Idioms category: Problem

Bee in one's bonnet
problem behaviour
Meaning and real examples for Bee in one's bonnet idiom
I have not slept one wink
time problem feeling body speech emotion success failure education learning work love trouble
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Rack your brains
problem difficulty
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added fuel to the fire
conflict problem trouble struggle difficulty
Meaning and real examples for added fuel to the fire idiom
More haste, less speed
problem time work progress success failure learning strategy
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A hot potato
problem difficulty trouble responsibility
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Sour grapes
problem
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch
problem success risk uncertainty opportunity failure
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Bad egg
animal food problem
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Gloom and doom
problem emotion feeling trouble danger uncertainty
Meaning and real examples for Gloom and doom idiom
The last straw
problem trouble difficulty struggle challenge
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Be in a Tight Corner
danger problem trouble
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Vicious circle
problem difficulty
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Back to the drawing board
problem work learning
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pain in the neck
behaviour feeling problem communication work responsibility difficulty challenge
Meaning and real examples for pain in the neck idiom
Knock into a cocked hat
challenge problem success behaviour action struggle struggle conflict
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Not a leg to stand on
problem body difficulty struggle
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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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Burning question
problem
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Cop an attitude
behaviour action body communication problem conflict difficulty trouble struggle
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Sweet Fanny Adams
problem situation
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A storm in a teacup
problem emotion situation
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Tell me about it
problem feeling communication
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Fed up
problem feeling trouble
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Morbid obesity
body problem
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Save one's bacon
food difficulty trouble problem success money opportunity
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Go down the drain
problem money failure
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Fit to be tied
emotion trouble problem behaviour
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Out of gear
failure problem difficulty movement
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Nice kettle of fish
problem situation difficulty
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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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The squeaky wheel gets the grease
problem work
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The blind leading the blind
leadership problem uncertainty difficulty
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Storm in a teacup
problem emotion conflict situation
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Go to hell in a handbasket
problem
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Wishful thinking
problem failure
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Clue - don't have a
problem difficulty
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making a mountain out of a molehill
problem
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Red herring
problem
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idiom: fail to understand the important parts of a situation
problem situation failure communication
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racked their brains
problem difficulty work
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Cry over spilt milk
problem emotion failure
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Drop in the bucket
problem money difficulty
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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
problem opportunity
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To kill two birds with one stone
problem time
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Fall by the wayside
problem learning education failure work success business progress learning education failure work success business progress learning education
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Pretty kettle of fish
problem situation difficulty trouble
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In hot water
problem trouble difficulty danger risk consequence situation responsibility
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The seven-year itch
time body problem love success emotion behaviour
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Nip in the bud
problem action time
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The elephant in the room
animal problem work business communication
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In someone's bad books
trouble conflict problem
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muddied the waters
problem
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Two heads are better than one
problem success opportunity
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digging herself into a deeper hole
trouble problem difficulty consequence
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misplaced laughter
problem feeling emotion trouble
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Foam at the mouth
animal body problem danger
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Robbing Peter to pay Paul
money consequence problem difficulty struggle
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Burn the candle at both ends
time work failure trouble problem success education education
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Fathom out
problem difficulty
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sweeping them under the rug
problem
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Cut off without a penny
money problem struggle
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Back to square one
problem situation difficulty uncertainty uncertainty uncertainty uncertainty
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make a mountain out of a molehill
problem
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The best laid schemes of mice and men
problem success failure
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rubbed Alex the wrong way
behaviour conflict trouble problem feeling difficulty communication
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bite off more than he could chew
work difficulty food failure problem challenge
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up a tree
animal difficulty problem situation
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Double whammy
problem difficulty trouble challenge struggle difficulty
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One swallow doesn't make a summer
time problem success opportunity risk uncertainty
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Climb the wall
behaviour emotion feeling problem trouble
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No laughing matter
problem consequence situation
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can of worms
problem situation difficulty
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On a hiding to nothing
problem failure difficulty uncertainty risk uncertainty
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trying to make heads or tails
problem difficulty learning education communication uncertainty
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Bite the hand that feeds you
behaviour feeling problem danger conflict
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A fly in the ointment
problem difficulty challenge trouble difficulty trouble difficulty
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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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Give someone the cold shoulder
behaviour danger emotion failure feeling love problem trouble
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Make a pig's ear of
problem difficulty failure
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Fight fire with fire
problem
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going down the drain
problem money failure
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Mend fences
problem communication
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To make a mountain out of a molehill
problem
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Achilles' heel
problem failure difficulty challenge struggle trouble
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Woe is me
problem feeling trouble
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Curate's egg
problem food
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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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The tip of the iceberg
problem difficulty risk danger challenge uncertainty difficulty
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One swallow does not make a summer
problem time
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Not all that glitters is gold
problem
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Brush - As daft as a
animal feeling love problem success
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Long in the tooth
animal time body problem feeling difficulty
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Boil the ocean
time work body problem challenge difficulty success
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foot in her mouth
behaviour problem
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At one's wit's end
problem feeling difficulty
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in a tight spot
difficulty problem situation trouble
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The chickens come home to roost
problem action
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In a cleft stick
problem difficulty
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Giving me gyp
problem difficulty trouble
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Cleft stick - In a
difficulty situation problem
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Barking mad
behaviour animal problem speech danger trouble danger failure
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The bane of my life
trouble problem difficulty struggle
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tip of the iceberg
consequence problem challenge difficulty uncertainty
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When it rains, it pours
problem failure trouble
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Hard cases make bad law
problem difficulty failure consequence risk challenge responsibility
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Sorry sight
problem emotion
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Grin and bear it
problem emotion situation difficulty
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Go back to the drawing board
problem work learning failure education
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Doom and gloom
problem feeling emotion difficulty struggle trouble
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The fly in the ointment
problem difficulty challenge difficulty
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Dropping like flies
danger failure trouble problem
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burned out
work emotion problem failure success time body
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An accident waiting to happen
danger problem risk uncertainty uncertainty
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An ill wind
problem
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To add insult to injury
trouble problem difficulty struggle
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water under the bridge
time problem
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Smell a rat
danger uncertainty problem
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Hard nut to crack
challenge difficulty problem difficulty
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Put a spanner in the works
problem difficulty
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A house divided against itself cannot stand
problem success
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Fine kettle of fish
problem situation difficulty
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Finagle's Law
problem difficulty uncertainty
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Out of sorts
feeling problem
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Grasp at straws
problem failure difficulty
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Up the creek without a paddle
problem
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What a palaver
problem speech trouble conflict
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Moot point
problem uncertainty uncertainty
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Get over it
trouble problem emotion feeling
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A stitch in time saves nine
problem time success learning
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Up a blind alley
problem
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Binge drinking
problem behaviour education
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To Bell the Cat
problem animal action difficulty uncertainty risk success strategy leadership
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The Devil is in the details
problem difficulty challenge
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To go back to the drawing board
problem work
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Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
conflict uncertainty trouble difficulty problem
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In a quandary
problem feeling situation uncertainty difficulty trouble uncertainty trouble
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Light at the end of the tunnel
problem progress action opportunity
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where there's a will, there's a way
success problem opportunity
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Every rose has its thorn
love body problem
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Murphy's Law
difficulty failure problem trouble struggle
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To be caught between a rock and a hard place
difficulty problem trouble uncertainty
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All good things must come to an end
time success love body education learning success work money problem feeling food speech emotion
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Last straw
problem trouble danger failure
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Going for a burton
problem
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Tempest in a teapot
problem emotion conflict
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turn up like a bad penny
problem money difficulty
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Clutch at straws
problem failure struggle
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There is more than one way to kill a cat
animal problem opportunity
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Draw a blank
problem difficulty failure speech communication uncertainty
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Kettle of fish
problem uncertainty situation difficulty difficulty
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No rest for the wicked
difficulty problem success trouble work
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trial and error
problem learning progress difficulty failure success education
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All that glitters are not gold
problem
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Think tank
business work strategy problem leadership
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I haven't got a clue
problem uncertainty learning education learning education education
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Use your head
problem education learning success danger failure
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Let sleeping dogs lie
problem conflict
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Put your nose out of joint
behaviour feeling problem
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Primrose path
success problem consequence
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fell on deaf ears
communication failure problem speech
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Wreak havoc
conflict trouble problem difficulty
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To cause bad blood
behaviour conflict feeling problem trouble
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Clutching at straws
problem feeling failure
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Basket case
problem body difficulty trouble
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Add insult to injury
problem trouble conflict
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A sorry sight
danger problem emotion
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Bad hair day
problem
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Don’t cry over spilt milk
problem emotion food
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(Coming in) on a wing and a prayer
problem uncertainty difficulty risk situation danger
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Be glad to see the back of
trouble problem difficulty
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What the dickens
speech problem trouble education feeling food
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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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Caught in a cleft stick
problem difficulty situation
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Easier said than done
problem work success action speech communication situation consequence
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Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
problem risk uncertainty action success failure opportunity
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Much Ado about Nothing
problem
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foot-in-mouth fiasco
problem speech failure communication
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Put paid to
problem success money time action
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Has the cat got your tongue?
communication speech animal problem
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To be snowed under
work problem difficulty situation
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Care killed the cat
problem animal
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Another think coming
difficulty uncertainty challenge problem conflict trouble
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drifted apart
time emotion problem difficulty movement
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Forewarned is forearmed
problem
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A white elephant
problem money
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Rob Peter to pay Paul
money problem struggle difficulty consequence
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handle it
problem action responsibility
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turned lemons into lemonade
problem success opportunity responsibility
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out of the frying pan and into the fire
problem difficulty situation trouble risk danger
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I'm stumped
problem difficulty
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Houston, we have a problem
problem communication risk leadership
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The straw that broke the camel's back
problem animal risk struggle
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beside herself with worry
emotion feeling problem trouble difficulty
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Come to a sticky end
problem situation
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crying over spilt milk
problem emotion food
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Not my circus, not my monkeys
responsibility problem work leadership
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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
problem
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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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Too many cooks spoil the broth
problem food work difficulty failure success
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To not see the wood for the trees
problem
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it
problem success
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Gone for a burton
problem difficulty failure trouble
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Run out of steam
difficulty work progress problem action
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To jump from a frying pan into fire
danger risk consequence problem situation
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Haven't got a clue
problem uncertainty
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Dead as a doornail
success failure danger work love time body emotion feeling education learning problem trouble
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Bane of your life
problem trouble difficulty struggle
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Thorn in the flesh
problem body trouble challenge struggle difficulty
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At a loss
problem feeling uncertainty difficulty action strategy
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hot water
problem difficulty trouble consequence situation
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Devil and the deep blue sea
difficulty conflict trouble problem
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The bitter end
problem difficulty trouble struggle conflict challenge struggle conflict challenge struggle conflict challenge struggle
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(Don't get) your knickers in a twist
feeling emotion problem trouble learning
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Enough is enough
problem learning success failure
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Ne'er do well
behaviour failure problem work
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ruffled feathers
feeling problem conflict emotion
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Cut no ice
problem communication failure difficulty history
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The Devil to pay
problem difficulty trouble money consequence risk conflict struggle challenge responsibility consequence action
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At the end of your rope
trouble problem difficulty struggle
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Road rage
problem work
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Cry over spilled milk
problem emotion food
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Cut the Gordian knot
problem difficulty action time success leadership history
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Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic
problem failure
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In the doghouse
behaviour problem trouble
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add fuel to the fire
conflict problem speech emotion business trouble behaviour
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It's no use crying over spilt milk
problem failure emotion
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Run around in circles
problem time
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Out of the frying pan into the fire
problem difficulty situation risk consequence danger challenge trouble
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A problem shared is a problem halved
problem communication
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Behind the eight ball
difficulty work trouble problem challenge risk struggle situation
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Life's not all beer and skittles
problem difficulty struggle struggle trouble difficulty
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Bread always falls buttered side down
problem food failure
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Wrap your head around something
learning work education success failure problem learning education success failure problem learning education
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Stitch in time saves nine
problem time action
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Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
problem communication consequence uncertainty consequence
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions
problem success
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Up a creek without a paddle
problem difficulty situation
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