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abandonmentnoun
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abdicateverb
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abdicationnoun
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a big, huge, tough, etc. askidiom
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abortverb
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abortiveadjective
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a close thingidiom
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a dead duckidiom
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a long shotidiom
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also-rannoun
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a miss is as good as a mileidiom
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a mug’s gameidiom
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a nail in somebody’s/something’s coffinidiom
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backfireverb
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back the wrong horseidiom
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balk
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banana skinnoun
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bang goes somethingidiom
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barrenadjective
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batten down the hatchesidiom
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baulkverb
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be (all) downhillidiom
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bear hard, heavily, severely, etc. on somebodyidiom
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be banging, etc. your head against a brick wallidiom
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be barking up the wrong treeidiom
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bedevilverb
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be done foridiom
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be downhill all the wayidiom
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be no picnicidiom
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be on the skidsidiom
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be out of the gameidiom
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be up against a brick wallidiom
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bite off more than you can chewidiom
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bite the dustidiom
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bombnoun
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bombverb
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bothernoun
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bothersomeadjective
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bungleverb
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bunglingadjective
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burdensomeadjective
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Canutenoun
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car crashnoun
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catchnoun
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chance your armidiom
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chase your (own) tailidiom
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checkeredadjective
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chequeredadjective
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chokeverb
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close, but no cigaridiom
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cockeyedadjective
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collapsedadjective
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come a cropperidiom
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come a gutseridiom
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come/go down/up in the worldidiom
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come to griefidiom
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come to nothingidiom
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come ungluedidiom
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come unstuckidiom
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conquestnoun
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cook somebody’s gooseidiom
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crackbrainedadjective
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crestfallenadjective
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crumbleverb
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cut your lossesidiom
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dampernoun
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dead in the wateridiom
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deadlocknoun
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deadlockedadjective
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dead on arrivalidiom
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dead weightnoun
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debaclenoun
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defeatismnoun
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defeatistnoun
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defeatistadjective
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demisenoun
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die a/the deathidiom
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dismaladjective
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dismallyadverb
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dognoun
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dogverb
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don’t give up the day jobidiom
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dopverb
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do something till you are blue in the faceidiom
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eludeverb
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faint-heartedadjective
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fall between two stoolsidiom
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fall by the waysideidiom
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fall flatidiom
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fall flat on your faceidiom
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fall on stony groundidiom
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fallowadjective
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fall short of somethingidiom
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false movenoun
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false startnoun
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fareverb
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fiasconoun
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(fight) a losing battleidiom
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fizzernoun
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flatlineverb
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flopverb
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flopnoun
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flounderverb
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fluffverb
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flunkverb
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fool’s errandnoun
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fool’s goldnoun
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foredoomedadjective
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forlornadjective
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founderverb
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fray at/around the edges/seamsidiom
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frustrateverb
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frustratedadjective
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frustrationnoun
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futileadjective
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futilelyadverb
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futilitynoun
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get somebody nowhere/not get somebody anywhereidiom
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give somebody/something up as a bad jobidiom
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glitchnoun
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glitchverb
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glitchyadjective
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gloomyadjective
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go astrayidiom
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go belly upidiom
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go down like a lead balloonidiom
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go down the tube/tubesidiom
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gonernoun
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go off the railsidiom
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go up in smokeidiom
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hang-upnoun
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hare-brainedadjective
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has-beennoun
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hasslenoun
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hassleverb
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have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do somethingidiom
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have a thin time (of it)idiom
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have had your dayidiom
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have your work cut outidiom
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hit-and-missadjective
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hitchnoun
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hit/miss the markidiom
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hit-or-missadjective
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hit the buffersidiom
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hostileadjective
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house of cardsnoun
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if the worst comes to the worstidiom
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ill-advisedadjective
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ill-advisedlyadverb
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ill-fatedadjective
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ill-omenedadjective
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ill-starredadjective
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implodeverb
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implosionnoun
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inauspiciousadjective
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inauspiciouslyadverb
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incommodeverb
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indabanoun
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in deep water(s)idiom
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ineffectivelyadverb
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ineffectualadjective
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in/into/out of the reckoningidiom
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in/out of the running (for something)idiom
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insuperableadjective
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insurmountableadjective
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in vainidiom
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kill or cureidiom
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kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggsidiom
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knocknoun
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knock-backnoun
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knock somebody off their pedestal/perchidiom
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lame ducknoun
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languishverb
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lead (somebody) nowhereidiom
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leave somebody in the lurchidiom
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let something slip (through your fingers)idiom
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let the side downidiom
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lost causenoun
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make a rod for your own backidiom
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make or break somebody/somethingidiom
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manquéadjective
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meltdownnoun
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miscarryverb
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miscommunicationnoun
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misfireverb
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mockerynoun
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negligencenoun
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negligentadjective
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nettlesomeadjective
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no-hopernoun
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nonentitynoun
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non-starternoun
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no pain, no gainidiom
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not come to muchidiom
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not for (the) want of doing somethingidiom
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not for want/lack of tryingidiom
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(not) get/have a look-inidiom
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not get to first base (with something/somebody)idiom
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obstacle coursenoun
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on a hiding to nothingidiom
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on a knife-edgeidiom
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on the rocksidiom
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overambitiousadjective
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over-optimisticadjective
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overplay your handidiom
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overreachverb
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own goalnoun
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paper tigernoun
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patheticadjective
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patheticallyadverb
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piousadjective
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pipe dreamnoun
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pitfallnoun
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plagueverb
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poor relationnoun
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precariousadjective
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pushedadjective
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put something down to experienceidiom
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put the skids under somebody/somethingidiom
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quagmirenoun
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rearguard actionnoun
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reversalnoun
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reversenoun
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rockyadjective
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rubnoun
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run around like a headless chickenidiom
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run somebody/something closeidiom
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scupperverb
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scuttleverb
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self-defeatingadjective
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shakilyadverb
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shakyadjective
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shiftlessadjective
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sinkverb
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sink or swimidiom
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slippagenoun
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small-timeadjective
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snagnoun
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somebody’s/something’s days are numberedidiom
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so much for somethingidiom
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so near and yet so faridiom
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spoilernoun
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stillbornadjective
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strifenoun
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stumblenoun
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surmountverb
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take the bull by the hornsidiom
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take the gilt off the gingerbreadidiom
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tankverb
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technical hitchnoun
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the cards/odds are stacked against youidiom
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the kiss of deathidiom
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the tide turnedidiom
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the weak link (in the chain)idiom
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the writing is on the wallidiom
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thornyadjective
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(throw) a spanner in the worksidiom
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throw your hand inidiom
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thumbs up/downidiom
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to little/no availidiom
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torpedoverb
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torturedadjective
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train wrecknoun
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troublesomeadjective
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turkeynoun
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unattainableadjective
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unavailingadjective
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underperformverb
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undershootverb
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undistinguishedadjective
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undoverb
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undoingnoun
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unfeasibleadjective
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unfulfilledadjective
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unpromisingadjective
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unravelverb
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unrealizedadjective
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unrecognizedadjective
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unrewardedadjective
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unviableadjective
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unworkableadjective
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vainadjective
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vainlyadverb
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washed upadjective
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washoutnoun
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wastedadjective
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well intentionedadjective
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well meaningadjective
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well meantadjective
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when push comes to shoveidiom
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wildcatadjective
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win or loseidiom
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wipeoutnoun
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write-offnoun
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you winidiom
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Z-listadjective
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Z-listernoun
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