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Grey area
A grey area is an unclear situation where existing guidelines, laws, or moral standards do not provide an obvious answer. It sits between two definite categories, making a straightforward decision difficult.
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Go with the flow
To go with the flow means to accept events as they unfold or to agree with what others are doing instead of trying to control the situation.
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Go to your head
Go to someone's head means to make someone boastful, overconfident, or arrogant as a result of success or praise. In contexts involving alcoholic drinks, it means to make someone feel dizzy or intoxicated quickly.
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Go off the rails
Go off the rails means to lose control, become disorganized, or begin behaving in an unacceptable or disruptive manner. The phrase compares an orderly process or person to a train that has left its tracks. When a train leaves its rails, direction and safety disappear. In everyday English, the expression applies both to people whose conduct turns destructive and to plans, events, or conversations that collapse into chaos.
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Vidéo · 8 min Go hand in hand
When two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and frequently occur together. One thing regularly accompanies the other, such as effort and progress, or responsibility and stress.
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Vidéo · 7 min Give it your best shot
Give something your best shot means try to do it as well as you can. Someone who gives a task their best shot may succeed or fail; the phrase alone does not tell us the result.
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Vidéo · 7 min Give it a miss
To give something a miss means to choose intentionally not to participate in an activity, attend an event, or consume an item on a specific occasion.
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Vidéo · 7 min Get it out of your system
To get something out of your system means to express a strong feeling or satisfy an urge until it becomes weaker. The action provides a sense of release.
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Vidéo · 8 min From the ground up
'From the ground up' describes making, organizing, or learning something completely, starting with its earliest steps and fundamental structure.
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Vidéo · 7 min From scratch
'From scratch' means starting an activity at the earliest stage without using an existing version, pre-assembled kit, or prepared base. It identifies the origin of your materials or knowledge rather than the physical act of scratching.
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Vidéo · 7 min For the time being
'For the time being' describes a situation or arrangement that applies during the current period. It signals that the setup is temporary, not meant to last permanently, and may change when circumstances change.
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Vidéo · 7 min Eye to eye
To see eye to eye means to share the same opinion or agree with someone about a specific matter.
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Vidéo · 7 min Expressions with get
Get in touch means start communicating with someone by email, message, or phone. Get rid of means remove, sell, donate, or throw away an unwanted object or problem. Get used to means adapt to an unfamiliar situation or routine until it feels normal and comfortable.
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Vidéo · 7 min Easier said than done
Easier said than done describes an action, suggestion, or plan that appears straightforward when spoken aloud, but presents significant practical obstacles when attempted.
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Vidéo · 7 min Cut to the chase
To cut to the chase means to bypass introductory background and address the primary issue or practical decision directly.
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Vidéo · 8 min Crossed wires
Get your wires crossed means to experience a misunderstanding because two or more people have different information, expectations, or interpretations of the same situation.
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Vidéo · 8 min Corner the market
Corner the market means to obtain such an extensive share of sales or supplies in a particular sector that competitors struggle to operate effectively.
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Vidéo · 7 min Come out of your shell
To come out of your shell means to become less shy and more comfortable talking, sharing ideas, and participating with other people in social situations.
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