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wash hands of
wash your hands of
Meaning: abandon taking responsibility for someone or something to bring all involvement with someone or something to an end Example: That job did no …
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by the skin of your teeth
by the skin of your teeth
Meaning: barely manage to do something narrowly succeed in doing something manage to do something by the smallest margin Example: We managed …
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stone’s throw
stone’s throw(at) a stone’s throw away
Meaning a short distance very near very close to something Example Sentences His workplace is a stone’s throw away from his home. …
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chip on shoulder
chip on shoulder
Meaning: holding a grudge or grievance a perceived sense of inferiority being angry because of something that happened in the past habitually combative attitude take …
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between a rock and a hard place
between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: having two very bad choices in a very difficult situation facing a hard decision having two equally unpleasant or unacceptable …
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tongue in cheek
tongue in cheek
Meaning something said in humour, but with an act of being serious say something in an ironic way say something jokingly, but appearing to be …
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feather in your cap
feather in your cap
Meaning It means to have an achievement in your name. It symbolizes honor and integrity of an achievement. Example Sentences Ruth scored the last …
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call a spade a spade
call a spade a spade
Meaning this phrase means to say something the way it is to not dress the truth up and speak in a straight forward …
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face the music
face the music
Meaning receive punishment accept unpleasant consequences of your actions be confronted with disagreeable results accept criticism for something that you have done Example Sentences If …
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slap on the wrist
slap on the wrist
Meaning to show disapproval. does not have to be an actual slap, but the action suggests the person ‘slapping’ does not favour what the …
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a little bird told me
a little bird told me
Meaning | Synonyms it is used when a person is trying to hide the source of his information it indicates that the person …
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chew the fat
chew the fat
Meaning to have friendly banter for hours on end a long and informal conversation with someone to gossip with friends at leisure Example Sentences I’ve been …
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