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| a soft touch | idiom | a person who can't say no | |||||||||
| at all times | adv | always | |||||||||
| be in the mood for | verb | have a desire to | |||||||||
| blow it | verb | to ruin your chances | |||||||||
| butt out | verb | go away+D192 | |||||||||
| can't believe one's eyes | phrase | very surprised at what one sees | |||||||||
| chasing rainbows | verb | to try for an impossible goal | |||||||||
| come clean | verb | to admit everything | |||||||||
| dish it out | verb | to say what you think is wrong | |||||||||
| draw the line | verb | to stop and refuse to carry on | |||||||||
| ease up | verb | to work or play slower | |||||||||
| face the music | verb | to face the results of your actions | |||||||||
| fill his shoes | verb | to do his work as well as he does | |||||||||
| fine toothed comb | noun | a person who can't say no14 | |||||||||
| follow through | verb | to do what you say you will | |||||||||
| full plate | noun | to have a busy schedule | |||||||||
| get carried away | verb | to over do or go too far | |||||||||
| get on | pverb | enter | |||||||||
| give back | pverb | return something to someone | |||||||||
| goof off | verb | to play or fool around | |||||||||
| hang up | noun | to have a fear or personal problem | |||||||||
| hold your own | verb | equal to the others | |||||||||
| in keeping with | adverb | to follow the rules or customs | |||||||||
| iron out | verb | to solve a situation | |||||||||
| keep up with | verb | maintain pace | |||||||||
| learn the ins and outs | verb | learn how to do something | |||||||||
| long for | verb | to wish for or want very much | |||||||||
| make a note of | verb | write down and remember | |||||||||
| milk it | verb | to take all it will give you | |||||||||
| on even terms | adverb | to have equal skills or ability | |||||||||
| on your ass | adverb | wrong or mistaken | |||||||||
| own up | verb | to admit that you made a mistake | |||||||||
| play it by ear | phrase | make decisions as one goes along | |||||||||
| race against time | phrase | must be done by a certain time | |||||||||
| rub elbows | verb | to work or accociate with | |||||||||
| scratch the surface | verb | to barely begin | |||||||||
| shoot the breeze | verb | to chat | |||||||||
| sluff off | verb | lazy | |||||||||
| stay in line | verb | to obey the rules | |||||||||
| take a raincheck | verb | discuss | |||||||||
| talk it over | verb | put in the trash or discard | |||||||||
| throw away/out | pverb | refuse say no | |||||||||
| turn (someone) down | verb | in trouble | |||||||||
| up the creek | adverb | a good salesman | |||||||||
| wheeler dealer | noun | like a law | |||||||||
| written in blood | adverb | etched in stone | |||||||||
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