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to put sb in the picture
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to brief sb on sth
to cause to seem more appealing or pleasant
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to sugar-coat sth
to be straightforward
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to tell sth flat out
not to have a choice
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to exhaust one's options
being counterproductive
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back paddling
you never know, it's random
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it's a coin toss
what is the probability?
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what are the odds?
as far as I remember
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if memory serves me, if memory doesn't deceive me
to find a mutual agreement
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to meet halfway
to make problems less serious or easier to solve
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to smooth sth over
to create a boundary and imply that crossing it will cause trouble, to say stop
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to draw a line in the sand
a set of circumstances where events became inflamed to a point that control was lost
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shit hit the fan
to act without proper knowledge or precautions, to trust your instinct
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to fly blind
I used the only chance
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I had one hand and i played it
to have the skills, power, intelligence, etc., to do something
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to have what it takes
to hide or ignore a problem
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to sweep it under the carpet
a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups
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win-win situation
Please don't feel insulted
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no offense
A: no offense B:...
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none taken, no offense taken
I don't mind what you did
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I don't hold a grudge (against you)
to make peace
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to bury the hatchet
to ignore something, to pretend not to see
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to turn a blind eye to sth
to completely change the direction of something
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to turn the tide
to have more important things to do
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to have a bigger fish to fry
to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra
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to live hand to mouth
to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation
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get/let somebody off the hook
let's try
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let's give it a go
to make a bad situation worse
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to add insult to injury
an outrageously high price
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an outrageously high price in English
a daylight robbery
to be deeply involved or occupied fully
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to be up to one's neck
to be a preparation which will make it possible for something to happen in the future
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to pave the way for something

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