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Other expressions:
| Idiomatic expression | Its meaning |
| It's a dabble | easy, a breaze |
| My pet aversion | what I hate the most |
| Keep it dark | No word, keep it secret |
| To feel gloomy | very upset |
| No shade of doubt | no doubt at all |
| Our hats are off to someone | be grateful |
| To have a stake in something | To have interest in something |
| To lash out at someone | to attack someone |
| To get thru to somebody | obtain a communication |
| To be in a groove | be in the routine |
| As the crow flies | straight direction |
| To get one's foot in the door | to start |
| To go window shopping | just see thru windows |
| As the saying goes | as we say |
| To rise from ashes | to appear again |
| To chop and change | to change a mind constantly |
| To be landed with someting | To have something on hands |
| On the ground of | for the raison of |
| Time and again | over and over |
| Let's call a spade a spade | give the true name |
| To the hilt | the maximum |
| To do something for kicks | for pleasure |
| To get held of something | to find something |
| To take a lot out of sombody | be hard on somebody |
| To go one's just deserts | have what we deserve |
| To pay lip service to someone | approve |
| To let go off | give up |
| All at once | suddenly |
| To be stuck by something | overwhelmed |
| To be down in the dumps | very angry |
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