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Above board

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Honest and straightforward

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Adam’s ale

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Pure water

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Add insult to injury

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To harm as well as humiliate

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After one’s own heart

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Similar to you

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An eye wash

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A pretence दिखवा

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A hair breath escape

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Very narrow escape

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A lost ball in the weeds

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Completely lost or confused

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An old flame

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Long time love

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An old head on young shoulder

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To become more matured than one’s own age

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As fit as a fiddle

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Strong and healthy

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Assume airs

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To pretend superiority

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At large

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Absconding, कानून की गिरफ्त से दूर

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Under the nose of

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Right in front of someone

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Under the thumb of

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Under the power or influence of

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Up and doing

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Active in work

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Up one’s sleeves

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An item kept hidden and used whenever required

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Uphill task

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Difficult task

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18
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Upon one’s sweet will

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On self desire or wish

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19
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Utopian scheme

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A visionary scheme through impractical

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20
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Weather the storm

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Survive by coming out of difficulties

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21
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Wet blanket

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One who spoils the enjoyment

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Wheels within wheels

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A series of intricately connected events, जटिल कार्य का और जटिल होना

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White elephant

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Expensive but of no use

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White lie

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A Minor lie

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Will o’ the wisp

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Unreal , Elusive

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Windfall

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Sudden gain received unexpectedly

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27
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With a grain of salt

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To accept with misgiving, स्वीकार करना लेकिन शंका के साथ

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With one accord

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Unanimously

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29
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Wolf in sheep’s clothing

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मित्रता जताने वाला खतरनाक आदमी

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Word for word

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In exactly the same word

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31
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Word of mouth

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Informal oral communication

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Yeoman’s service

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Excellent work

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33
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At loggerheads

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शत्रुता की अवस्था

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At naught

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To disregard or treat as of no importance असम्मान करना

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At odds

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In disagreement

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36
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At sea

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To be confused

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37
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Backstairs influence

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Improper and private influence

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38
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Bad egg

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A worthless person

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39
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Bandy words

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To argue

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40
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Bank upon

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Depend on

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41
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Bated breath

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Holding your breath, In anxiety

42
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Be in the bad books of or bad odour of

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Out of favour

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Be in the good books of or be in the good odour of

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To be in kind favour or good favour

44
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Be in the driving seat

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To take the whole responsibility

45
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Bear the palm

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To be victorious

46
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Beat the air

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To make useless efforts

47
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Be in one’s bonnet

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Go on talking about something which other people think is not important

48
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Behind the scenes

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Secretly

49
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Below the belt

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To strike unfairly

50
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Beside oneself

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To feel extremely nervous or worried

51
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Beside the mark

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Irrelevant

52
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Between scylla and charybdis

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Between two great dangers

53
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Bid defiance

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To defy or refuse

54
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Bite the dust

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To be defeated

55
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Blaze the trail

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To be pioneer and make path for others

56
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Blessing in disguise

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something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later:

57
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Blow one’s own trumpet

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To praise one’s own self

58
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Blue stocking

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An educated intellectual lady

59
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Book worm

A

किताबी कीड़ा

60
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Break the ice

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To break silence by speaking first

61
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Bringing down the house

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Receive great applause

62
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Bring home

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To explain

63
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Bring to light

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To disclose

64
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Brow beat

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To disclose डराना

65
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Burn one’s boats

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Point of no return

66
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By and by

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Gradually धीरे धीरे

67
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By and large

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On the whole संपूर्ण रूप से देखने पर

68
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By dint of

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By means of के वल पर

69
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By fair and foul means

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By any way right or wrong
सही या ग़लत किसी भी प्रकार से

70
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By the rule of thumb

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According to practical experience

71
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Call a spade a spade

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To be Frank

72
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Call names

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To abuse

73
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Capital punishment

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Death panalty

74
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Carrot and stick policy

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Reward and punishment policy

75
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Carry matters with a high hand

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To deal with a person strictly

76
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Cast a slur

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To bring disgrace, damage

77
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Cave in

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Yield झुक जाना

78
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Chapter and verse

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In full detail

79
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Cheek by jowl

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Close together

80
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Child’s play

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A very easy task

81
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Clinch the issue

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To clear the controversy

82
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Clip one’s wings

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To weaken the power

83
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Cloven hoof

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Symbol of disgrace or evil intention

84
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Cock a snook

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To show impudent contempt
असम्मान प्रकट करना

85
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Cock sure

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Very sure and certain

86
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Cold reception

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Not a wealthy welcome

87
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Come across

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Meet by chance

88
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Come home to

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To understand

89
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Come in handy

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To be useful

90
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Come to pass

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A difficult situation

91
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Come true

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To prove true

92
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Cool one’s heels

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To be kept waiting

93
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Corporal punishment

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Bodily punishment

94
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Count chicken before they are hatchet

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To anticipate profit before hand

95
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Cross one’s mind

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अचानक दिमाग में आना

96
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Curry favour

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To win favour by flattery

97
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Curtain lecture

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A private scolding by wife to her husband

98
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Cut both ends

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To argue in support of both sides of the issue

99
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Cut the gordian knot

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To solve a difficult problem

100
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Cut throat

A

Tough कठिन

IDIOMS AND PHRASES (2 decks)

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