Idioms category: Challenge

Dark horse
challenge competition risk opportunity uncertainty
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a small fish in a big pond
success difficulty progress opportunity challenge feeling struggle learning situation
Meaning and real examples for a small fish in a big pond idiom
Throw your hat into the ring
action competition business opportunity risk challenge
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Drastic times call for drastic measures
strategy action consequence risk challenge opportunity
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set the bar high
success challenge competition
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Cut-throat competition
competition business work success struggle difficulty challenge
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Biting more than you can chew
challenge difficulty
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going against the grain
conflict challenge
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The last straw
problem trouble difficulty struggle challenge
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Young turk
leadership challenge risk progress opportunity
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Step up your game
challenge competition progress success strategy
Meaning and real examples for Step up your game idiom
pain in the neck
behaviour feeling problem communication work responsibility difficulty challenge
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turn the tide
strategy challenge advantage success conflict struggle
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Fend for yourself
responsibility struggle challenge struggle
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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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Hard pill to swallow
problem difficulty emotion trouble challenge situation action struggle situation situation situation situation situation situation
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take a toll
problem difficulty challenge struggle consequence
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slowed down
time progress difficulty challenge
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By hook or by crook
strategy difficulty challenge
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I will swing for you
action challenge danger risk conflict competition struggle
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Fie, foh, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman
challenge
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Walk the plank
danger action work risk challenge difficulty consequence consequence consequence
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Greased lightning
movement progress success competition challenge opportunity
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A hard nut to crack
challenge difficulty success opportunity time learning
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No room to swing a cat
difficulty challenge
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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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Have your work cut out
work difficulty challenge responsibility
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Fly in the ointment
difficulty trouble challenge
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Back against the wall
danger trouble difficulty struggle challenge conflict struggle
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Rome wasn't built in a day
time progress history difficulty success challenge tradition
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He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches
work education success opportunity responsibility leadership learning challenge progress
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Push the boat out
risk challenge
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Up the ante
competition risk challenge strategy progress progress
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Squeaky bum time
difficulty situation uncertainty competition risk challenge opportunity consequence
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Push the envelope
challenge progress risk
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The game is afoot
action movement progress challenge
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bite off more than he could chew
work difficulty food failure problem challenge
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Double whammy
problem difficulty trouble challenge struggle difficulty
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Against the grain
work conflict struggle challenge
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May you live in interesting times
time difficulty uncertainty challenge opportunity success failure learning
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Rock the boat
challenge progress conflict
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A fly in the ointment
problem difficulty challenge trouble difficulty trouble difficulty
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Acid test
difficulty challenge
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Achilles' heel
problem failure difficulty challenge struggle trouble
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step up his game
competition progress success challenge strategy
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To set the Thames on fire
difficulty challenge
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The tip of the iceberg
problem difficulty risk danger challenge uncertainty difficulty
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play the hand you're dealt
challenge strategy work uncertainty opportunity success
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Boil the ocean
time work body problem challenge difficulty success
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pushing the envelope
progress challenge risk leadership
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ran around
movement action time competition challenge
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Monstrous regiment of women
conflict leadership tradition progress challenge
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tip of the iceberg
consequence problem challenge difficulty uncertainty
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Cut the mustard
success food challenge
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Hard cases make bad law
problem difficulty failure consequence risk challenge responsibility
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take the bull by the horns
action animal leadership risk challenge action
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The ball is in your court
responsibility action opportunity challenge situation advantage leadership progress success
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To step into dead man’s shoes
responsibility leadership challenge difficulty opportunity
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The fly in the ointment
problem difficulty challenge difficulty
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marathon, not a sprint
time success challenge strategy competition progress
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Hard nut to crack
challenge difficulty problem difficulty
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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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Step up to the plate
action leadership responsibility opportunity challenge responsibility leadership challenge
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No pain, no gain
work success progress challenge struggle
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Turn the tables
strategy competition action leadership advantage challenge situation consequence competition strategy action leadership
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Baptism of fire
challenge difficulty learning education action danger risk struggle conflict struggle
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The Devil is in the details
problem difficulty challenge
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took on
work responsibility challenge business leadership risk opportunity
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Bite off more than you can chew
difficulty food failure challenge
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Test your mettle - see show your mettle
challenge competition
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I spy with my little eye
entertainment challenge competition
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Between a rock and a hard place
difficulty trouble situation conflict challenge
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make or break
success business opportunity risk consequence situation challenge
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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
uncertainty responsibility leadership challenge difficulty
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Raise the bar
challenge success competition progress
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Sailing close to the wind
danger risk competition strategy challenge
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Word association football
communication strategy competition emotion challenge
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Big picture
business strategy opportunity challenge success progress advantage competition
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Ball is in your court
responsibility action opportunity situation challenge movement
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pulled it off
success action challenge
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Go the distance
success struggle challenge competition
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Hoist with your own petard
behaviour consequence action failure trouble difficulty challenge strategy
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Don't hold your breath
time danger risk difficulty challenge failure
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put our best foot forward
success action movement progress responsibility opportunity competition challenge leadership communication
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Eat my hat
challenge food speech entertainment
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An albatross around one's neck
responsibility consequence trouble struggle difficulty challenge struggle challenge struggle challenge consequence
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Another think coming
difficulty uncertainty challenge problem conflict trouble
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In the nick of time
time success opportunity advantage challenge difficulty risk
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(Too big for your) boots
challenge difficulty
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New kid on the block
competition challenge education learning
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adapt or die
strategy challenge
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upset the apple cart
challenge conflict trouble
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Wave a red rag to a bull
animal action danger behaviour challenge
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no place for the faint-hearted
difficulty challenge danger risk struggle trouble conflict
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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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a tough nut to crack
difficulty challenge problem time action strategy success failure consequence risk opportunity
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like walking a tightrope
risk feeling danger challenge entertainment
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an uphill battle
difficulty challenge struggle
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twists and turns
challenge difficulty struggle strategy
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Tuckered out
body work competition challenge entertainment
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Make my day
action entertainment risk danger challenge opportunity difficulty emotion
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Thorn in the flesh
problem body trouble challenge struggle difficulty
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The bitter end
problem difficulty trouble struggle conflict challenge struggle conflict challenge struggle conflict challenge struggle
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Make a virtue of necessity
opportunity challenge
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A tough row to hoe
work struggle challenge responsibility responsibility
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Sink or swim
challenge opportunity time success failure situation
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The Devil to pay
problem difficulty trouble money consequence risk conflict struggle challenge responsibility consequence action
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stood his ground
responsibility challenge struggle conflict
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whole new ball game
challenge learning opportunity progress
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Run the gauntlet
challenge risk tradition danger action
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Lame duck
consequence action time work failure difficulty situation challenge responsibility consequence
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So sue me
risk consequence challenge action communication consequence responsibility risk
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To square the circle
challenge difficulty conflict
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Out of the frying pan into the fire
problem difficulty situation risk consequence danger challenge trouble
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bitten off more than she could chew
difficulty challenge responsibility failure struggle
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Meet your match
challenge competition success struggle
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bit off more than they could chew
difficulty food consequence failure challenge struggle
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Upset the apple-cart
challenge conflict struggle conflict struggle
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Behind the eight ball
difficulty work trouble problem challenge risk struggle situation
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Grasp the nettle
challenge opportunity action risk success
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Jack of all trades, master of none
work consequence opportunity learning challenge challenge strategy
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Idioms category: Challenge

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