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consider everything that could happen in a situation
think sg through
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Consider everything that could happen in a situation
Think ag through
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A lot of anger and worry about sg unimportant
A storm in a teacup
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Be sensitive about or feel offended by sg, as a result of sg that happened in your past
Have a chip on your shoulder
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Refuse to do sg or change your mind about sg
- Dig your heels in
- dig in your heels
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Have a very difficult task or job to do
Have your work cut out
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Face a difficult situation in a very direct and confident way
Take the bull by the horns
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Stay where you are, without taking any action
Sit tight
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Make a mistake that many people make
Fall into the trap (of doing sg)
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Take action as a result of a decision, advice, or information
Act on/upon sg
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Deal with and solve the prolem
tidy it
Arrange it successfully
- Sort out (the prolem)
- Sort it out
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End a romantic relationship with sb
Finish with sb
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Be very anxious (about sg)
Be in a (terrible) state (about sg)
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Not want to eat, usually because you are ill or upset
Be off your food
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Not the worst thing that could happen
Not the end of the world
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Recover from sg such as a disappointment or illness
Get over sg
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If sg difficult or unpleasant and you are thinking and worrying about it
Hang over sb/sb's head
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The way you think or feel about sg at a particular time
Frame of mind
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Used to introduce a fact that remains true when everything else has been considered
At the end of the day
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Regain control of your feelings and behave calmly
Pull yourself together
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Pass an exam, test, etc. without any difficulty
Sail through sg
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A thing that is likely to cause sg bad to happen
A recipe for disaster
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Is going to happen in the near future (as above)
was mentioned or discussedÂ
Was chosen
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