Expressions And Idioms

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a dime a dozen

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extremely common, and therefore not very valuable or special.مزبل ، مكوم 🙂Writers like him are a dime a dozen.

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A spitting image of

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صورة طبك الاصل من .....someone who looks exactly like another person1. Is it just me, or is that the spittin ` image of Abraham Lincoln?

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ad nauseam

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if you do or say something ad nauseam, you repeat it so many times that it annoys other people.

He talks ad nauseam about how clever his children are.

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afraid​/​scared of your own shadow

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very easily frightenedتخاف من ظلك

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After all I have done for you

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بعد كل الي سويته الك 😒😒

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All the rage

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=to be very popular at a particular time:Long hair for men was all the rage in the 70s.

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All you have to do

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كل ما عليك فعله

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and all that jazz

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all the things that are related to what you are talking about. (وما شاكل)I’m going home to visit my family and all that jazz.

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As a courtesy

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من باب المجاملة Uncle Shim shared these thoughts both as a courtesy to our family and as instruction to me.

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beat around​/​about the bush

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to spend a long time getting to the main point of what you are saying, especially because it is embarrassing.يماطل (يلف ويدور )Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.

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better known as

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معروف ب used when someone has two names and you are introducing the more familiar one.Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin

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better late than never

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used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier.

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bona fide

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a bona fide person or thing is really what they seem to be or what they claim to beEx/a bona fide commercial transaction

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by mistake

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if you do something by mistake, you do it accidentally.I’m sorry – I opened one of your letters by mistake.

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carpe diem

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an invitation not to waste time; from the Latin for ‘seize the day’استمتاع بالحاضر؛ اغتنام اللذّاتHis attitude towards his life is Carpe diem.

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caught my attention

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1. An article in the newspaper caught my attention. لفت انتباهي

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cry over spilt milk

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to waste time feeling upset about something bad that has happened and cannot be changed.‘No use crying over spilt milk,’ she said.

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cut to the chase

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to start dealing with the most important aspect of something rather than things that are less relevant.ادخل بصلب الموضوع Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase.

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dig your own grave.

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to do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future.By lying about the incident the minister has dug his own grave.

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Dignity is priceless

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الكرامة لا تقدر بثمنFamily's dignity is priceless

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Ease your mind

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ريح بالك 1. If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you.

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far and wide

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in a large area or in many different places, some of them a long way away.القاصي والداني from far and wide: People came from far and wide to see the show.

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For some reason we ignore

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لسبب ما نجهله

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For what it’s worth

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used when you are telling someone something and you are not sure how useful it is. This is sometimes shown in emails as FWIW.For what it’s worth, I don’t think we can do anymore until we get more training.

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forewarned is forearmed.

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used for saying that if you know about a problem before it happens, you can prepare for it.There's a New Moon eclipse on Monday at 5.40 am - so forewarned is forearmed!

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Fox guarding the hen house

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describes a set of circumstances in which someone who should not be trusted has been chosen to protect someone or oversee a situation. The choice involves someone directly unsuitable for the task, such as choosing a bank robber to guard a bank.Ex/When you have a home team in charge of the official book,that’s like the fox guarding the hen house” Troy Allen, who last week resigned as State College coach, said in June.

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Frog in my throat

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which means "to be unable to speak clearly because your throat feels dry or blocked.”What, is there a frog in your throat or are you just glad to see me?

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Good riddance

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Good riddance : الله لا يردهأمثلةSummer is gone and good riddance to itالصيف راح والحمدلله على هالروحةGood riddance to the unsupportive friendsالله مع الأصدقاء غير الداعمين

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Have a heart

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كان رحيما؛ مُتعاطِف مع/ رَحيمused for asking someone to be more reasonable, because they are asking you to do something that is too difficult or unpleasant.Don't make me write it again! Have a heart!

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I have no objection

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ليس عندي اعتاراض3. I have no objection to your proposal.

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I'll take that as a yes

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اعتبر هذا موافقة

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I've had enough

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طفح الكيل I've had enough from being lazy

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if my memory serves me (well​/​right​/​correctly)

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used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly;He was mayor from 1945 to 1949, if my memory serves me correctly.

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if truth be known​/​told

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used when saying what something is really like or what you really think about a situation.If truth be told, I’ve never really liked David’s wife.

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in a manner of speaking

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used for saying that something is generally correct, but not exactly.ان جاز التعبير‘So are you retired now?’ ‘In a manner of speaking, yes. But I still do some work.’

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Increase by (twofold, threefold)

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يزيد بضعفين او ثلاثة اضعاف .....a twofold increase in cases of meningitis

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in​/​out of the loop

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belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something.على اطلاعA lot of people want to be in the loop on this operation.

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it’s your choice​/​the choice is yours

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used for saying that you disagree with what someone else has decided.It sounds completely crazy to me, but it’s your choice.

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leave no stone unturned

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to do everything possible to solve a problem or to find something out.No stone will be left unturned in the investigation into the murder.

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Love at first sight

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حب من اول نظرة

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make sense

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to be practical and sensible.It makes sense to keep such information on disk.to be easy to understand.Her argument makes perfect sense to me.

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make up your mind

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to make a decision.Come on, make up your mind!make up your mind whether: I can’t make up my mind whether to go or not.someone’s mind is made up: My mind’s made up. Nothing will make me change it.

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Make way

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افسح الطريق

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mea culpa

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used for saying that something is your faultRichards issued his mea culpa on David Letterman's TV show as well as on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's radio program.

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miss the boat

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to fail to take advantage of an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough.You should have sold that house a year ago – you missed the boat.

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MY EARS ARE BURNING

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We use this phrase when someone is talking about us and we are not there.

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My way or the high way

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معناها( يا كلامي ياعرض اكتافك )اذا لم تنفذ ماقلت غادر من هنا 👇🏻..

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name after

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(name someone after someone/something) to give someone or something the same name as someone or something else, especially the same first name as a member of your family.سميت على اسم .....Albert was named after his grandfather.

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once bitten twice shy

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used for saying that someone will be careful about doing something again, or will be unwilling to do it again because they failed or were hurt the first time they did itShe certainly won't marry again once bitten, twice shy.

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overwhelming victory

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انتصار ساحق The party won an overwhelming victory in Burma's general elections last May.

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Peace treaty

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اتفاقية سلامThe peace treaty rests on shaky foundations.

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pro bono

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done without the usual payment that a lawyer charges.Thompson is well known among colleagues for his pro bono work in the field of criminal law.

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reassure someone that.....

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--to make someone feel less worried about somethingI’m afraid there’s not much I can say to reassure you.reassure someone (that): She checked the bolts to reassure herself that the door was locked.

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Say well or be still

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قل خيرا او اصمت

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see for yourself

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to check what someone has told you by looking at it.It’s all gone – see for yourself.

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sit​/​be on the fence

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to refuse to support either side in an argument.People are on the fence, and we just have to take the initiative.

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something goes in one ear and out the other

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used for saying that someone does not remember what you say or pay attention to it.If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

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suit yourself

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1-used for telling someone to do what is convenient for them.You can adapt the recipe to suit yourself.2-​SPOKENused for telling someone rather rudely to do whatever they want, even though it is not what you want them to do.You don’t agree? Suit yourself, then.

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take your medicine

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to accept or deal with an unpleasant situation without complaining.

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That ship has sailed

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Ex/No. That ship has sailed. Time to wave aloha.لقد فات الاوان

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the dregs of society

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حثالة المجتمعHe sees dissidents as the dregs of society.

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the more the merrier

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used for saying that you will be happy if more people come or take part in what you are doing.This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.

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Third time's the charm

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Used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful.

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thirst trap

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a sexy photo posted on social media to attract attentionAn effective thirst trap makes your thumb pause in the feed and gaze for just a second more.

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through and through

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used for saying that someone has all the qualities of a particular type of person.تماماHe was obviously a city kid through and through.That woman’s evil through and through.

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through thick and thin

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in all situations, especially the most difficult ones.My friends have stood by me through thick and thin.

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Turn the other cheek

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تغاضى عن من اذاك

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until further notice .

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until someone announces that a situation has changed or no longer exists.حتى اشعار الاخرThe road is closed to traffic until further notice.

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vice versa

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the opposite of what has been saidEx/Should I come to your house or vice versa?

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Was forced

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مجبراI was forced to open the door.

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way to go

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used for telling someone that they have done something well, or that you are proud of their achievement.Way to go, Mary! Keep up the good work.

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Wet behind the ears

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,” which means “young and inexperienced.”Maybe I'm still wet behind the ears.

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when all is said and done

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بعد كل الذي قيل وفعل when you consider the whole of a situation, and not just one aspect of it.When all was said and done it was only a game, not real life.

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with (all) due respect

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used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite.With due respect, is that question relevant?With all due respect to the staff, I think the exam results could have been better.

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Your guess is as good as mine

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Well don't ask me , because your guess is as good as mine.علمي علمك

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No wonder

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used for showing that you are not surprised by a particular situation or event.

No wonder you couldn’t see me.

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Sooner or later

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عاجلا ام اجلا

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if need be

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if necessary.

I’ll ask someone to help you, if need be.

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tit for tat

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something that you do to harm someone because they have harmed you. (N)

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in the nature of things

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in the way that things usually happen.

It is in the nature of things that categories will overlap.

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people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

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used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults.

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keep your shirt on

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used for telling someone who is beginning to get angry not to get annoyed

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fall from grace​/​favour

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to lose your position, or to lose the respect or approval of other people

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never say die

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used for encouraging someone to keep trying or hoping

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burst someone’s bubble

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to end someone’s happiness by making them realize what is happening.

I hate to burst your bubble, but I don’t think he remembers you.

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behind closed doors

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in a place where other people cannot see or know what is happening.

Nobody knows what goes on in a family behind closed doors.

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straight from the horse’s mouth

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directly from someone who knows.

I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.

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straight) from the heart

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being completely honest about your feelings.

She wrote me a letter straight from the heart.

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out of the frying pan (and) into the fire

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used for saying that someone who was in a bad situation is now in a worse situation.

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use your loaf

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to think carefully about something.

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keep something under wraps

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to keep something secret.

She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a while.