Idioms

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bite the bullet
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to make yourself do something or accept something difficult or unpleasant
cut corners
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doing something poorly in order to save time or money
miss the boat
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be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity
the last straw
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the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation
comparing apples to oranges
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attempting to compare two things that are fundamentally different and therefore not suitable for comparison
give someone cold shoulder
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to intentionally ignore or show no interest in someone
it's raining cats and dogs
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it is raining very heavily
an elephant in the room
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there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about
don't beat a dead horse
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to waste time and effort on something that is already finished or has no chance of success
snowed under
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to have too much work or other responsibilities
when pigs fly
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something that will never happen
let the cat out of the bag
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to reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake

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