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Tooth and nail

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Furiously or fiercely, with all of one’s strength and effort - I know my brother has fought tooth and nail to be re-elected, so his victory tonight is certainly well earned.

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Small potatoes

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A tiny, trifling, and/or inconsequential person, thing, or amount (of something) - I’ve been trying to raise my concerns about the project, but I’m small potatoes to the company’s upper management.

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Like shooting fish in a barrel

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Of some task or activity, exceptionally easy to do or accomplish - It should have been like shooting fish in a barrel, but convincing them to increase their investment is proving a lottrickier than we expected.

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Bolster [sth]

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Support

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Murky

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  1. Torbido - The crocodile waited in the murky water.
  2. Confuso, nebuloso - The law student had a hard time getting through all the murky details of the case.
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Crony (n)

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Friend, associate

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Lame duck

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Person holding office after his or her replacement has been elected to the office, but before the current term has ended.

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Cajole [sb]

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Persuadere, convincere

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Budge (v)

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Move slightly: physically - I can’t make the rock budge even a little bit!

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Chivvy [sb]

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Molestare, tormentare

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Go figure!

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  1. Pensa un po’, pensa te
  2. Chi l’avrebbe mai detto? - After years of reckless spending, now she’s broke–go figure.
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Case the joint

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Check out a place / fare un sopralluogo

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Out of whack

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  1. Not or no longer working or functioning properly.
  2. In a disordered or chaotic state
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Bristly

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Ispido, irsuto, irto

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Garish (adj)

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Sgargiante, vistoso

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Sleet (n)

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Wet snowfall / nevischio

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Tomfoolery

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Scemenza, pagliacciata, baggianata

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Gait

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Way of walking / passo, andatura, camminata

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Speckled

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Maculato, punteggiato

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Mawkish

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Overly sentimental

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Winsome

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Accattivante, seducente

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Waxing

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Crescente - The manager was concerned by the waxing number of complaints

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Waining

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In calo, diminuzione

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Drab (adj)

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Not colorful / scialbo, grigio

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Lily pad

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Foglia di ninfea

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Plywood

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Compensato

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Twangy

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Voice: nasal

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Billfold

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Wallet for paper money

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Knead [sth]

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Press firmly / massaggiare

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The cut of [sb]’s jib

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The typical way that someone behaves // il modo di fare di [qlcn] / il suo stile

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Dew

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Rugiada

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Seesaw

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Altalena

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Pantyhose

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Calze

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At the helm

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Al timone, a capo di

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Quip

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Remark wittily / fare una battuta - Heather made a quip about my new hairstyle - Richard quipped that he would need a forklift to move him after eating so much.

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Liftoff

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Decollo

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Heckler

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Person who interrupts a performer / disturbatore

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Deadpan [sth]

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Dire/raccontare con fare impassibile

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Extol [sth]

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Praise [sth] - Andy likes to extol the virtues of following a vegetarian diet.

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No small feat

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No small achievement

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Loosely

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Freely, not strictly - By loosely established convention, it would be his political farewell

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Fawning (adj)

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Adulatorio

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Amble (v)

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Stroll / Procedere a passo lento

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To be on the back foot

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To be on the defensive

45
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Sweeping (adj)

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Affecting many / vasto, ampio

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Berm (n)

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Earthen barrier / terrapieno

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Be tied in knots

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To be worried, upset, confused

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Ply [sth]

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Esercitare, svolgere, fare

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Plastered

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Sbronzo

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Manacle (v)

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Ammanettare

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