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Terms for subject Idiomatic (401 entries)

everywhere	up hill and down dale	Andrey­ Truhac­hev
up hill and down dale	everywhere	Andrey­ Truhac­hev
call the shots	exercise authority or be in charge
burn the candle at both ends	exhaust (one's) energies or resources by leading a hectic life
thin on the ground	existing in small numbers or amounts
pray tell	expressing incredulity, please explain
come up snake eyes	fail to come up with anything
fair-haired boy	a boy or man who is liked very much and is treated well by someone, especially someone in authority
fall between the cracks	to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others	A.Rezv­ov
go south	fall in value, deteriorate, or fail
fall off the edge of the world	fall off the edge of the earth	Баян
fall off the edge of the world	fall off the edge of the earth	Баян
fall through the cracks	to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others	A.Rezv­ov
fancy footwork	a clever and intricate strategy that helps someone get out of trouble
fancy footwork	artful maneuvering, fast and clever thinking
feel ten feet tall	to feel proud of oneself
fence-sitting	a state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another
dot the i's and cross the t's	finish the details
fish in troubled waters	to try to obtain personal benefits by exploiting a disturbed situation
fish in troubled waters	to try to capitalize on or benefit from a situation, circumstance, or experience that is fraught with disorder, difficulty, confusion, stress, etc.