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My very soul

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what you done to me is in my very soul

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And yet,

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He excel his score in mate and yet he still not proud of it

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Right off the bat

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You will never expect to adapt to a new country right off the bat

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More or less

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The assignment was more or less fell short right at the beginning

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Fan out

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we need to fan out our team to scrutinize the place thoroughly

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In its own right

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this eminent wine got a great taste in its own right

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All good things come to those who waits

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it is hard to get a promotion but remember, all good things come to those who waits

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Therefore

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my schedule has full therefore i can’t come to your meeting

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Gave me no choice

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it gave me no choice but burn the midnight oil to study for the upcoming exam

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The final/last straw

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it was harsh enough to maintain the score, but getting a lowest score was the last straw

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Put your food down

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I can’t stand when he keep borrowing my stuff, this time i will put my food down

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12
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Bear that in mind

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Basis is really important, you need to bear that in mind

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Take me by surprise

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It took me by surprise when he came here

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Catch me off guard

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She caught me off guard when I was masturbated

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Quite apart from

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Quite apart from his bad behaviour, he still has good heart

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16
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Give and take

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Every relationship need to be some give and take so that It can move on to a long-term

17
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Trial end error

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There’s no success path is flat, it also include trial and error

18
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Raise concern

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Venture jobs would raise concerns among parents

19
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Give (someone) credit

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What you did is bold, I’ll give you a credit for that

20
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Grab a spoon

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Study abroad just come once in a lifetime, you have to grab a spoon

21
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It has yet to do sth

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you have yet to do the homework since you did nothing

22
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It goes without saying

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you assigned as an on-the-job training so there was no paying at all, it goes without saying

23
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Speaking of which

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I haven’t met my friends for a very long time, speaking of which, have you heard any news from him/ A scary house was formed last week, speaking of which, have any of you come by there

24
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Suck it up

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Just suck it up if u don’t want to appear weak

25
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Tensed up

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You seem all tensed up. Still worried about the exam?

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Get the impression

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Ex: I got the impression when I met him initially that he seemed a bit Standoffish

27
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Pain in the ass

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If you keep doing that, I’ll be a real pain in the ass

28
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Knock yourself out

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Can I sit on your sofa? Please knock yourself out

29
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Break your leg

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Hope you will break your leg on the interview

30
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You are a catch

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Dude, I’m telling you she’s a catch

31
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Off the hook

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Even on the verge of danger, he still manages to get off the hook

32
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Taste of their own medicine

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He used to be a bully and now he has to be given a taste of his own medicine!!!

33
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Be down to sb

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All the voting was always down to me who has to represent for a whole group

34
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Hand-to-hand

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  • U should know that these secret ingredients were hand-to-hand only our generations
  • A hand-to-hand combat
35
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In the first place

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We should’ve listened to him in the first place