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27 сентября 2023 20:21

📔 Sail close to the wind




📋Meaning
  To act just within the limits of what’s legal or socially acceptable, to push boundaries.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “They fired their accountant because he sailed too close to the wind.”
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26 сентября 2023 21:31

📔 Make a mountain out of a molehill



📋Meaning
  To exaggerate the severity of a situation.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She shouted at him angrily for being five minutes late, but it really didn’t matter that much. She really made a mountain out of a molehill.”
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25 сентября 2023 21:44

📔 Gain ground



📋Meaning
  To become popular, to make progress, to advance.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “As Airbnb gains ground in many cities all over the world, many locals complain that they can no longer find a place to live. Landlords would rather rent their places out to tourists and earn more money.”
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24 сентября 2023 20:30

💠a bridge too far

✍🏾An act or plan whose ambition overreaches its capability, resulting in or potentially leading to difficulty or failure. Taken from the 1974 book A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan, which details the Allies' disastrous attempts to capture German-controlled bridges in the Netherlands during World War II.
The multi-million-dollar purchase of the small startup proved a bridge too far for the social media company, as the added revenue couldn't make up for the cost in the end.
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23 сентября 2023 19:22

📔 poetry in motion


📋Meaning
Something that is very elegant, graceful, and/or beautiful to observe, especially dance or the performing arts.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣The ballet was sublime to watch, truly poetry in motion.
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21 сентября 2023 20:47

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21 сентября 2023 09:40

📔 Down to earth



📋Meaning
  To be practical and sensible.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “It’s a stereotype, but Dutch people are known for being down to earth.”
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20 сентября 2023 13:02

📔 Salt of the earth



📋Meaning
  Being honest and good.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “My father is the salt of the earth. He works hard and always helps people who are in need.”
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19 сентября 2023 07:53

📔 Break the ice



📋Meaning
  To attempt to become friends with someone.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He made a weather joke to break the ice.”
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18 сентября 2023 08:28

📔 Sell ice to Eskimos



📋Meaning
  To be able to sell anything to anyone; to persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a gifted salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos."
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17 сентября 2023 09:11

📔 Let the dust settle



📋Meaning
  To allow a situation to become calm or normal again after something exciting or unusual has happened.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “You just had big news yesterday, let the dust settle and don’t make any decisions yet.”
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16 сентября 2023 09:44

📔 Clear as mud



📋Meaning
  Not clear at all, not easy to understand.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a great scientist, but I find his explanation of bacteria and microbes as clear as mud.”
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13 сентября 2023 19:32

📔 have known better days


📋Meaning
To be or look particularly shabby, ill-kept, or in poor condition.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Well, this car has known better days, but it's been reliable for me since the day I bought it 20 years ago.

🗣The poor guy who runs the building is a sweet fellow, but he has certainly known better days by the looks of him.
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12 сентября 2023 19:23

📔receive (one's) just deserts

📋To receive that which one deserves, especially a punishment or unfavorable outcome. (Note: The phrase is often misspelled as "just desserts," due to the pronunciation of "deserts" and "desserts" being the same in this context.)

🗣The CEO cheated his clients out of nearly $4 million, but he received his just deserts when he was stripped of everything he owned and sent to prison.
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27 сентября 2023 10:46

📔 against the collar


📋Meaning
Difficult, exhausting, or problematic. The phrase originates from the collar on a horse's harness, which tightens on the horse's neck when it travels uphill. Primarily heard in UK.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I was doing fine in the marathon, but it was a bit against the collar for the last couple miles.

🗣I don't think I have time to meet you today. Work has been a bit against the collar recently.

🗣against the collar recently.Getting this late-breaking story finished in time for tomorrow's newspaper was somewhat against the collar, but it's done now, thankfully.
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26 сентября 2023 11:23

📔 out of humour


📋Meaning
In an irritable, grouchy, or unhappy mood; not feeling well or in good spirits. Primarily heard in UK.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I think something is bugging John because he's been rather out of humour lately.

🗣After living in Gibraltar for so long, these awful London winters leave me feeling me out of humour.
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25 сентября 2023 12:06

📔 Walking on air



📋Meaning
  Very excited or happy. “Over the moon,” “on cloud nine,” “in seventh heaven” and “in good spirits” 


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She’s been walking on air since she found out that she’s pregnant.”
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24 сентября 2023 10:10

📔 Many moons ago



📋Meaning
  This is one of those English expressions that’s a little bit formal or dated. You’ll most likely hear it in stories, or when someone is trying to create a dramatic effect.



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🗣 “Many moons ago, we used to be two very close friends. Now we’ve gone separate ways and lost contact.”
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23 сентября 2023 04:49

📔 Castle in the sky



📋Meaning
  A daydream, a hope, especially for one’s life, that’s unlikely to come true.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “World traveling used to be a castle in the sky for most people a few decades ago, but with cheap flight tickets and the global use of English, many youngsters are living that dream.”
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21 сентября 2023 20:37

💠 hot tip

✍🏾 A piece of advice or information that is timely and helpful, especially if acted upon quickly.

We received a hot tip that the suspect is on his way to the border.
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20 сентября 2023 19:17

📔 one-up (someone)

📋Meaning
To make a point of outdoing, outperforming, outclassing, etc., someone.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I hate telling stories around Jack because he always tries to one-up you with some fabulous anecdote of his own.
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19 сентября 2023 20:08

📔 tear a strip off (someone)



📋Meaning
To scold, upbraid, or rebuke someone very severely, as for an error or wrongdoing.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣The teacher really tore a strip off me for causing a disruption in class again.
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18 сентября 2023 18:30

📔lap of the gods

📋A state beyond possible human control, intervention, or responsibility; a state or condition that is or will be decided by nature or fate. Usually used in the phrase "in the lap of the gods."

🗣I'm afraid we've done all we can to treat your father's heart attack. His recovery is in the lap of the gods, now.
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17 сентября 2023 19:28

💠collect dust

✍🏾To be in a state of disuse for a prolonged period of time.
Why do you want another video game console? You already have three collecting dust under the television!
My father has lots of old trinkets and memorabilia collecting dust in the attic.
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16 сентября 2023 18:27

📔live and kicking

📋Alive, healthy, and alert. (A truncated version of "alive and kicking.")

🗣Sam: "How are you feeling, John? I heard you were quite sick recently." John: "I'm still live and kicking!"
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14 сентября 2023 20:13

📔 pester (someone) for (something)


📋Meaning
To continually annoy someone with requests for something.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I wish you would stop pestering me for a new bicycle; your birthday will be here soon enough!
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14 сентября 2023 09:09

📔 As cold as stone



📋Meaning
  Being very cold and unemotional.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “In the Victorian times, many women were told to suppress their feelings and, thus, appeared as cold as stone.”
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13 сентября 2023 09:00

📔 Between a rock and a hard place



📋Meaning
  In difficulty, faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options.


🤔For example ⬇️

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12 сентября 2023 07:48

📔 Nip something in the bud



📋Meaning
  To stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early stage of its development.


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🗣 “When the kid shows the first signs of misbehaving, you should nip that bad behavior in the bud.”
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