ADAGE

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eAR TO THE WALL WHEN IT IS THE HANDWRITTING THAT TELLS EVERYTHING

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TURNING TOADS INTO PRINCEs

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pushing the needle forward

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the road to _____ runs through ________

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the road to _____ runs through ________

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“Nothing disappoints deserting rats as a ship that will not sink”

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Pig in a poke

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A pig in a poke is a thing that is bought without first being inspected

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throw me through a loop

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something surprised them to the point that they didn’t know what to do

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state of the art

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belonging or relating to the most recent stage of technological development; having or using the latest techniques or equipment.

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WITH THE CONCENTRATION OF A DEAD SEA SCROLLER

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TO HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME

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DO IN.

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kill someone.

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From sea to shining sea

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“from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean”

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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK

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BY ANYMEANS POSSIBLE

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hustle and bustle

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any rhyme or reason

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grit and gumption

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fortitude and determination

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if you get burned drinking hot milk,you will blow on the curd

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wax and wane

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undergo alternate increases and decreases

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running neck and neck

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impossible to tell who’s better or winning

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the greater narrative is

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gaining prominence

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cashing in the controversey

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cut no ice

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have no influence or effect.

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penny wise and pound foolish

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careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts —used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future

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RETREATING IMAGE IN REARVIEW MIRROR

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precaution over penance

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to follow the same template but transcends it in practice.

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to up the ante

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more than two strings to the bow.

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do the honours

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Burn the midnight oil

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to stay up late at night to work, study, read, or perform some other activity, as in In order to finish this project on time

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cold day in Hell

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The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

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skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard/skeleton in the cupboard

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secrets coming out/you have ugly secrets hidden away that you don’t want anyone to know about.

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THE READY SET OF TEMPLATES THAT YOU USE TO

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glitz and glamor

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SLIGHTLY PREGNANT.You are honest or you are dishonest

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wear many hats

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fulfil many roles

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wear many hats

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fulfil many roles

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hope springs eternal

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it is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism.

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borne the brunt

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move up a gear

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to start to do something better

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fall between two stools

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it fails to achieve either of two aims

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drop of a hat

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Immediately, without delay

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ride off into the sunset/sail (off) into the sunset

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to begin a new happy life at the end of a story. They all lived happily ever after.

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wing and a prayer

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you do it hoping that you will succeed, although you are not prepared enough for it:

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not unheard of

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common