an event that somebody talks about that seems very unlikely to happenThis talk of moving to Australia is all just ___ in the ___.
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eat humble pie
to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
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a hot potato
a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult and unpleasant to deal withWater charges have become a political ___ ______.
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the salt of the earth
a very good and honest person that you can always depend on
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(like) two peas in a pod
very similar, especially in appearance:The twins are like ___ ___in a ___.
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(like) chalk and cheese
if two people or things are like ____ and _____ they are completely different from each other. Frank and I will never get along. We're ____ and _____.
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the carrot and stick approach
if you use the ____ and ____ approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not.
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(You can't) have your cake and eat it
to have the advantages of something without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available
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out of the frying pan into the fire
from a bad situation to one that is worse
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(you shouldn't) put all your eggs in one basket
to rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilitiesI've applied for several jobs. I don...
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the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)
(saying) you can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it
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turn (your) stomach
to make you feel upset, sick or disgusted
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turn sour
to stop being pleasant or working properlyTheir relationship soon ____ (past tense) ____.
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sour grapes
used to show that you think somebody is jealous and is pretending that something is not importantHe said he didn't want the job anyway, but that's jus...
