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put all their eggs in one basket

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to risk all one has on the success or failure of one thing

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2
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Eat Humble pie

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to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated
(tragarse el orgullo)

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Spill the beans

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to let secret information become known

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Go/sell like hotcakes

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to be bought quickly and in large numbers

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5
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Take sth with a pinch of salt

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to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true

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Sweeten the pill

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they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.

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Have bigger fish to fry

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you mean you have more important things to do.

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The icing on the cake

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something that makes a good situation even better

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Have a lot on your plate

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to have something, usually a large amount of important work, to deal with

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Get egg on your face

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be very embarrassed because of something you said or did.
appearing foolish usually because something one said would happen has not happened

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Cold turkey

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in a unexpected and sudden way

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