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    put your heart and soul into something

    If you put your heart and soul into something, you do it with a great deal of enthusiasm and energy.

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      nail something down

      To finalize.

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        man of his word

        A person who can be trusted to keep a promise; a reliable person.

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          odds and ends

          Various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value.

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            on hand

            If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
            Do you have a calculator on hand?

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              which way the wind blows

              What the real situation is.

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                The real meat of things

                The most important part or the main part of something.

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                  under cover of something

                  Hidden or protected by something.
                  He was working undercover at that time.

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                    super-duper

                    Extremely good.

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                      keep in mind

                      To be careful to remember something important.

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                        bear in mind

                        If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.

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                          the chicken and egg problem

                          If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.

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                            there is no such thing as a free lunch

                            Used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way.

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                              rags to riches

                              Refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth.

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                                to get your feet wet

                                To begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in a brief and simple way in order to become more familiar with it.

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                                  Bam!

                                  A bam is a loud, startling sound.

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                                    to have the edge over

                                    To have a slight advantage or superiority over.

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                                      touch some grass

                                      To go outside; enjoy nature (used especially as an exhortation to spend less time on electronic devices).

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                                        start off on the right foot

                                        To immediately have success when you begin to do something.

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                                          Godspeed

                                          Godspeed should be used in sentences when you are bidding someone good luck, safety and success.

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