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11 Cards in this Set
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to make someone do something difficult, especially a job, without preparing them for it or giving them any help
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to be thrown in at the deep end
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to be doing badly and likely to fail
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to be on the ropes
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From boxing, where this is done by a boxer's trainer to stop the fight.) to signal that one is going to quit; to quit
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to throw in the towel
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to change the rules in a situation in a way that is not fair, usually in order to make it more difficult for someone to achieve something
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to move the goalposts
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involved in something that is beyond one's capabilities
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to be out of one's depth
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to be quick to understand and to react to things
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to be on the ball
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be run/rushed off your feet
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be run/rushed off your feet
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to depart; to begin one's journey, especially on a road trip; to leave for home.
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to hit the road
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to have a narrow escape from something dangerous.
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to have a close shave
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to not make an immediate decision about a plan or idea, but to wait until the next day in order to have more time to think about it
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to sleep on it
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no matter whether it rains or the sun shines; in any sort of weather
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come rain or shine
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