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empezar lección
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to pretend not to see; not to pay attention
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empezar lección
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to pretend not to hear; refuse to hear
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off the top of one's head empezar lección
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quickly, without thinking hard
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to keep one's eye on the ball empezar lección
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to be watchful and ready to win or succeed; to be smart
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empezar lección
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communication by oral rather than written means; given or done by people talking about sth or telling people about sth
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empezar lección
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language that makes the meaning very clear; simple, frank language
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to make someone keep a promise
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jack of all trades (master of none) empezar lección
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a person who is knowledgeable in many areas; can be used as a praise or as a derogatory remark
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to cross a bridge before one comes to it empezar lección
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to deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs; to worry about future events or trouble before they happen
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to add insult to the injury empezar lección
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to make a situation worse
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a person who is avid cultural sightseer; one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously and brags about it
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empezar lección
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to learn or understand very little about sth
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empezar lección
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to do sth kind and helpful for someone
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empezar lección
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to do or say sth intensionally or not, that another person has planned to say or do
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to put all eggs in one basket empezar lección
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to risk everything by placing too many hopes on one job or project
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to kill the goose that lays the golden egg empezar lección
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to destroy sth that is profitable or valuable to you
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you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs empezar lección
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in order to get what you want you have to give up sth else; you can't have it both ways
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to walk on eggs/eggshells empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to have a discussion among fellow researchers/coworkes/students on a project/problem in order to find the best solution
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empezar lección
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a sudden clear idea, a sudden insight, a stroke of comprehension
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empezar lección
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a group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a give field
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empezar lección
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to change sb's way of thinking by constantly bombarding them with the desired information under duress (until the victim believes what they are being told)
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empezar lección
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to be able to learn easily and think quickly
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empezar lección
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a majority of people holding a certain opinion but not stating it publicly
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empezar lección
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somebody who's closely associated with a business, through financial investment so as to share in its risks and rewards without participating in its day-to-day operations and manegement
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reduce one/sth to silence empezar lección
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to cause one to become silent, especially after being nosy or outspoken
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empezar lección
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a very tense, awkward or uncomfortable atmosphere among a group of people
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empezar lección
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a long pause in speech that indicates a lot of meaning or significance
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to scrape the bottom of the barrel empezar lección
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to use whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken
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by the skin of one's teeth empezar lección
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by a narrow margin, with no room to spare, barely
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empezar lección
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use as the support or authority that what you're saying is truthful; take an oath upon; to have complete confidence in; to be sure of; trust completely
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empezar lección
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to give up sth you like or you got in the habit of using by making a promise
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empezar lección
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to make a very serious, solemn pledge, especially that one is telling the truth
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empezar lección
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to do everything possible to achieve a result or to be successful at sth
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empezar lección
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to convey that there is limited knowledge about a particular subject or individual
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empezar lección
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to falsify facts or figures; to change accounts or figures dishonestly normally to make money
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empezar lección
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to be very smart or successful in scholastic way, but not in real world interactions
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we'll cross the bridge when we come to it empezar lección
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let's not talk about that problem right now
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wrap your head around sth empezar lección
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understand sth complicated
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empezar lección
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your guess is as good as mine empezar lección
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empezar lección
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move on, the subject is over
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empezar lección
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everyone gets a chance at least once
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familiarity breeds concept empezar lección
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the better you know someone the less you like him
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