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audacity

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A willingness to take bold risks.

‘he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan’

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ditching

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Get rid of or give up.
‘plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry’
ditch the strategy

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in hindsight

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Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed.
‘with hindsight, I should never have gone’

Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed.
‘with hindsight, I should never have gone’

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talk her into smth

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to persuade someone to do something:

He’s against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.

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bewilder

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Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

‘she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood’

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tarnish

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Make or become less valuable or respected.

[WITH OBJECT] ‘his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses’

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not mince words

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to say what you mean as clearly and simply as possible Tom didn’t mince any words - he told us right at the beginning of the meeting that he was quitting his job.

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