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If you say that someone is... while the..., you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. inizia ad imparare
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make hay while the sun shines
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If you are in a..., you are in a difficult and awkward situation idiom inizia ad imparare
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Companies find themselves in a pickle when their markets change.
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If someone goes off at a ..., they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before. idiom inizia ad imparare
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The conversation went off at a tangent
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To lie brazenly and barefacedly. A pun on the dual meanings of "lie." idiom inizia ad imparare
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If you describe someone as wearing..., you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account. 🇬🇧 idiom, disapproval inizia ad imparare
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At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours
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If people follow ..., they do the same thing that someone else has just done. idiom inizia ad imparare
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Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
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unhampered freedom of movement, choice, or action idiom inizia ad imparare
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Students have free rein to choose their own class schedules
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avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference. idiom inizia ad imparare
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to start one's own business especially as a doctor or lawyer 🇺🇸 idiom inizia ad imparare
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She graduated from law school and hung out her shingle.
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To proceed or continue making progress at a smooth, steady, or easy pace. idiom inizia ad imparare
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1. Things have been rolling along pretty well so far, which is unusual for a project of this size. 2. A: "How's work, Jim?" B: "Ah, you know, it keeps rolling along."
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If someone or something ..., they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand. idiom inizia ad imparare
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muddy the waters/ muddy the issue They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.
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He spent a hefty chunk of change on that car.
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If you are..., you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve. idiom inizia ad imparare
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If something that is very important to you goes..., it fails or ends without anything being achieved. inizia ad imparare
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Their dreams went up in smoke after the collapse of their travel agency.
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If you say that someone can ... themselves ..., you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected idiom inizia ad imparare
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a person with a corrupting influence on their associates, peers etc. idiom inizia ad imparare
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You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as ... if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money. disapproval inizia ad imparare
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... bean counters who tend to focus on controlling expenses.
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If someone or something..., they are good enough for the thing they are needed for. idiom inizia ad imparare
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I could not pass muster in his language
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additional features or accessories which are nonessential but very attractive idiom inizia ad imparare
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my car has all the latest bells and whistles
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If you say that something is a..., you mean that a success or victory will be easily achieved. inizia ad imparare
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So it's an easy decision. It's a slam dunk
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to prevent something from working or flowing properly. inizia ad imparare
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a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused. inizia ad imparare
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they were killing the golden goose of tourism
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If you say that something that has happened is......, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did. inizia ad imparare
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Judging from everything you've said, it was just as well she wasn't there.
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said when someone you have just been talking about arrives unexpectedly powiedzenie inizia ad imparare
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`Speak of the devil,' she greeted Tom, smiling.
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If you..., you suddenly and completely lose your temper. inizia ad imparare
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He flew off the handle at the slightest thing.
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To... means to know the closely guarded secrets of someone or an organization inizia ad imparare
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know where the bodies are buried
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