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BAD BLOOD: enmity, hostility. He has denied there is any bad blood between him and his classmate TOPIC ENCOMPASSES: USAGE OF BAD BLOOD;MEANING OF BAD BLOOD;MEANING OF IDIOMS; MEANING OF PHRASES; USAGE OF IDIOMS; USAGE OF PHRASES;

WARTS AND ALL: with flaws included. "It's a warts and all view of what happened during the meeting of board of directors TOPIC ENCOMPASSES: MEANING OF WARTS AND ALL; USAGE OF WARTS AND ALL;IDIOMS;PHRASES; MEANING OF IDIOMS; MEANING OF PHRASES; USAGE OF IDIOMS; USAGE OF PHRASES

TO BE BREATHING DOWN SOMEONE'S NECK: to be about to catch up to someone, OR to be watching someone very closely, to be putting pressure on that person, for example at work. Victor group are breathing down their necks after extending their unbeaten score of 95 runs 

To LIVE LARGE is to lead a luxurious lifestyle.  Those who like to live large should fear about the end result.

A TALL ORDER: something that's very difficult to do. It was always going to be a tall order and would require a very long and complicated process.

PLAY HARDBALL: take an aggressive stance in negotiations, behave ruthlessly.    Ministers want to play hardball ,they better bring their A game. To "bring your A game" is to be prepared to compete at your top level.

WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER  mean that it will never happen.

Idioms on Animals A Paper Tiger A  paper tiger  is an expression drawn from a Chinese saying. A paper tiger may pose in a threatening way, but it is actually  completely harmless . He was always  an eager beaver  whenever he bought a new tool.   He would be  a busy bee  around the house, repairing or renovating everything in sight. .  He was  a packrat  who never threw a single tool away, leaving his garage very crowded. He was  a fat cat  who had made hundreds of millions during the real estate boom.  He was criticized as  a white elephant  that consumed a great deal of money while delivering very little in return.  she  smelled a rat  when he was arriving "late from work"   He  let the cat out of the bag  by telling the truth This revelation   opened a can of worms  by causing a great deal of friction sarah enjoys  pigging out  at the local fast food restaurant.  Often, she can be seen  wolfing down  a pizza  Peopl

HOLD SOMEONE'S FEET TO THE FIRE: to put pressure on someone about fulfilling a commitment.   Protesters will be holding their elders’ feet to the fire. 

FLY YOUR FREAK FLAG, or LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY: embrace and be proud of your own unusual individual style. He is ready to let his freak flag fly. 

SKELETON CREW : a minimum staffing level that covers only essential functions of an organization.  Only skeleton crews are monitoring complaints of consumers

A Case For Action In English,  a case  is an idiom used to refer to  any  respectable  argument that can be made for a given position.  So long as an argument will not be simply laughed at as too ridiculous, it constitutes  a case ; therefore,  an argument. Darkening When the economy  darkens,  the outlook  worsens . Brightening When economic prospects  brighten,  they  improve . Salvaging Victory Figuratively, to  salvage  something is to save it from disaster. Thus, to  salvage victory  is to obtain a narrow victory after having been facing defeat. Political Battlegrounds Elections are not properly fought with muskets and cannon, but figuratively speaking, any area where there is a fierce political campaign, with the final outcome in serious doubt, can be referred to as  a political battleground. Pumping Money A  pump  is a device for pushing air, water or other fluids through tubes or pipes.  T