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In a jiffy

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In a short amount of time
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“I’ll tell you something about our friendship in a jiffy”, said Sasha and spoke for another two hours

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Get tongue-tied

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Not be able to pronounce the word or express yourself
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Now we need to add a reguraliz… reglura… Oh, bitch, I got tongue-tied there. Regularization term.

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Icing/Frosting on the cake

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Something that makes a good situation even better
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I love machine learning, and establishing a business related to it was just an icing on the cake!

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Flash (somebody) a grin

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Smile quickly at someone
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Dima likes to flash girls a lovely grin until they ask him for sex

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Fall in one’s lap

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To be received unexpectedly or without any effort
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Sasha is lucky in terms of genes: a giant dick just fell into his lap!

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From scratch

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From the very beginning
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How many times has Sasha started communicating with Dima from scratch? Is he fucked up?

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Golden mean

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The perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes
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Dima thought about speaking with Sasha for the whole day, but he eventually decided that 3 hours a day is the golden mean

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To be by/at one’s side

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To support someone, or remain loyal to them
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Sasha’s life philosophy is built on an assumption that Dima will always be by his side. And yes, he’s crazy

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Keep one’s head above water

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To just be able to continue doing what you do
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Dima, you should know that at the beginning of our business journey, we might hardly keep our heads above water, but we’ll definitely succeed one day!

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Black eye

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Something that damages one’s reputation; a bad reputation
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Sasha’s frequent resentments are a black eye for him in terms of communication with Dima, but he’ll get rid of them soon!

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Hustle and bustle

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Noise and activity
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If only Dima knew how much I long to enjoy Kyiv’s hustle and bustle with him one more time…

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Rat race

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An exhausting, unremitting, and usually competitive activity or routine, especially a pressured urban working life spent trying to get ahead with little time left for leisure, contemplation, etc.
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I don’t want us, Dima, to get stuck in the rat race, and that’s why my goal is to start a business with you

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Daily grind

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Everyday routine
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Our current daily grind seems overwhelming sometimes, but we’ll continue working hard in order to succeed and make our life brighter!

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Resonate with something

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1) To feel that something is true or has meaning for someone
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I definitely resonate with Dima’s thoughts about the meaning of life
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2) To be in agreement, harmony, or conformity with something
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At first, Dima’s attitude to me didn’t resonate with my expectations, but then I realized that our friendship could still be very strong

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Dawn on someone

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To become known or obvious to someone, often suddenly
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When Sasha entered the dressing room, it dawned on him that he’d forgotten his swimwear at home

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Snap out of (something)

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To stop experiencing something unpleasant or stop behaving in a negative way
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When Dima gets Sasha down, the latter often can’t snap out of it for days

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Drive (someone) nuts

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To make very irritated, angry, or annoyed
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Sasha enjoys driving Dima nuts by talking non-stop at night

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In all likelihood

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Very probably
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In all likelihood, Dima will become one of the most happiest people in the world

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There is every likelihood that …

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There is a high chance something will happen
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There is every likelihood that Sasha will find a nice girl very soon

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Sometime soon/later this week/this month …

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At some point within a specified time period
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Sasha and Dima will ultimately succeed sometime this decade

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Photo ops

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Photo opportunities; an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photos that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
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Sasha decided to provide Dima with a photo op on the most expensive yacht in West Palm Beach so that the whole world knows how cool he is

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Take up a notch

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Increase the effort
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RD71 has been a great challenge, and now we should take it up a notch to move towards our goals faster

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Keep one’s eyes peeled

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To watch carefully for someone or something
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Sasha told Dima to keep his eyes peeled for Veronica’s spies in their company

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From way above

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From a great height
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Film helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above

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This is me (in the context of a bus stop, home, etc.)

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This is my stop/home…
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“It was a pleasure to have a small talk with you, but this is me,” said Dima to a beautiful girl and left the bus, leaving her completely alone

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If you don’t mind me asking/saying, …

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Used in order to be more polite when you say something that could slightly upset, annoy, or embarrass someone
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“Dima, did you have sex this week, if you don’t mind me asking?,” said Sasha, and Dima immediately prepared to answer annoying questions about his dick. He finally admitted that his girl told him the following: “If you don’t mind me saying, your dick should be a little bit bigger.”

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Agreed

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Yes/OK
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— Dima, the next challenge will include 7 hours of yoga every day!
— Agreed.

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Nuts and bolts

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The practical facts about a particular thing, rather then theories or ideas about it
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Space looks beautiful, but when you dive into its nuts and bolts, you can actually become very intimidated

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From now on

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From this moment and always in the future
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From now on, I’ll exercise every day without exceptions

30
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No hard feelings

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No feeling of being upset
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— I’m really sorry.
— Don’t worry — No hard feelings.

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Would it kill you to (do something)?

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Is it really so difficult for you to (do something)?
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Dima, would it kill you to set aside 30 minutes every weekday to study machine learning with me?

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For a change

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Contrary to how things usually happen; for variety
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Sasha, we’re studying this fucking machine learning every day! Let’s instead watch five episodes of “Darling in the Franxx” for a change. I want to jerk off a little, you know

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I’ll pass

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I’ll decline an opportunity or offer to do something
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— Ryuk, would it kill you to join us for a change?
— No, I’ll pass

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Have/make a stab at something

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To attempt to do something although you are not likely to be very successful
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Sasha and Dima have never tried joining challanges before, but they decided to have a stab at RD71, and that was the best decision they both have ever made!

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In custody

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Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court
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Three people appeared in court and two of them were remanded in custody

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Face charges

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To be formally accused of a crime
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He’s facing murder charges right now, so there’s a high chance Kira will kill him soon

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Common-law marriage

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A relationship between two people who decide to cohabitate without officially being married
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In the United States, common-law marriage is only recognized in a handful of states, and under varying circumstances.

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Day in, day out

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Continuously or repeatedly over a long period of time
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Dima’s offending Sasha day in, day out, but he remains strong

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I’ll give you that

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Used to say that one is willing to admit that at least part of something someone says is true
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I don’t really like his movies, but he’s a talented actor, I’ll give you that

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On the off chance

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Just in case
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I applied for the job on the off chance that they might like me, but I didn’t seriously expect to get it

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As red as a fire engine

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Literal meaning
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When Dima’s girlfriend was pleasantly surprised with his dick size, his face became as red as a fire engine

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Two sizes too small

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Two sizes smaller than needed
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I think Dima knew his grey shorts were two sizes too small, but he really wanted to show off his dick

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A wolf in sheep’s clothing

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A person with a pleasant and friendly appearance that hides the fact that they are evil
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L was sure that Light was a wolf in sheep’s clothing

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Hear/see the last of something/someone

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If you hear or see the last of something or someone unpleasant or difficult, that person or thing does not cause you trouble again
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You haven’t heard the last of this! I’ll see you in court

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Up to eleven

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So as to reach or surpass the maximum level; to an extreme or intense degree
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Some of the best nights we had when we were teenagers were spent just driving aimlessly, cranking the car stereo up to eleven

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Make oneself scarce

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To go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble
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Dad’s really mad at you, so you’d better make yourself scarce

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Par for the course

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Not good but normal or as you would expect
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Given the high standards of the food, the prices seem par for the course

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Out and about

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(Of a person, especially after inactivity) Engaging in normal activity
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The doctor says she’s making a good recovery, and she should be out and about in a few days’ time

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Holy grail

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Something that people want and are looking for but that is extremely difficult to find or get
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Sustained nuclear fusion is the holy grail of the power industry
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The holy grail for planet hunters would be to find a rocky planet about the size of Earth orbiting a star similar to the sun
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Raising red blood cell levels using legal means is something of a Holy Grail for endurance athletes

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To be in the zone

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To be happy or excited because you are doing something very skillfully and easily
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With Dima, Sasha’s always in the zone and pumped up. Well, almost always

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Frame of mind

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The way someone thinks or feels about something at a particular time; a particular mood that influences one’s attitude or behavior
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When you have that sort of defeatist frame of mind, you inevitably think that nothing will work out
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I’m in a much better frame of mind than when you last saw me
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The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive frame of mind

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Blow/let off steam

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Get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion
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Sasha’s always been the best person Dima could blow off steam with

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Be right back (BRB)

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1) A phrase that means that an internet user expects to be away from his or her keyboard for a short time
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Dima, don’t play without me! BRB!
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2) A phrase used to indicate the speaker will return in a moment
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— I love you, Mikasa!
— Dima, I need a few minutes to think if your dick size is OK with me. Be right back!

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Keep tabs

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To carefully watch (someone or something) in order to learn what that person or thing is doing
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We are keeping tabs on their movements
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I like to keep tabs on my bank account so that I don’t spend too much.

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Win someone over

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To persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before
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This is the last chance for the candidates to win over voters
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He had some good ideas, but failed to win over Congress

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Follow suit

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To do the same thing
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When one airline reduces its ticket prices, the rest usually follow suit

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Dicey

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Slightly dangerous or uncertain
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The company’s finances look a little dicey

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[#] years worth of (experience, travel, etc.)

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Significant amount over a period of time
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I’ve been saving my money for two years worth of travel
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Often there would be a handful of students come into the class with years worth of experience in calculus

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