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CPE idioms p. 101
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to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion. To speak directly.
Call a spade a spade
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to become confused about what somebody has said to you so that you think they meant something else. Misunderstand.
To get your wires crossed
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to say or do something unkind deliberately; to make somebody who is unhappy feel even more unhappy.
To turn/twist the knife (in the wound):
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something that makes the end or failure of an organization, somebody's plans, etc. more likely to happen
the final nail in the coffin
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(informal) to get very angry.
To blow a fuse
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unconditional. Doing something for someone without asking for anything in return
With (no) strings attached:
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(informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail.
Go down the tube/tubes
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the point at which a system, a person or an organization is most likely to fail. An unreliable part of something, usually used of people.
The weak/weakest link (in the chain)
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a small tool with two long thin parts joined together at one end, used for picking up very small things or for pulling out hairs.
tweezers
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an action that is used to put pressure on somebody to do something they do not want to do.
lever
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