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término definición
To give a false or insincere declaration that one supposedly values, supports, respects, or believes in something.
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Pay lip service
To continue to inform someone about something so that they have current information.
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keep (one) posted
To be fired from a job or task.
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get the sack
The only remaining option that may help one or be of any use after all other options have been exhausted.
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last resort
To not make a decision or take a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities.
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sit on the fence
If you are full of beans, you are very happy and energetic.
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full of beans
To reveal something that was meant to be a secret.
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spill the beans
Something to consider.
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food for thought
To say something casually and spontaneously, without planning or preparation. (Hyphenated if used as an adjective before a noun.)
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speak off the cuff
To fit very well; to fit snugly
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fit like a glove
To try to improve one's performance or behavior because it has not been good enough recently.
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pull (one's) socks up
Exceptionally well or very successfully. Said especially of one'sb performance in a test, examination, competition, or training of some kind.
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with flying colors
If you say you wil you will find a way to do it, even if it is difficult or involves dishonest methods.
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by hook or by crook
Someone's pattern of thinking or sequence of ideas; what one was just thinking about
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train of thought
to sound familiar
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ring a bell
To understand someone or something. Usually used in the negative to convey the opposite.
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make head or tail of something
Completely enamored of someone, typically a new romantic partner. This phrase is sometimes followed by "in love."
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head over heels
To knowingly ignore some wrongdoing.
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turn a blind eye (to something)
To experience negative repercussions for one's actions or words, especially those that one would expect to incur punishment.
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face the music
Duplicitous; habitually presenting a different version of oneself at different times, especially in the presence of different people.
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two-faced
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To hope for good luck or that something will happen.
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keep (one's) fingers crossed
To scorn or poorly treat those on whom you depend or derive benefit.
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bite the hand that feeds (you)
Near physical collapse or death.
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on (one's) last legs
Over a relatively long or extended length of time in the future.
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in the long run
To stop oneself from saying something (often something potentially inappropriate, hurtful, or offensive).
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bite (one's) tongue
Humorous or intended as a joke, though seeming or appearing to be serious. Hyphenated as "tongue in cheek" if udes before a noun.
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(with) tongue in cheek
To reduce, restrict, or limit one's budget; to live more modestly or make financial sacrifices.
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tighten (one's) belt
In debt. This phrase is often applied to businesses and refers to the traditional bookkeeping practice of writing outgoing funds in red ink (and incoming funds in black).
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in the red
Something irrelevant that diverts attention away from the main problem or issue.
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red herring
Official, bureaucratic rules or methods that are typically overly strict, convoluted, or tedious.
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red tape
For a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever.
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till the cows come home
In a state of anxious, excited, or nervous anticipation.
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on tenterhooks
This is the final problem, setback, or source of irritation in a series that causes one to finally lose patience or for something to stop working.
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his/that is the last straw
To remain stoic during difficult situations.
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keep a stiff upper lip
To know someone something perfectly.
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Know something/someone inside out
To know something, to be good at something.
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Know the ropes
Find information that has not been directly posted.
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Read between the lines
Understand how to do something.
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Get the hang of something
Find the cause of something.
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Put your finger on something
Explain the situation to someone.
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Put someone in the picture
Be well versed in the situation.
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Have your ear to the ground
(Information) from the source, first hand.
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From the horse’s mouth
To hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else.
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Hear something on the grapevine
If you have information at your fingertips, you can get it and use it very easily.
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At your fingertips
Unofficially, confidentially.
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Off the record
Keep someone informed.
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Keep someone posted

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