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learn/know the ropes

to learn/know how to do a job or activity

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hang up one's boots

to retire from playing a sport

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take someone for a ride

to deceive or cheat someone

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a fishing expedition

an attempt to discover the facts about something by collecting a lot of information, often secretly

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two can play at that game

something that you say when you intend to harm someone in the same way as they harmed you

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take/knock the wind out of someone's sails

to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting

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race against time

a situation in which something must happen or be done quickly because little time is available

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be skating on thin ice

to be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks

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sail through something

to do something easily and confidently

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a waiting game

a situation in which you delay taking any action, so that you can watch how a situation develops and see what it is best for you to do

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baam

Lose 10 points!

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fairy

Take points!

gift

Win 20 points!

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lifesaver

Give 10 points!

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be in full swing

If an event is in full swing, it has already been happening for a period of time and there is a lot of activity

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paddle your own canoe

If you describe a person as paddling their own canoe, you mean that they are independent and do not need help from anyone else

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thief

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shark

Other team loses 5 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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trap

No points!

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fairy

Take points!

fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 15 points!

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thief

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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thief

Give points!

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