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a buildup of opinion or feeling in a large section of the population:
“an unexpected groundswell of opposition developed”

91
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Do the tower above

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to be much better or more important than (someone or something) Her intellect towers above/over ours

92
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Freebie

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something that is given to you without you having to pay for it, especially as a way of attracting your support for or interest in something:
The company’s marketing rep was giving out pens and mugs - the usual freebies.
The journalists were all given a freebie lunch.

93
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Takedown

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an occasion when the police arrest a person or a group of people:
He said they had put a major dent in drug sales in the community with the takedown of the gang.

94
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Muzzle

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犬🐕のくつわ

95
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Put someone out to grass

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to make someone stop work permanently because they are too old

96
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Trepidation

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fear or worry about what is going to happen:
We view future developments with some trepidation.

97
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Employ

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make use of.
“the methods they have employed to collect the data”
Similar:
use
utilize

98
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one man’s meat is another man’s poison

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What is good for one person may be bad for another; what is pleasant to one person may be unpleasant to another.

99
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Miss the cut

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GOLF
fail to equal or better a required score, thus being eliminated from the last two rounds of a four-round tournament.
“bad driving made him miss the cut by nine strokes”

100
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amberjack

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カンパチ

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