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