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I looked up from my newspaper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Trotter! börja lära sig
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used as a way of describing a person you see, and are surprised to see, in a particular place
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I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin. börja lära sig
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It was freezing outside, but we were warm as toast in front of the fire. börja lära sig
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comfortably or pleasantly warm
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Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had been in a car wreck. börja lära sig
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if someone is (as) white as a sheet, their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear
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You just need a good night's sleep, and then you'll be right as rain again. börja lära sig
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to feel healthy or well again
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You can feel as safe as houses here with electric entrance gates. börja lära sig
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if you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe
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My grandfather seemed as old as the hills to me. börja lära sig
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She was as pleased as Punch about the news. börja lära sig
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old-fashioned
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She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened. börja lära sig
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very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising
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also: neat and tidy in appearance You can trust George, he's a good kid—as clean as a whistle. börja lära sig
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well-behaved and not involved in illegal or questionable activities
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as different as chalk and cheese We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese. börja lära sig
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different from each other
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uk also: be (as) fit as a flea My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle. börja lära sig
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to be very healthy and strong
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After a good night's sleep I'll be as fresh as a daisy. börja lära sig
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to be full of energy and enthusiasm
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The sign is right there on the door—it's as clear as crystal. börja lära sig
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very clear; transparent / very clear, easy to understand
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I expected Danny's student apartment to be a total mess, but it was neat as a new pin! börja lära sig
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tidy, clean, in good or neat order
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In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room. börja lära sig
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to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way
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to bang one’s head against a brick wall I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall. börja lära sig
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to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation
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You may want to keep this brochure safe, so you have it to hand whenever you may need it. börja lära sig
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if you have something to hand or near to hand, you have it with you or near you, ready to use when needed
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I’m a little short of cash right now, so I can’t lend you anything. börja lära sig
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She had a decidedly down-at-heel appearance. börja lära sig
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wearing old clothes, or in a bad condition, because of not having much money
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to have one’s back to the wall He owes money to everyone - he really has his back to the wall now. börja lära sig
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to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which you can act
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The main bone of contention between us is our children’s education. börja lära sig
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something that two or more people argue about strongly over a long period of time
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I was expecting him to be horrified when he heard the cost but he didn't turn a hair. börja lära sig
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to not show any emotion when you are told something bad or when something bad happens
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His parents can’t afford to foot the bill for his college education. börja lära sig
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to pay for something, esp. something expensive
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to lay a finger on someone If you lay a finger on her, you’ll live to regret it! börja lära sig
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to touch someone as a threat
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You can argue until you're blue in the face, but I refuse to go. börja lära sig
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to be exhausted from anger, strain, or other great effort
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Little kids get into everything, and it can really try your patience. börja lära sig
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to makes someone less patient
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She clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her. börja lära sig
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to refuse to stop believing or hoping for something
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Use whatever tools come to hand. börja lära sig
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to be available easily and immediately
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The whole concept of democracy, she claimed, was utterly foreign to the present government. börja lära sig
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sth can be described as foreign to a particular person if they do not know about it or it is not within their experience
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She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)! börja lära sig
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a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something
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Lewis was not in the right frame of mind to continue. börja lära sig
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the mood that you are in, which causes you to have a particular attitude to something
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Why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)? börja lära sig
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not thinking about or interested in someone or something
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That's a beguiling argument, but I'm not convinced by it. börja lära sig
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interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way
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He has expressed his keenness to retain his job. börja lära sig
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the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness
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She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business ventures. börja lära sig
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a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
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"Do you think you might be in line for promotion?" "No, it's just wishful thinking." börja lära sig
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the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen
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a mixed blessing (for sb) Getting into the team is a mixed blessing - I'll have to spend a lot of time training. börja lära sig
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something that has advantages and disadvantages
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He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large. börja lära sig
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I used to hate computers, but using them has become second nature to me now. börja lära sig
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If something is second nature to you, you are so familiar with it that you can do it easily without needing to think very much about it
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to hold out an olive branch If you find yourself in a spat with a friend, try to be the bigger person and be the one to hold out the olive branch. börja lära sig
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to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone
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This flat is a far cry from the house they had before. börja lära sig
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to be completely different from something
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Sweeping generalizations about this complex and difficult situation are not helpful. börja lära sig
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something that you say or write that is too general and that has not been carefully thought about
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to look at sth through rose-coloured spectacles She's always looked at life through rose-tinted glasses. börja lära sig
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to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant
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I don't consider myself prudish but I do think the sex scenes in the film were a bit excessive. börja lära sig
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easily shocked by rude things, especially anything relating to sex
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He rebelled against his puritanical upbringing. börja lära sig
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believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary
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also: the fact of no longer living with one's spouse or partner; separation There had been a definite estrangement between her and her daughter-in-law. börja lära sig
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the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group
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They looked to the government for additional support. börja lära sig
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to hope that someone will provide something for you
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to feel that someone is less important than you or does not deserve respect
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I had a few minutes before the meeting to look over what he'd written. börja lära sig
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to quickly examine something
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It helps if older people have a nearby relative who will look in on them. börja lära sig
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to visit someone or something for a short time
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A large crowd looked on as the band played. börja lära sig
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to watch something happen but not become involved in it
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Kids look up to ballplayers, and we need to let kids know that it is not OK to cheat. börja lära sig
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to admire and respect someone
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The guard looked us up and down and then let us in. börja lära sig
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to look carefully at someone from their head to their feet as if you are trying to make a judgment about them
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I noticed the bride looking daggers at the best man as he started making vulgar jokes during his speech. börja lära sig
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to look very angrily at someone
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to look down one's nose at sb She looks down her nose at poor people. börja lära sig
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never look a gift horse in the mouth They did not look the gift horse in the mouth when the opportunity for victory presented itself. börja lära sig
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said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered
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Nowadays there are a number of similar products on the market and the older, established companies are having to look to their laurels. börja lära sig
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to make an extra effort to succeed because there is more competition
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You'd better check out all the costs before you buy a cellular phone—look before you leap. börja lära sig
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to think of the consequences before you act
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to look the worse for wear After a month of journeying over rough roads, the drivers and their trucks were looking the worse for wear. börja lära sig
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to look tired or in poor condition because of a lot of work or use
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to look on the bright side Look on the bright side - no one was badly hurt. börja lära sig
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to find good things in a bad situation
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He could tell at a glance that something was wrong. börja lära sig
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give/have/take one/a glance at sth She had a quick glance at the newspaper as she gulped down her coffee. börja lära sig
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to read something quickly and not very carefully
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As you know, Caroline O'Neill is not a woman to be trifled with. börja lära sig
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to treat someone or something carelessly or without respect
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He looked ludicrous in that suit! börja lära sig
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stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
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I doubt he even thought about what you might need, he’s so full of himself. börja lära sig
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thinking that you are very important in a way that annoys other people
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There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise. börja lära sig
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to do something because you have been advised or told to do it also: to act upon sth
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also: likely to experience or suffer from something The agreement is still subject to approval by the League's 30 teams and the players. börja lära sig
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If an action or event is subject to something, it needs something to happen before it can take place
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Some lucky people are endowed with both brains and beauty. börja lära sig
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to have a particular quality or feature
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Her sculptures will be on show at the museum until the end of the month. börja lära sig
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sth that is on show has been made available for the public to look at
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She is at times cruel and ruthless. börja lära sig
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Flags flapped in the breeze above their tents. börja lära sig
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(of a bird’s wings) to wave up and down while flying, or (of objects that cannot fly) to move quickly from side to side or up and down
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The scandal cast a cloud over his presidency. börja lära sig
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to cause people to stop trusting something
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to have your head in the clouds börja lära sig
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to be thinking your own thoughts and not concentrating on what is happening around you you say that someone has their head in the clouds, you are criticizing them because they are ignoring or are unaware of the problems associated with a situation.
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She had saved some money for a rainy day. börja lära sig
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a time when money might unexpectedly be needed
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also: tempest in a teapot I really think you're making a storm in a teacup over this. It's just a tiny scratch on the car! börja lära sig
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a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important
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As everyone knows, the Beatles took the US by storm. börja lära sig
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to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or popular with someone
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way/direction the wind blows I think I'll see which way the wind is blowing before I vote at the board meeting. börja lära sig
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if a person tries to discover which way the wind blows/is blowing, they try to discover information about a situation, especially other people's opinions, before they take action
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to make heavy weather of sth She's making such heavy weather of that report she's writing. börja lära sig
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to find something hard to do and spend a lot of time on it, although it is not difficult disapproving
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to feel under the weather I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold. börja lära sig
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If someone is or feels under the weather, they feel ill
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to take the wind out of one’s sails also: knock the wind out of sb's sails, knock the wind out of sb I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers - that took the wind out of my sails. börja lära sig
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to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting
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In the next few days we will see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his remarks. börja lära sig
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if someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem
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The country is sliding into the depths of (a) recession. börja lära sig
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a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad
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