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  •  English    32     Public
    Idioms for adults - for work & life
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  • do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy
    get on board (with something)
    sit on the fence
    let off steam
    get to the bottom of (something)
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  • to begin doing a job or activity completely from the beginning
    start from scratch
    get to the bottom of (something)
    draw the line
    get on board (with...)
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  • about to be said if you can remember it
    wishful thinking
    raise the bar
    on the tip of your tongue
    see the light
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  • set a high standard for something
    set the bar high
    get on board
    draw the line
    raise the bar
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  • do something better than anyone before, so that other people then feel they have to do better themselves
    wishful thinking
    raise the bar
    ahead of the curve
    set the bar high
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  • How will the rise in interest rates affect our _____________ ?
    wishful thinking
    bottom line
    learning curve
    silver lining
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  • The ____________ is that they lost the contract and have to downsize.
    change of heart
    across-the-board
    bottom line
    run-of-the-mill
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  • affecting everyone or everything in a situation or organization
    bottom line
    wishful thinking
    learning curve
    across-the-board
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  • The company has decided on a pay increase of 15% __________ this year.
    bottom line
    silver lining
    across the board
    wishful thinking
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  • Jobs will be lost ___________, in manufacturing, marketing, and administration.
    bottom line
    on the fence
    across the board
    from scratch
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  • The only way to design this properly would be to ___________. The previous work is absolutely worthless.
    get on board
    start from scratch
    have a change of heart
    see the light
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  • I’ll do whatever my company asks me to, but I ________ when someone asks me to lie for them.
    sit on the fence
    have a change of heart
    draw the line
    go to the bottom of it
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  • "Do you think you might be in line for promotion?" "No, it's just ___________."
    silver lining
    the tip of my tongue
    wishful thinking
    ahead of the curve
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  • one of the first to change to a new idea or way of doing something that later becomes generally popular
    a steep learning curve
    bottom line
    wishful thinking
    ahead of the curve
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  • In equipping its vehicles with mobile WiFi, the company was ____________.
    off the hook
    on the fence
    ahead of the curve
    run-of-the-mill
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  • He was ___________ in the early 1960s when he started promoting running for health.
    on board
    on the fence
    across-the-board
    ahead of the curve
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