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1
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It’s my bread and butter

A

a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live

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2
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Crumbled

A

Broken into small pieces,

انهار
Buildings crumbled as the earthquake struck.

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3
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Intimidate

A

to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:

أرعب

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4
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ate and left no crumbs

A

someone who did a very good job, the person ate (did a good job) and left no crumbs (didn’t do any mistakes)
a: jiafei ate and left no crumbs
t: i agree

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5
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Do you need a lift ?

A

تحتاج توصيلة

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6
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Break A leg

A

Good luck

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7
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Hit me up

A

Text me

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8
Q

Lost my temper
Lost my cool

A

فقدت اعصابى

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9
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Apartheid
H silent
Apart.aid

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Apartheid is a policy that is founded on the idea of separating people based on racial or ethnic criteria.

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10
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Vintage

ˈvin(t)ij

A

Classic

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11
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Fake it till you make it

A

اشتغل الناس لحد ما توصل

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12
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gig economy

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is a labor market that relies heavily on temporary and part-time positions filled by independent contractors and freelancers rather than full-time permanent employees. Gig workers gain flexibility and independence but little or no job securit

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13
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low-key

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If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important

He wanted to keep the meetings low-key

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14
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Breaks down in tears

A

تنهار بالبكاء

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15
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RE.bel
Re.BEL

A

عصيان
تمرد

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16
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I’ve never imagined

A

لم اتخيل

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17
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something is at/in the back of your mind,

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you intend to do it, but are not actively thinking about it: I

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18
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Paycheck to paycheck”

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is an informal expression describing one’s inability to pay for living expenses if they lost their income.

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19
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Acqui-hiring or Acq-hiring

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is a neologism which describes the process of acquiring a company primarily to recruit its employees, rather than to gain control of its products or services.

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20
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Off-stage

A

not taking place on the stage and so not visible to the audience.
“she walked away as the clear winner of both onstage and offstage dancing”

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21
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This is a big ticket we can’t resolve

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22
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Where have you been

A

كنت فين

23
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Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon

A

The metaphor of shooting for the moon suggests that we should aim for the highest possible achievement, something that may seem unattainable or beyond our grasp. But even if we don’t reach the moon, the quote tells us that we will still land among the stars.

24
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Deadwood

A

عاملين غير مرغبوين

25
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Long story short

A

اختصر القصة

26
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Sky is the limit

A
27
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If you take heart from something,

A

you are encouraged and made to feel optimistic by it. Investors and dealers also took heart from the better than expected industrial production figures. Synonyms: be encouraged, be comforted, cheer up, perk up More Synonyms of take heart.

28
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obliged

A

ملزم
مجبر

29
Q

Get flooded with comments

A
30
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dilution

A

Stock dilution describes an event in which a company issues new shares and thereby reduces the percentage of existing shareholders’ ownership.
يميع يخفف السائل

31
Q

Pick-up line

A

معاكسة

32
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fall through/between the cracks

A

to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others

33
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F&B business

A

Food and Beverge

34
Q

Win over sm

A

to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before: He’s not sure about the idea, but I’m sure we’ll win him over in the end.
This is the last chance for the candidates to win over voters

35
Q

Get lost

A

Leave me alone

36
Q

Get lost

A

Leave me alone

37
Q

Fit as a fiddle

A

I’m Healthy

38
Q

Pain in the nick

A

It’s annoying

39
Q

Once in a blue moon

A

Rarely

40
Q

Food for thought

A

Something to think about

41
Q

Let’s go dutch

A

Split the bill

42
Q

Don’t ruin my moment

A

Don’t rain on my parade

43
Q

Spice things up

A

Make things interesting

44
Q

Up in the air

A

Still uncertain

45
Q

Practical

A

Down to earth

46
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Once bitten, twice shy!

A

خبطتين بالراس توجع

47
Q

Dividend عوائد الأرباح

A

dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a portion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders

48
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Sapotage

A

عمل تخريبى

49
Q

Sabotage

A

عمل تخريبى

50
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catastrophe

A

نكبة