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A stitch in time saves nine |
Any damage or mistake should be corrected immediately in order to prevent it from becoming worse |
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| 2 |
At sixes and sevens |
Someone is in a state of confusion or not very well organized |
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At the eleventh hour |
It happens whan it is almost too late |
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Back to square one |
Back to where one started |
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| 5 |
Be in seventh heaven |
Extremely happy |
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| 6 |
Be on cloud nine |
Very happy because something wonderful has happened |
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| 7 |
Cast the first stone |
To be first to criticize or attack someone |
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| 8 |
Catch twenty two |
A frustrating situation where you need to do one thing before doing a second, and you cannot do the second before doing the first |
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Dressed up to the nines |
Someone is wearing very smart or glamorous clothes |
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| 10 |
Feel like a million dollars |
To feel great, to feel well and healthy |
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Get the first degree |
To be questioned in great detail about something |
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| 12 |
Have (or get) forty winks |
You have a short sleep or rest, generally during the day |
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Have one over the eight |
A person is slightly drunk |
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| 14 |
In two minds about (something) |
To be undecided about something |
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| 15 |
It takes two to tango |
You say this when you think that a difficult situation or argument cannot be the fault of one person alone |
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Never in a million years |
Absolutely never |
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| 17 |
Nine times out of ten |
Almost always |
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| 18 |
Nine-to-five job |
A routine job in an office that involves standard office hours (usually 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM) |
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| 19 |
On all fours |
You are down on your hands and kness |
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| 20 |
Six feet under |
Dead and buried |
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| 21 |
Stand on one's own two feet |
To be independent and self-sufficient |
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| 22 |
Take five |
To take one brief (about five minutes) rest period |
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| 23 |
Two left feet |
You are clumsy or awkward in your movements |
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| 24 |
Two peas in a pod |
Two people who are very similar in appearance |
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| 25 |
Two's company ... (three's a crowd) |
Lovers, who would prefer to be alone together than to have someone else with them |
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