π Cut the mustard
πMeaning
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π£ "I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player"
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πMeaning
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π£ "I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player"
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π Better late than never
πMeaning
It is better to be late than to never arrive or never complete a task.
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π£ It's been a long time coming but better late than never.
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πMeaning
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π£ It's been a long time coming but better late than never.
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π Beat around the bush
πMeaning
To avoid the difficult part of the conversation.
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π£ Quit beating around the bush.
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π At the drop of a hat (part of a sentence)
πMeaning
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πMeaning
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π Add insult to injury (part of a sentence)
πMeaning
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π£ To add insult to injury, it started to rain after I locked my keys in my car.
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πMeaning
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π£ To add insult to injury, it started to rain after I locked my keys in my car.
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π steady as she goes
πMeaning
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π£ In the midst of all this social upheaval, I hope our government can maintain a steady-as-she-goes approach.
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Said to warn someone that they are about to make a bad decision, and if something goes wrong, they will face the consequences alone.
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Do you have this idiom in your language βTake a rain checkβ? If so let us know how you say it in the comments!
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