Idioms
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a drop in the bucket.
A very small amount compared to the amount needed
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at first sight.
Used to describe your first impression of someone or something, usually to indicate that this first impression was wrong or incomplete.
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roughly speaking
Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).
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put food on the table
To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.
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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.
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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
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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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