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Post-Graduate
07/24/2014
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In the pipeline
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as planned
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to be Quick off the mark
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to act quickly
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to be on the lookout for
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to be waiting and actively looking for
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on paper
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as planned, not in real
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go over the fine print
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check a legal information
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fell through
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collapsed
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wrapped up
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complete
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get in on the act
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to get involved
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a question mark over
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doubts
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fair dinkum
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true
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playing for time
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making to wait, stratching time
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pull the plug
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cancel
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get the picture
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get view, understand
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to be back to square one
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to be back on level 0
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to be out of pocket
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to have lost an investment
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to be up front
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to give all the facts, to be honest
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to be in the market for
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to be looking for (on the market)
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to come to the right place
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to turn to the right person/company etc.
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just the same
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nevetheless
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part and parcel
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inseparable part
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hard to come by
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hard to find, not likely to meet
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want a piece of the action
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want to participate
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be first off the mark
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hurry
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to be into something
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to be very involved in something. I'm into fishing these days.
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to take a raincheck
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to refuse now, but reserve a possibility to make it later.Thanks all the same, but I'll take a raincheck/
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to go at the drop of a hat
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to go willingly, immediately, without hesitation
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keep it in mind
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remember it
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unwind
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relax
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to do much
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to be ineterst, excite. Fishing doesn't do much for me
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take up something
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start participate in something. I take up a sport.
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I wouldn't mind
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I'd like. I wouldn;t mind taking up soccer
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to tell the truth
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really, saying true
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up to it
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ready to do it, capable to do it
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give up
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quit, stop doing
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to have time on my hands
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to have some free time available
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a couch potato
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inactive, lazy person
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get into shape
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become phisically fit
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try hand at
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test skils at… I will try my hand at cricket
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play by the book
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follow rules
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do my own thing
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do things I want to, be independent
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go overboard
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become extreme
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full on
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intensive. When it gets too full on it takes the fun out
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under way
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in progress
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put you down
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write your name on the list
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a rule of thumb
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as a general rule
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the off chance
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slight possibility
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pull out
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withdraw/cancel
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red tape
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official rules/procedures
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up in the air
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undecided
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a goer
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useful/successful thing
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a head start
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an advantage
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snapped up
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get taken/accepted
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miss the boat
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miss an opportunity
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this arvo
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this afternoon
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under way
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in progress
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put you down
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write your name on the list
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a rule of thumb
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as a general rule
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the off chance
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slight possibility
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pull out
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withdraw/cancel
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red tape
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official rules/procedures
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up in the air
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undecided
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a goer
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useful/successful thing
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a head start
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an advantage
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snapped up
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get taken/accepted
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miss the boat
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miss an opportunity
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this arvo
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this afternoon
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what's up
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what's the problem
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not keeping up
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not progressing at expected rate
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too laid-back
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too relax/lazy
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a piece of cake
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an easy task
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turn up to
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attend
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a rude awakening
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unpleasant surprise
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not up to scratch
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not of an acceptable level
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drop out
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quit/stop participating
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not cut out for
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not suited to
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throw in the towel
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stop trying, give up
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put in
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invested
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Buckley's chance
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little or no chance
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see this course through
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persist/continue with this course
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knuckle down
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work hard
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some pointers
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some advise
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get stuck into it
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try/work hard
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catch up
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reach/achieve the required level
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get through this course
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complete this course
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I'll give it a go
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I'll try it
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That's more like it
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That's a better idea
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falling off
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decreasing
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between you and me
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confidentially
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pointin the finger on smb
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blame smb.
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go in for
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get/seek for
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hold our own
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keep/defent our position
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go along with
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agree with
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bite the bullet
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make an important/dificult decision
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up against
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compete
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business is folding
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business is failing/closing
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jump on the bandwagon
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follow the popular course
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go under
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fail
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at the cutting age
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most advanced/recent development
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keep your finger on the pulse
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know the latest information
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putting off
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delaying
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the bottom line
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basic truth
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the sooner the better
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as soon as possible
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a vicious circle
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locked circle
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mind-boggling
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unbelievable/amasing
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get my head around
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understand/accept
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go with the flow
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accept changes in live
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get the ball rolling
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start the project/activity
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make up my mind
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make decision
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promise the earth
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promise great things
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run-up to
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period of time before
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live up to
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honour/fulfil
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pay lip service to
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talk without really meaning
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haven't got much to show
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haven't produced any results
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term's up
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term's finished
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a fair go
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fair treatment
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deliver the goods
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produce what promised
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it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
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no difference in final result
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to knock
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to critisize
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pollies
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politicians
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give it one's best shot
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try to achieve best result
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face the music
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accept responcibility
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weigh up
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consider carefully
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see through
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not to be deceived
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hype
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publicity
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whinging
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complaining
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sit up and take notice
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become interested
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cluey
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clever
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no way
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It wouldn't happen
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Bear with me
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be patient
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I've got a bone to pick with you
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there is something I need to finalize with you
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Present company excepted
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Not about persons presented
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Don't get too cocky
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Don't be overconfident
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Extremely demoralizing
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Extremely demoralizing
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Self-esteem movement
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Self-esteem movement
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Sense of entitlements
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Sense of entitlements
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disillusioned
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disillusioned
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a sence of impotence
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a sence of impotence
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apathy
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apathy
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IN the last month
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up to now
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last month
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finished
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since
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until now
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great deal
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a lot
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driving him bananas
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making him crasy
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toying with the idea
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thinking about
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come across
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find by chance
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going for a song
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being sold very cheaply
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take the plunge
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take the decisive step
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up and running
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operating
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on the grapevine
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through information from other people
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going downhill
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deteriorating/not going well
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run-down
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neglected/in a bad condition
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elbow grease
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hard work
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up my sleeve
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in my mind
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get off the ground
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get into successful operation
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put you off
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discourage you
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get your fingers burnt
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suffer a bad experience
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pros and cons
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advantages and disadvantages
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look into it
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investigate it
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drawbacks
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disadvantage
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do my homework
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research thoroughly
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the penny's dropped
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the thought is caught
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he's no oil painting
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he is looking quite ugly
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takes me back to
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makes me remember
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get up to something
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do/be engaged with something
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in one piece
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alife and unharmed
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we did some crazy things
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we did some foolish but exciting things
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burn the candle at both ends
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have very little sleep (because of too much activity)
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take a sickie
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take a day off work (with the excuse of being sick)
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keep that up
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continue with that activity
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turned upside down
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completely change
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get over it
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recover it
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I'd rather not go into it
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I'd rather not to talk about it
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fair enough
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I undrstand/agree
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strike me as
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seem/appear to me as
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put this behind me
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recover from this unhappy experience
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get on eith something
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proceed/continue with something
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haven't looked back
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progressed/succeded
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teke the rough with the smooth
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accept both bad and good experience
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can't turn the clock back
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can't go back to the past
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ups and downs
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good and bad experience
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stand on my own feet
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be independent
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around the corner
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in the future
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make the most of
 Definition
fully use and enjoy
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