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Shelving system

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flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.

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Revolt

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make someone feel unpleasantly shocked or disgusted:
We were revolted by the dirt and mess in her house.

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Wet behind the ears

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lacking experience; immature.
“he’s a nice young fellow but a bit wet behind the ears”

The idiom wet behind the ears is a reference to a newborn baby, still wet with amniotic fluid

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Squeamish

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easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of:
She’s really squeamish and can’t stand the sight of blood.

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About-face

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change of direction:
do an about-face I had to do an about-face and turn right instead of left.
make an about-face The plane made an about-face and headed back to the airport.

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Wrap up

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to complete something successfully:
That just about wraps it up for today.

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Crabby

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easily annoyed and complaining:
You’re very crabby today. What’s bothering you?

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Spendy

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costing a lot of money:
It was a little spendy for a burger, but it was absolutely delicious.
Election campaigns have got bigger and spendier in recent years.

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backward-looking

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opposed to change or new ideas:
The business is rapidly losing money because of their backward-looking ideas. 旧弊な（⇔forward-looking）

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Bluefin

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the most common large tuna, which occurs worldwide in warm seas. It is probably the largest bony fish, and is very important as a food and game fish.

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Dredge

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to remove unwanted things from the bottom of a river, lake, etc. using a boat or special device:
They have to dredge the canal regularly to keep it open.

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Chow down

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eat a large amount of it quickly and with enthusiasm. [mainly US, informal] Shane was chowing down on a mammoth hamburger.

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Vibrant red

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of color) bright and striking.

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Pen

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small area surrounded by a fence, especially one in which animals are kept:
a sheep/pig pen

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Busted

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raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected).
“their house got busted”

逮捕された 〈米話〉一文なしの、破産した【発音】bʌ́stəd

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one-off

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done, made, or happening only once and not repeated.
“one-off tax deductible donations to charity”

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monotonous

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dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
“the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity” 一本調子

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Sped by

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To pass so quickly

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Stark contrast

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two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious

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Communal living

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Communal living refers to a group of people living together in a commune
雑踏

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Cramped

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not having enough space or time:
a cramped room/house

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Travel (credit card point) Hacking

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strategically using credit card points or miles, or those earned with airline and hotel programs, to score discounted (or free) travel and other perks

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Hacking

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the activity of getting into someone else’s computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal:

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Apocalyptic

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showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events:
apocalyptic vision apocalyptic visions of a nuclear confrontation
apocalyptic warnings about our destruction of the environment

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Metropolis

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very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country:

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Peeking out

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to stick out slightly and be partly seen:
I could just see her petticoat peeking out from under her skirt.ちょっと顔を覗かせてる

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Tally up

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the game’s over I’ll tally up. Calculations & calculating.Jun

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Tally

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to match or agree with something else:
The numbers on your spreadsheet don’t tally with ours.

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At stake

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1.
to be won or lost; at risk.
“people’s lives could be at stake”

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Cannot be undone
Irredeemable

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取り返しがつかない

not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.
“so many irredeemable mistakes have been made”

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Ratchet up

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increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts.

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Coddle

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to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper. accused the court of coddling criminals. colleges that coddle their athletes. coddler.Jun

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Volatile

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liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
“the political situation was becoming more volatile”

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Pus

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thick, yellowish liquid that forms in and comes from an infected cut or injury in the body:
a pus-filled wound

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Mojo

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quality that attracts people to you and makes you successful and full of energy:
He’s definitely lost his mojo.モジョ

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blues

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type of slow, sad music, originally from the southern US, in which the singer typically sings about their difficult life or bad luck in love:
Billie Holiday was famous for singing the blues.

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Blue

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showing or mentioning sexual activity in a way that offends many people:
a blue joke
a blue movie/film
His humour is a bit too blue for my tastes.

feeling or showing sadness:
He’s been a bit blue since she left him.

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Sarge

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sergeant

soldier of middle rank:
Sergeant Lewis/Tom Lewis

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Beeline

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to go directly and quickly towards someone or something:
At parties he always makes a beeline for the prettiest woman in the room.

I made a beeline for ….

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Congenial

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friendly and pleasant:
congenial company/surroundings

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Molest

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sexually assault or abuse (a person, especially a child).
“he was charged with molesting and taking obscene photographs of a ten-year-old boy”

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Now we are talking

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I enthusiastically agree with what you have said”

indicate an improvement in a situation. It means that things have gotten better or more interesting.

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Picture-perfect

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perfect in appearance:
Almost every hill is crowned with a picture-perfect village.

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On my terms

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If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power

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ensemble

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a group of people who perform music together, or a collection of things intended to be used together:
a woodwind ensemble
I admired her ensemble of coat, hat, and shoes.

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Done deal

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something that has been done and that cannot be changed. It’s a done deal.

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see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.

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Ignore bad behavior by pretending not to see it.

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Patronize

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to treat others in a manner that shows you consider yourself to be better or more important than they are:
She’s angry, smart, and not about to be patronized.

to be a regular customer of a shop or restaurant, etc.:
The restaurant was patronized by many artists and writers during the 1920s.

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Merit

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the quality of being good and deserving praise:
an entertaining film with little artistic merit
Her ideas have merit.

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Churn

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to move something, especially a liquid, with great force:
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.

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Invert sugar

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Invert sugar is a liquid sweetener made from table sugar (sucrose) and water. It’s formed when the bonds between the sugars in sucrose are broken, resulting in a thick, sweet syrup comprised of 50% fructose and 50% glucose

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symmetrical

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having two parts that match exactly, either when one half is like an image of the other half in a mirror, or when one part can take the place of another if it is turned 90° or 180°:
Common skin moles are round and symmetrical.

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Contrast

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an obvious difference between two or more things:

to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them:

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Sweet tooth

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a strong liking for sweet foods:
I have a sweet tooth - I can’t say no to cookies.

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Legendary

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very famous and admired or spoken about:
He became editor of the legendary Irish journal “The Bell”.

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Fielding calls and emails

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to answer and monitor them, usually at a time when a number of phone calls on a particular subject are expected

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No different than -

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Same as -

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Integral part of -

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very important or necessary. If you are an integral part of the team, it means that the team cannot function without you.

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Accept with delight

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Delight in stg, to get a lot of pleasure from something, especially something unpleasant:

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Underlying philosophy

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the foundation of an ideology, or the foundation of a set of beliefs.

根底にある哲学は、、、

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What (Kakeibo) is all about

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is all about (timing): the most important aspect of (comedy) is (timing)

家計簿の全て

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Y’all

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you-all.
“I hope y’all are doing okay”

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Feeding off

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to gain strength, energy, or support from (something) She fed off the crowd’s enthusiasm

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Into thin air

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used to refer to someone or something disappearing suddenly and completely:
disappear into thin air We couldn’t find the boy. He seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

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buc·ca·neer

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a daring, adventurous, and sometimes reckless person, especially in business.
“a shrewd and buccaneering businessman” ブッカネア

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Mull

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think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.
“she began to mull over the various possibilities

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Mead

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made with water, yeast and - you guessed it - honey

Mead is arguably one of the oldest alcoholic beverages around, dating back thousands of years. It’s honey wine

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Geddit?

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do you understand it?

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Nab

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to catch someone or take something suddenly:
The thief was nabbed as he left the store.

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Much less

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used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned.
“what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage?”
いわんや

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All the more

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even more than before:
Several publishers rejected her book, but that just made her all the more determined. 逆に更に

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Flourish

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grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.
“wild plants flourish on the banks of the lake”
Similar:
grow
thrive

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cash-for-keys

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If a landlord decides they need their property back from renters, a cash-for-keys agreement is one way to incentivize tenants to agree to move out. This agreement typically involves the signing of a consent form (ideally drafted by a legal professional), an N11 form, and money from the landlord to help tenants cover the costs of moving out and finding a new place to live.

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peace out

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a casual way to say goodbye. The phrase shares a message of leaving in a warm and non-hostile way, often paired with a “V” sign made with two fingers or an informal fist bump.

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Showboating

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the action or practice of showing off.
“he spoiled his World Cup debut with rather too much showboating”

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twiddle your thumbs

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to do nothing for a period of time, usually while you are waiting for something to happen:
I arrived early for the meeting so I was twiddling my thumbs for half an hour.

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Dirty

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used for emphasis.
“a dirty great slab of stone”

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Quick and dirty

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produced or done quickly and therefore not perfect:
The original solution was admittedly quick and dirty.

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Fret over

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consumes your thoughts. If you tell your mother to not fret about you while you’re at a sleepover camp, you’re telling her to not worry about you too much.

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put something in(to) perspective

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compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged:
Total investments for this year reached $53 million, and, to put this into perspective, investments this year were double those made in 2013.
客観的に見る

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No easy feat

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something is very difficult to achieve

Getting the team to work together in harmony is no easy feat.

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Feat

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an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.
“the new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering”

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Dungeon

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a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
Similar:
underground cell

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the ball is in someone’s court

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it is his or her responsibility to take the next action or decision in a situation. The ball’s now in your court–you have to decide what you’re going to do.

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Big fat zero

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Noun. big fat zero. (slang) Nothing at all.

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Cut and dried

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completely settled or decided.
“the championship is not as cut and dried as everyone thinks”

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Straw man

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an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent’s real argument.

ストローマンとは、相手の意見を正しく引用せず、捻じ曲げて引用し、それに反論するという論法です。日本語で「藁人形論法」や「かかし論法

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Spaving

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What to know about ‘spaving’“GMA” looks at the trend of spending more to save more, such as buying extra items just to get free shipping and more.

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Don’t reinvent the wheel

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Don’t waste a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists.
“he spoke with the fervor of discovery, unaware that he was reinventing the wheel”

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Fudge

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present or deal with (something) in a vague, noncommittal, or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead.
“a temptation to fudge the issue and nudge grades up”

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Forgery

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the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
“he was found guilty of forgery”
Similar:
counterfeiting

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Axiom

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a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
“the axiom that supply equals demand”
Similar:
accepted truth
general truth

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Sonnet

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a poem that has 14 lines and a particular pattern of rhyme

“My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.”

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bragging rights

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the opportunity to speak proudly because you have done something impressive:

95
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Procrustean bed

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無理矢理、基準に一致させる
Don’t make yourself Procrustean bed!

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Diagram

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represent (something) in graphic form.
“the experiment is diagramed on page fourteen

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been there, done that

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そんなのとっくにやっているよ」「それはもう卒業した」「それには飽きたからもういいや」という気持ちを表す表現です。

INFORMAL
used to express past experience of or familiarity with something, especially something now regarded as boring or unwelcome.
“I’ve been there, done that, got the video and the T-shirt”

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Indecision

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inability to make a decision quickly.
“I’ve been racked with indecision over what to do next”

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nothing could be further from the truth

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used to say that something is absolutely not true
I know you think I don’t care, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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Procrustean

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treating all people or things as if they are the same, without considering individual differences

“a fixed Procrustean rule”

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