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  • ANAGRAM: peak seek (one word)
    KEEPSAKE
  • What can you have a glimmer of?
    hope / light / recognition
  • MISTAKE? an escapegoat
    a scapegoat
  • MEANING? a grey area
    a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
  • MISTAKE? clean the air
    CLEAR
  • MEANING? get off on the wrong foot
    to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
  • Ins and .....
    outs
  • MEANING? find common ground
    to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
  • ANAGRAM: steam tale (one word)
    STALEMATE
  • Back and .....
    forth
  • MISTAKE? stick down the finer points
    NAIL down
  • Touch and ....
    go
  • ANAGRAM: hang twelve (one word)
    WAVELENGTH
  • MISTAKE? a college of thought
    SCHOOL
  • MEANING? draw the line at (something)
    to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
  • MISTAKE? a breathe of fresh air
    BREATH
  • ANAGRAM: afro Pedro (one word - verb)
    proofread
  • MEANING? the bottom line
    the most basic fact or issue in a situation
  • Fits and ....
    starts
  • Trial and .....
    error
  • MEANING? spark a backlash
    to cause a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
  • Tried and ....
    tested
  • Give and ....
    take
  • Black and ...
    white
  • What can you have a pang of?
    guilt / regret / hunger
  • By and ....
    large
  • Chalk and ....
    cheese
  • First and ......
    foremost
  • Cut and ...
    dried
  • What can you have a stroke of?
    genius / inspiration / luck
  • MISTAKE? meet someone middleway
    HALFWAY
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