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  • CLOSE IN: We were halfway up the mountain when the fog suddenly closed in. Within minutes, we couldn’t see more than a metre ahead.
    To gradually move closer to the speaker and restrict his space or visibility (often used for weather, like storms or fog, or danger, like an enemy or anxiety)
  • TALK (SBD) INTO (STH): I told him I didn’t want to buy it, but somehow he talked me into getting the expensive version.
    Persuade someone to do something they were initially unwilling to do.
  • FALL THROUGH: We were supposed to launch the new website last week, but everything fell through when the developers missed their deadline.
    Fail to happen or be completed (especially plans or arrangements).
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