Idioms category: Action

Throw your hat into the ring
action competition business opportunity risk challenge
Meaning and real examples for Throw your hat into the ring idiom
Go down a storm
action movement
Meaning and real examples for Go down a storm idiom
broke the silence
action communication speech
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Blow off steam
emotion action
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Jam on the brakes
action
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Drastic times call for drastic measures
strategy action consequence risk challenge opportunity
Meaning and real examples for Drastic times call for drastic measures idiom
Make waves
action movement trouble conflict
Meaning and real examples for Make waves idiom
In for a penny, in for a pound
money risk business consequence action opportunity strategy
Meaning and real examples for In for a penny, in for a pound idiom
Let's roll
work action responsibility leadership strategy
Meaning and real examples for Let's roll idiom
You reap what you sow
action consequence work
Meaning and real examples for You reap what you sow idiom
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
food action success difficulty consequence
Meaning and real examples for You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs idiom
Keep your hands clean
body work action responsibility
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Barking up the wrong tree
behaviour action opportunity consequence
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Roll up your sleeves
work action
Meaning and real examples for Roll up your sleeves idiom
About face
strategy action movement
Meaning and real examples for About face idiom
Get down to business
work business success action
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get down to the brass tacks
work business action communication strategy progress
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Van surfing
action risk
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Pull your finger out
work action
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Mexican wave
movement action entertainment progress
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Method to my madness
strategy action
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Barking at a knot
animal action
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Carbon footprint
action responsibility education
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Knock into a cocked hat
challenge problem success behaviour action struggle struggle conflict
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Handbags at ten paces
challenge conflict action
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pillar of strength
action responsibility
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Don't let the grass grow under your feet
action opportunity time movement success progress progress
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Pull in your horns
animal action
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Hard pill to swallow
problem difficulty emotion trouble challenge situation action struggle situation situation situation situation situation situation
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In the fast lane
progress success action movement
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As busy as a one-armed paperhanger
body work difficulty action
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Cop an attitude
behaviour action body communication problem conflict difficulty trouble struggle
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on the back foot
strategy advantage competition action situation
Meaning and real examples for on the back foot idiom
Pull the plug
action danger
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Put your best foot forward
success action progress opportunity business strategy competition leadership responsibility
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I told you is was ill
communication speech action
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Keep your eye on the ball
success strategy action competition progress
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Batten down the hatches
action
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Elbow grease
work action
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Bite the hand that feeds
behaviour action food body work
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Don't get mad, get even
action
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I will swing for you
action challenge danger risk conflict competition struggle
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Knock off
work time action
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Move the needle
business progress success strategy action opportunity advantage competition leadership
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Keep the ball rolling
progress work success action movement movement
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Feed the fire
action
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All in a day's work
work time success action responsibility
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Attack is the best form of defence
strategy conflict action
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roll up our sleeves
work action responsibility
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Eat crow
food action
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After the fact
time consequence action situation movement work
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Walk the plank
danger action work risk challenge difficulty consequence consequence consequence
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Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
conflict action strategy
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stir the pot
action problem behaviour conflict movement trouble
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Cross that bridge when you come to it
problem time action
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(H)asta la vista, baby
action entertainment communication
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Physician heal thyself
action speech
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A rolling stone gathers no moss
time work success movement action
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Happy slapping
entertainment danger action behaviour
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Tooth and nail
action struggle conflict difficulty competition struggle
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hustle and bustle
movement business work action situation
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land on her feet
success body movement action
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Nail your colours to the mast
action tradition history
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Against the clock
time work competition struggle challenge danger action risk progress success failure consequence
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slam dunk
success action entertainment competition challenge strategy
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Ankle biter
animal body action
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To pick and choose
opportunity action tradition strategy
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Full steam ahead
work progress movement action success business opportunity advantage strategy
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See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day
action opportunity
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You snooze, you lose
time action consequence opportunity
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To keep the ball rolling
progress movement action
Meaning and real examples for To keep the ball rolling idiom
Back the field
action competition success opportunity risk
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grab the bull by the horns
action leadership opportunity risk
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Draw your horns in
behaviour animal danger action body strategy
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Shoot through
action movement progress success opportunity advantage
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Use your loaf
action success education learning
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Eat humble pie
food action
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Bolt from the blue
emotion action
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Carey Street - On
movement communication action progress success
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Nip in the bud
problem action time
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
education difficulty leadership learning failure uncertainty opportunity action consequence
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Right off the bat
action
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like a bull in a china shop
behaviour animal danger conflict action
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Come what may
uncertainty risk consequence opportunity action
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Screw your courage to the sticking place
action
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leaping out of the water
action
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
action
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Body surfing
body action
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Politically correct
tradition speech communication action consequence situation situation
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Whistle down the wind
action
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Blaze a trail
leadership success progress movement action
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Take the lead
leadership action progress responsibility movement
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Crack the whip
entertainment action leadership tradition
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packed a punch
action success advantage
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The game is afoot
action movement progress challenge
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Fool's errand
failure time action work
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Half a loaf is better than no bread
food opportunity difficulty advantage progress situation consequence action consequence action
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Brass tacks - get down to
work action business action success progress
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Speak softly and carry a big stick
communication leadership conflict action strategy
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Run amok
action responsibility
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it takes two to tango
communication action responsibility movement
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Don't beat around the bush
communication business work action progress
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chattering away
speech communication action movement
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making a beeline
movement time action
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Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
problem action time animal opportunity consequence responsibility situation
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doing a number on her
behaviour action difficulty emotion uncertainty
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Hit for six
action success competition entertainment
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chomping at the bit
animal action
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Put the mockers on
behaviour entertainment action situation entertainment
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Big wig
business leadership responsibility success strategy action
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Sleeveless errand
work action
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Hit the ground running
action work progress success advantage opportunity
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Peeling the onion
food action food action
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shaking in their boots
behaviour action emotion body feeling
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To steal someone's thunder
action communication speech competition opportunity success conflict
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To throw cold water upon anything
action
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Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
problem success uncertainty risk business competition strategy action
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walk in the park
success time movement action entertainment feeling
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Get the show on the road
action business communication opportunity progress success time work
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Far be it from me
emotion speech action emotion speech
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Get your dander up
emotion behaviour action feeling
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Spill the beans
speech action communication
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game plan
business strategy work success action strategy business success action
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Old habits die hard
difficulty time action
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Circle back
communication action business progress
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Act the giddy goat
behaviour animal action
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stand still
action time movement
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ran around
movement action time competition challenge
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Show a leg
body movement action
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Three strikes and you are out
consequence action competition struggle difficulty
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Bought the farm
money consequence action
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Stick to your guns
action
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spread his wings
action opportunity progress success leadership
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dive in
action risk
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Turn a deaf ear
communication behaviour action speech
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Gung ho
action progress success
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The chickens come home to roost
problem action
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Burn bridges
action communication business
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Flat out like a lizard drinking
animal action
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Even at the turning of the tide
time movement uncertainty action progress
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Carte blanche
opportunity responsibility leadership work action
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Up in arms
emotion action feeling situation
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Bodice ripper
love action
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Hat trick
success competition action
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Put up your dukes
action conflict
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Absent without leave
consequence action time
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Go off half-cocked
behaviour action
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Play your cards right
strategy success opportunity action risk competition
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take the bull by the horns
action animal leadership risk challenge action
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Get your act together
work success responsibility action leadership
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The ball is in your court
responsibility action opportunity challenge situation advantage leadership progress success
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Drummed out of the army
action
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biting the dust
danger failure action conflict
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If the cap fits, wear it
leadership responsibility opportunity action
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Go the whole hog
action
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Go down swinging
danger action strategy conflict conflict struggle
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make a splash
action success entertainment competition
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dived headfirst
action
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Miss the boat
time opportunity failure action consequence
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Hunt and peck
work action
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Put your shoulder to the wheel
work progress success action
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Take the gilt off the gingerbread
action food
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Lay it on with a trowel
speech action
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
progress action opportunity challenge success time opportunity
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bit the bullet
action difficulty
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Don't let the cat out of the bag
animal action speech danger
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Prick up your ears
animal body action
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Step up to the plate
action leadership responsibility opportunity challenge responsibility leadership challenge
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put her best foot forward
action movement progress success work
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A bull in a china shop
behaviour animal action risk
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Clean Swipe
action movement
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained
success risk opportunity action consequence strategy progress advantage advantage
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Grassroots movement
action movement
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Fine words butter no parsnips
action communication food success communication
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Turn the tables
strategy competition action leadership advantage challenge situation consequence competition strategy action leadership
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Sent to Coventry
communication behaviour action
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Strike while the iron is hot
opportunity action time success business work money progress advantage competition leadership strategy communication
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Kill two birds with one stone
time work success action business strategy advantage opportunity
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Make an ass of yourself
behaviour action consequence
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To Bell the Cat
problem animal action difficulty uncertainty risk success strategy leadership
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Baptism of fire
challenge difficulty learning education action danger risk struggle conflict struggle
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Draw the line
communication consequence responsibility conflict leadership action
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Light at the end of the tunnel
problem progress action opportunity
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The buck stops here
responsibility leadership action consequence action consequence action consequence action consequence
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The early bird catches the worm
time success work learning education opportunity advantage strategy action
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Panic stations
action situation risk danger
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beating like a drum
emotion feeling body time movement action
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Balling the jack
action
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Fait accompli
situation consequence action consequence situation
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Fiddling while Rome burns
danger leadership opportunity consequence failure history time action consequence leadership opportunity responsibility consequence failure
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Fight the good fight
work success struggle conflict action
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Shot across the bows
conflict strategy danger action
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Cut off your nose to spite your face
action
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Go for broke
risk strategy action
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bark up the wrong tree
action
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Stick your oar in
action conflict
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For good measure
action
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ball game
competition action entertainment
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Bite the bullet
difficulty action
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Hit the sack
action body time
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You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs
food action
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a now or never
opportunity time action risk consequence
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Touch wood
action speech tradition
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Fall on your sword
conflict action
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If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain
action work
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Granny dumping
action
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At the end of your tether
trouble difficulty struggle action
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Let the cat out of the bag
action speech
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Face the music
responsibility entertainment action
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wrote a new chapter
progress movement action
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Put your oar in
work action
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They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance
difficulty animal failure action
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Bronx cheer
action
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Fish or cut bait
action opportunity
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Pull yourself together
emotion action responsibility behaviour trouble difficulty
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Double standard
education communication action
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Hit the hay
time action
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kept their eye on the ball
success competition strategy action progress
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Broke - if it ain't, don't fix it
opportunity risk time action
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Ball is in your court
responsibility action opportunity situation challenge movement
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Stand and deliver
action history speech
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Shoot from the hip
action speech
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Low-hanging fruit
success work time strategy opportunity action advantage
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Excuse me while I kiss this guy
speech action situation
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At one fell swoop
action
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pulled it off
success action challenge
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Hoist with your own petard
behaviour consequence action failure trouble difficulty challenge strategy
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watch the pot never boil
time difficulty action food uncertainty
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Jack in the box
entertainment action
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play his cards right
strategy success action opportunity risk situation
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Get - underway
work time action progress movement
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Over the top
action entertainment
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Ripple effect
consequence action
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back in play
action movement competition
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket
risk business opportunity strategy success failure action opportunity
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set the wheels in motion
action progress movement
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At the coalface
work business action
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Full tilt
action movement progress
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Look before you leap
action consequence risk strategy
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It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
problem action opportunity progress responsibility success
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
time risk action advantage
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High five
action movement success
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Easier said than done
problem work success action speech communication situation consequence
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Wick - you get on my
behaviour feeling emotion action
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Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
problem risk uncertainty action success failure opportunity
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put our best foot forward
success action movement progress responsibility opportunity competition challenge leadership communication
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One good turn deserves another
action behaviour consequence
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Put paid to
problem success money time action
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Dust up
action conflict movement
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Go by the board
strategy competition failure action
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Egg on
action
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Marry in haste, repent at leisure
love time consequence action feeling emotion
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Burn your boats
risk action history
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Off his own bat
action
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handle it
problem action responsibility
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There's no time like the present
time action opportunity opportunity advantage
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Blood and thunder
action
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One fell swoop - At
action
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The die has been cast
action history consequence
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Bite the dust
action danger body conflict failure emotion feeling
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Driving while black
action history
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Wave a red rag to a bull
animal action danger behaviour challenge
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Get down to brass tacks
work business time action success
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Jack Palancing
entertainment action difficulty risk
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Get the ball rolling
action progress work
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took the bull by the horns
action animal risk leadership
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Jump through hoops
movement difficulty action progress success
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Pull up stakes
action progress
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In the heat of the Moment
emotion action
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leap in the dark
risk uncertainty action opportunity movement progress success challenge difficulty
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no mean feat
difficulty challenge success action
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cut through
action progress success advantage
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What football is all about
love competition success strategy action tradition emotion
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Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day
food learning success work problem time education responsibility consequence action opportunity
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a tough nut to crack
difficulty challenge problem time action strategy success failure consequence risk opportunity
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Shakers and movers
business action progress leadership
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Jump the gun
action competition
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hit it out of the park
success action
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Drag race
competition movement time action
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Run out of steam
difficulty work progress problem action
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Make my day
action entertainment risk danger challenge opportunity difficulty emotion
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Twist someone’s arm
body action
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running around like headless chickens
behaviour animal work time action
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Take the bit between your teeth
action animal
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idiom: to take a risk
risk action opportunity danger
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At a loss
problem feeling uncertainty difficulty action strategy
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Spend a penny
money action
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staying the course
business strategy progress action success
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Count your chickens before they are hatched
risk uncertainty success money action failure opportunity
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Fly off the handle
behaviour action
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bitten into
food action
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That's all she wrote
communication action speech
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Booby trap
danger action risk difficulty strategy conflict
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Circle the wagons
action history
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Make haste
time action movement
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seize the day
success time action opportunity responsibility
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Before the fact
time opportunity action
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Like it or lump it
action responsibility consequence
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The Devil to pay
problem difficulty trouble money consequence risk conflict struggle challenge responsibility consequence action
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Hasta la vista, baby
action
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Bowled a maiden over
action success
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Run the gauntlet
challenge risk tradition danger action
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Watch the birdie
action entertainment
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Good Samaritan
action responsibility
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Lame duck
consequence action time work failure difficulty situation challenge responsibility consequence
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Talk to the hand
behaviour communication action body speech movement
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Early bird catches the worm
time success work business opportunity advantage action
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went to town
action movement
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Shoot oneself in the foot
failure consequence body action
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claws and effect
animal action
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So sue me
risk consequence challenge action communication consequence responsibility risk
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Cut the Gordian knot
problem difficulty action time success leadership history
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Know the ropes
business work learning education strategy action
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Close the loop
business communication learning responsibility action
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Silly season
time failure learning education history action progress leadership
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Give it a whirl
action
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Been there, done that
action
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Movers and shakers
business work success progress action movement leadership opportunity
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Grand slam
success competition action
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Stitch in time saves nine
problem time action
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Champ at the bit
animal action work
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chipping in
work action strategy
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Grasp the nettle
challenge opportunity action risk success
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Kiss and tell
love speech behaviour difficulty communication action
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Swing for you
action competition entertainment success competition
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