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turkey shootA situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.Rate it:

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turkey shootA unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s).Rate it:

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turn the scaleTo turn to one side a balanced situation.Rate it:

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turn the screwTo increase the pressure of a situationRate it:

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turnabout is fair playIt is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.Rate it:

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Turns the TableReversing or altering a situation; creating the opposite of something to happenRate it:

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twist in the windTo be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.Rate it:

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twist the knifeTo deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.Rate it:

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un homme à la merSe dit pour donner l’alerte quand un homme tombe à la mer. Se dit figurément d’un homme dont la situation matérielle et morale est perdue.Rate it:

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un n'attend pas l'autreExpression utilisée pour décrire une situation où plusieurs faits de même nature se succèdent rapidement.Rate it:

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une heure plus tard dans les MaritimesSe dit lorsqu'une personne arrive ou réagit en retard par rapport aux autres ou par rapport à la situation. Note : L'expression est utilisée telle quelle, quel que soit le lieu dont il est question dans l'énoncé.Rate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.Rate it:

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up a creekIn trouble; in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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up a creek without a paddleIn a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.Rate it:

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up a treeIn or into a disadvantaged or difficult situation; at a loss; cornered.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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Up in the Air!Reference to situation, outlook, results as being; Uncertain, Questionable, Doubtful, Yet to be Determined, Resolved, Decided, Stated, Planned, Known, Ruled/ 'Go or No Go'!Rate it:

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up the creek without a paddleIn a difficult situation with no means of rectifying it.Rate it:

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up to one's eyeballsOverwhelmed with a situation.Rate it:

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wake upTo become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.Rate it:

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walk awayTo survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.Rate it:

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walk on eggshellsTo be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.Rate it:

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war of nervesA situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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weather the stormTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.Rate it:

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weigh upTo assess a person or situation.Rate it:

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welcome to my worldIndicates that the speaker is very experienced with a situation that is new to the interlocutor.Rate it:

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wet blanketA person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.Rate it:

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what's newThe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.Rate it:

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what's newImplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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what's whatPrecisely what the situation really is or what the facts truly are.Rate it:

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when the chips are downWhen the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical.Rate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.Rate it:

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whistle past the graveyardTo enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.Rate it:

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whoops there it isIt is what you have or what the situation isRate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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witha flint and a meat axeA Depression Expression: A violent verbal assertion and call for action as a result of a dirty trick or mischevious misdemeanor.Rate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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worst comes to worstIf an already bad situation progresses into a catastrophic situation.Rate it:

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wrong numberAn incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you can't be half pregnantSaid of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.Rate it:

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you can't fight city hall(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.Rate it:

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you've got to laughUsed when somebody sees the funny side to a tough situation, to remind not to take things so seriously.Rate it:

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your mileage may varyIt may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience.Rate it:

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как у тёщи на печиin a very comfortable situation, living the life of RileyRate it:

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天要下雨，娘要嫁人Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.Rate it:

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