| 1. | Put your best foot forward ? | |
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Take care to dress well
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Walk very cautiously
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Try as hard as one can
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Check every step
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Report Question| 2. | late in the day ? | |
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Too old to work
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Too ripe to eat
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Too dark to see anything
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Too delayed to be of any use
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| 3. | Make up one’s mind ? | |
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to achieve
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to decide
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to pretend
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to lie
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| 4. | A bird’s eye view ? | |
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a cursory look
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a detailed study
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a prejudiced view
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a personal view
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| 5. | To make castles in the air ? | |
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To be very ambitious
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To accomplish difficult tasks
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To show signs of cowardice
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To create impossible dreams or hopes
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| 6. | Be the devil’s advocate ? | |
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To represent an accused in a murder trial
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To present a counter argument just for the sake of it
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To present an argument in favor of a well-known evil man
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To represent the devil as an advocate in which trials
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| 7. | Rise to the occasion ? | |
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challenge an opponent who is strong
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show you can deal with a situation successfully
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assess a critical situation carefully
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take a big risk in order to succeed
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| 8. | Kick up a row ? | |
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cause a disturbance
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hit someone angrily
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break a queue
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arrange in rows
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| 9. | High time ? | |
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well in time for something
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past the appropriate time
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time to celebrate something
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time to fly high
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| 10. | make short work of something ? | |
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Reduce the size
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Dispose of quickly
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Edit carefully
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Shorten some dress
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