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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. începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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to start one's own business especially as a doctor or lawyer 🇺🇸 idiom începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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If something that is very important to you goes..., it fails or ends without anything being achieved. începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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a person with a corrupting influence on their associates, peers etc. idiom începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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. începe să înveți
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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. începe să înveți
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a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it is misused. începe să înveți
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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. începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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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. începe să înveți
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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 începe să înveți
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know where the bodies are buried
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