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Question		Answer
Let the slippping dogs lie start learning		Don't talk about past arguments nie mówić o zaszłościach i kłótniach
to get cold feet start learning		become nervous or afraid of a planned event Xavier has booked a skydive, but I think he's going to get cold feet and cancel it.
out cold start learning		sleeping deeply or unconscious My son was out cold after our long hike. He slept all the way home.
quit cold turkey start learning		Stop doing a bad habit suddenly and completely After smoking for 30 years, Sebastian quit cold turkey and never had a cigarette again.
hammer and tongs start learning		a) if people go at each other hammer and tongs, they fight or argue very loudly; b) if someone does something hammer and tongs, they do it with all their energy
come/go under the hammer start learning		to be offered for sale at an auction
hammer blow start learning		(BrE) an event that damages something very seriously The decision is a hammer blow for the coal industry.

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