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have a sharp tongue
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to be a person often speaking in a severe and critical way
"The writer is famous for her short temper and sharp tongue." "She has rather a sharp tongue." |
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go/sell like hot cakes
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sell quickly in large quantity
"The new product is selling like hot cakes." |
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pull out all the stops
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to do everything to make sth successful
"I pulled out all the stops to start my business." |
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Don’t hold your breath!
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don't wait because sth may take a long time
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in the same breath
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right after saying sth suggesting the opposite intention/meaning
"She praised my job and in the same breath suggested I resign." |
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last-ditch attempt/effort
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a final attempt to achieve sth, which is not expected to succeed
"In a last-ditch attempt to save …" |
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find / meet one's match (in sb)
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to meet sb who is equal to, or even better than one in strength, skill or intelligence
"She met her match in Fifi." |
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earn/get/score brownie points
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to score points
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scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
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to use the worst people or things because there is no choice
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eat crow
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to say and show that one is sorry for a mistake that he/she made
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