Phrase used when you have to with a difficult thing and you might not be able to succeed if you try to do it

Phrase if you say that something is a ______________, you mean that it involves a lot of effort and activity but will never succeed

we use this phrase to refer to a number of small, not very significant or important things

This phrase means that it is now old and not in very condition

This phrase means that it is so obviously true that there is no point discussing it to see if there is any alternative

a practical way of deciding something, based on experience rather than any theory, which is accurate enough but might not be precise

if you refer to activity or behaviour as not all__________, you mean that it can be quite serious a lot of the time even though it might look enjoyable

if you express something in this way, you express it using only a few words

we use this phrase to emphasize the most important element of what you are talking about

a period when a country’s economy is very successful and when there is a lot of business activity

general feelings of pain that are not very severe

a belief or rule that is important to you and that influences the way you act or the decisions you make