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explain: go nowhere

to have no success, or to make no progress

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explain: dread

to feel very worried about something

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what`s the word/phrase

have mixed feelings about

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upbeat

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fill with despair

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ups and downs

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explain: look on the bright side

to think of the good things

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time idiom, guess: very soon or quickly

very soon or quickly

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time idiom, guess: lost time or opportunities have not been used in the way that would have given you the greatest advantage

make up for lost time

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time idiom, guess: to stop doing something earlier than you had planned

cut something short

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explain: drag your heels

to delay doing something

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explain: take your time

to do something without worrying

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time idiom, fill the gaps: __ the __of time

in the nick of time

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time idiom, fill the gaps: __after __

time after time

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time idiom, fill the gaps: __time ___

any time now

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time idiom, fill the gaps: kill an ___or ___

kill an hour or two

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