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rhetorical idioms Flashcards

1
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Confused and convoluted (tied up)

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Tied in knots

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conceal, hide (carpet)

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sweep under the rug

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perform a tricky and difficult task (sui dhaga)

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Threading the needle

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current generation

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Current crop of leaders, students, professionals

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5
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go wrong and led to self harm

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blown up in their face

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a hidden advantage

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Ace up her sleeve

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7
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feeling very hungry

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Starving to death

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8
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lacks skills

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One trick pony

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9
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was shocked

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I was taken aback

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10
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suffer consequences

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(sow the wind &) reap the whirlwind

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11
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target (using a gun)

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in the crosshairs

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make things worse (fire)

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add fuel to fire

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13
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adverse effects

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some of the fallout has taken place

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14
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refuse to accept (or cross the line)

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draw a line

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15
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limit yourself to take an action (where is the boundary)

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draw a line in sand

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16
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dealt with successfully (hold)

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in grip of situation

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17
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multicultural society

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melting pot of cultures

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18
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need to talk (table talk)

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things have to be sorted on the table

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19
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testing an abstract idea practically (on the road)

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rubber meets the road

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20
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gods gift

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gods gift to mankind

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21
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entangled / involved (natural knot)

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its an intricate web

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22
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there is a pattern in randomness

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method to madness

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23
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hit an emotional reaction (nervous reaction)

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Touched a raw nerve

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24
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unjust situation (witnessed by world)

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shocks the conscience of entire world

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25
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legal defense

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legal argument and hide under the cover of that

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26
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express experience of doing things

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been there and done that

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27
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solve the conflict (thread a needle)

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finding the middle path

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28
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being loyal (pledge of )

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sworn allegiance

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29
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stay away from those horrible (garbage)

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garbage should be circumvented from a distance

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30
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it’s impossible

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Squeeze water out of a rock

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31
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became famous for short

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15 seconds of fame

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32
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challenging quest with uncertain outcome

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deep into the woods

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33
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with great energy

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hammer & tongs

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34
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fight fiercely

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fighting Tooth & nail

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35
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certain of failure

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writing on the wall

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36
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very excited

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Went ballistic

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37
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knee jerk reaction

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Shoot from the hip

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38
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complete natural dev

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Run its course

39
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weakness in a strong person

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Feet of clay

40
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unfairly change the topic of discussion

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move the goalpost

41
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to really mean

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In the spirit of

42
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I came across

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Line of sight

43
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take advantage of

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Milk it for all its worth

44
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focus on trivial

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Splitting the hair

45
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prepared for all outcomes

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Covered all your bases

46
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from authoritative person

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From the horses mouth

47
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make it worse

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More harm than good

48
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couple of things helping understand

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Couple of pieces of the puzzle

49
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don’t misquote what I said

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Words in the mouth

50
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connect it to

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Marry this back to ..

51
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enjoying a lot

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Having a field day

52
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wish success & safety

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wish godspeed

53
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took out money for benefit

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skim the fat

54
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choose from given unpopular choices

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pick your poison

55
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live to fight another day

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lose battle to win a war

56
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on forefront

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was at the vanguard of

57
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satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfillment

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hitting the high note

58
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reacted to a stupid weird comment

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roll the eyes

59
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analyze a problem one layer at a time

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peeling the onion

60
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join the popular phenomenon

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join the bandwagon

61
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soft/weak spot to attack

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softer underbelly

62
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receive criticism

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taking a lot of heat

63
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move out of the way

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pushed to the side

64
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time to decide

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moment of reckoning

65
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loss of status

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descended from the heights

66
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loss of respect, prestige

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fallen from grace

67
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cast out

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fallen angel

68
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get emotionally hurt

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until people get burned

69
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kept secret

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stuff behind the curtain

70
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suffer unpleasant results

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paper hands/fingers get burnt

71
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excellent performance

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absolutely ripping performance

72
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to say harsh critical things

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cast aspersions

73
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long time ago

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many moons ago

74
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very pleased about

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over the moon

75
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in bitter enmity.

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at daggers drawn

76
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usually showing that one is angry or offended

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in high dudgeon

77
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completely insane

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as mad as a hatter

78
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to stay calm, to be patient, to refrain from panicking

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keep your hair on

79
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Impassioned, wild, crazy, rage-filled, frantic

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hair on fire

80
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caught lying

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pants on fire

81
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in an angry or annoyed state

82
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display very bad temper

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fit of anger

83
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to upset or irritate someone

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gets my goat

84
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begin a journey

85
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make angry

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tick off / mad at

86
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independent and unhibited person

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free spirit

87
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admit defeat

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throw in the towel

88
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price war context, mutually harming competition

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race to the bottom

89
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selective of the problems, arguments, and confrontations

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pick your battles

90
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being careful at exerting power

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exercise power with discretion

91
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wake up call

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cold slap of reality

92
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easy to pronounce

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rolls off the tongue

93
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reacted to a stupid weird comment

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roll their eyes

94
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satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment

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hitting all the notes in right way

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