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Idiom Meaning Usage

as part of a
A blessing in disguise a good thing that seemed bad at first
sentence
as part of a
A dime a dozen Something common
sentence
Avoid saying what you mean, usually because as part of a
Beat around the bush
it is uncomfortable sentence
Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all by itself
To get something over with because it is as part of a
Bite the bullet
inevitable sentence
Break a leg Good luck by itself
as part of a
Call it a day Stop working on something
sentence
as part of a
Cut somebody some slack Don't be so critical
sentence
Doing something poorly in order to save time as part of a
Cutting corners
or money sentence
Easy does it Slow down by itself
as part of a
Get out of hand Get out of control
sentence
Get something out of your Do the thing you've been wanting to do so as part of a
system you can move on sentence
Get your act together Work better or leave by itself
Give someone the benefit of as part of a
Trust what someone says
the doubt sentence
as part of a
Go back to the drawing board Start over
sentence
Hang in there Don't give up by itself
as part of a
Hit the sack Go to sleep
sentence
It's not rocket science It's not complicated by itself
To not hold someone responsible for as part of a
Let someone off the hook
something sentence
as part of a
Make a long story short Tell something briefly
sentence
as part of a
Miss the boat It's too late
sentence
No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want by itself
as part of a
On the ball Doing a good job
sentence
as part of a
Pull someone's leg To joke with someone
sentence
Pull yourself together Calm down by itself
So far so good Things are going well so far by itself
The person we were just talking about showed
Speak of the devil by itself
up!
Idiom Meaning Usage
That's the last straw My patience has run out by itself
as part of a
The best of both worlds An ideal situation
sentence
Time flies when you're having You don't notice how long something lasts
by itself
fun when it's fun
as part of a
To get bent out of shape To get upset
sentence
as part of a
To make matters worse Make a problem worse
sentence
as part of a
Under the weather Sick
sentence
We'll cross that bridge when
Let's not talk about that problem right now by itself
we come to it
Wrap your head around as part of a
Understand something complicated
something sentence
Piece of cake Easy, that’s easy by itself
You can say that again That's true, I agree by itself
Your guess is as good as mine
I have no idea by itself

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