Idioms
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go out on a limb
If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other.
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in someone's hands
It means that you have responsibility for something. You are in charge of something.
The organization for Stephan's party is in your hands. -
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a snowball's chance in hell
It has absolutely no chance at all of happening, it is just impossible.
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I'm cooked
It means that you're done for, exhausted, or just generally struggling.
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Don't build your house on someone else's land
When you build the house, it will be owned by whoever owns the land on which it is built.
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get your head down
To direct all your efforts into the particular task you are involved in.
I'm going to get my head down and try and finish this report before I go home today. -
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blue collar worker
The blue collar worker definition indicates that these workers perform primarily manual labor.
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keys to the kingdom
Possessing the “keys to the kingdom” implies having significant influence over these aspects.
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on the bright side
Look on the bright side - no one died.
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get the axe
“Get the axe” generally refers to being fired or experiencing an abrupt end to something.
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food for thought
Something worth thinking seriously about.
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being edgy
Being edgy means looking at everything a little differently, doing your own thing, and being okay with the fact that it may not fit the world's idea of what you should be doing with your life.
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On the flip side
Looking at a different or opposite aspect, possibility, or result (associated with something).
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fruits of your labor
Results of your hard work.
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(straight) from the horse's mouth
If you hear something (straight) from the horse's mouth, you hear it from the person who has direct personal knowledge of it.
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get out of hand
To become chaotic and unmanageable.
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the last straw
The last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc.
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put out to pasture
To stop someone working in a job because they are too old to be useful.
I'm not ready to be put out to pasture yet.
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count on one hand
If you could count something on (the fingers of) one hand, it does not happen very often or exists in very small numbers.
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double-edged sword
Something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences.
This much freedom of expression and opinion can be a double-edged sword.
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