idioms - relationships

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hold sb back
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to stop sb from being succesful
pile up
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increase in quantity or amount
do as you please
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do as you like, want
answer to sb (for sth)
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have to explain yourself to someone
mess sb around/about
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treat somebody badly
let sb down
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disappoint someone
finish with sb
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end a romantic relationship
break up
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end a romantic relationship
not bear thinking about
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to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about
brak up
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split up
to be made for each other
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perfectly matched
to tie the knot
We tied the knot in a little chapel in south of Spain
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to get married
meet sb halfway
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to compromise with someone
drive a wedge between people
I used to be close friends with Tiffany, but once she started dating my ex-boyfriend, it really drove a wedge between us.
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to cause discord between two people or things
clear the air
Once we cleared the air, we found that it had just been a simple misunderstanding.
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to discuss or confront a problem
walk away
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To emerge from a dangerous situation
in the heat of the moment
The argument got pretty nasty, and, in the heat of the moment, we both said some things we really regret.
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while in a state of strong emotion or excitement or anger
store sth up
If you walk away, you may be storing up problems for future.
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To accumulate and maintain a supply of something for future use
live in each other's pockets
When I was in college, my best friend and I went everywhere together. We basically lived in each other's pockets for four years.
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Said of people who spend a lot of time together
go through a bad/sticky patch
We’ve struck a bad patch in our marriage./High inflation meant that her business went through a sticky patch.
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come to a difficult time in your business, marriage

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