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⚜Shift the dial

▪️(idiomatic) To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.

◐The influential speech by the politician aimed to shift the dial on public opinion regarding climate change.

🔅Synonyms: change the landscape

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⚜To  hell and back

◐ (adverb)

▪️(idiomatic) greatly, intensely.

▪️I love you to hell and back.


◐(Prepositional phrase)

▪️(idiomatic) Through an extremely difficult or distressing situation.

▪️She's been to hell and back

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⚜See past the end of one's nose

   ▪️To be short-sighted or unable to think about the future or larger implications of a situation.

▪️If you only focus on immediate profits and don't consider long-term sustainability, you're just seeing past the end of your nose.

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⚜To stop someone in their tracks


🔅Definition :
🔘The phrase "stop someone in their tracks" means to interrupt or halt someone's progress, often suddenly or unexpectedly. It can refer to stopping someone physically, but it is often used metaphorically to describe stopping someone in the middle of an action .


🔅Examples:
▪️ "The loud noise from the construction site stopped me in my tracks as I was walking
   ▪️ "The sudden appearance of the wild animal stopped the hikers in their tracks, leaving them frozen in awe."

🔅This phrase conveys a sense of surprise or the need to reconsider one's actions or thoughts due to an unexpected event or revelation.

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💥Let your guard down

●to relax when you should be careful or ready to deal with something

•Example:
⚡️He's worried that if he lets his guard down that his staff will start to become lazy.

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💥Lend itself to sth
FORMAL

•to be suitable for a particular purpose

•Example:
⚡️The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.

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💥Take the plunge

•to do something important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long
time.

●Example:
⚡️We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.

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💥Lose sleep over something

•to worry about something

•Example:
⚡️I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

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💥Finer things


●That which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.

•Example:
⚡️I'm not materialistic, though I do enjoy the finer things in life.

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🔘on the level


▪️(idiomatic) Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).

🔸He looks like a used car salesman, but he's really on the level, so you can trust him.

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💥on the brink

●(idiomatic) Very nearly; imminent; close.

⚜The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

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💥raring to do something (BrE)

● very eager to do something

⚜The children were raring to get outdoors.

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#How_to_say " my way or the highway" ي انا يا انت

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Belief {noun}

💢 A feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true.

✨ NOUNS
◾️ False belief → He had a false belief about fluency and speed.

◾️ Core belief → Honesty is one of his core beliefs.

◾️ Crisis of belief → After losing his job, he went through a crisis of belief.

◾️ Sincere belief → He acted out of a sincere belief.

◾️ Genuine belief → We have a genuine belief that this product will change lives.

◾️ Widespread belief → There is a widespread belief that the new law is unfair.

✨ VERBS
◾️ Express belief → The minister expressed belief that the new policy would benefit working families.

◾️ Have a belief → She has a strong belief in the value of lifelong learning.

◾️ Hold a belief → He holds the belief that kindness should guide every decision.

◾️ Voice belief → She voiced her belief that the system needed reform.

✨ VERBS
◾️ Hold / have / express / voice a belief

✨ ADJECTIVES (commonly used with belief)
◾️ False – Core – Sincere – Genuine – Widespread

♨️ Note:
⚜ كلمة belief ترتبط غالبًا بالقيم والمبادئ والأفكار
(belief in justice, belief in God, belief in education).

⚜ الفرق بين belief و faith:

Belief:

أعمّ وأوسع (إعتقاد أو قناعة عقلية).

Faith:

أكثر ارتباطًا بالدين والروحانية (إيمان قلبي عميق).


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🔹hold on🔹 ينتظر
Ex: Please hold on for a minute while I go back and lock the window.

🔹hold off🔹 يؤجل
Ex: The concert will be held off until next week.

🔹hold one’s breath🔹 يحبس أنفاسه ترقّبا ل
Ex: I had to stop and hold my breath while I was waiting for the announcement of the winning names.

🔹hold one’s fire🔹يكتم أمر ما
Ex: You should hold your fire during the meeting and save the rest of the information until next week.

🔹hold a candle to🔹لا يُضاهي
Ex:As far as good service goes that restaurant can‘t hold a candle to the one that I usually go to.

🔹hold back🔹 يمتنع / ينسحب
Ex: He always holds back during meetings and never says anything.

🔹hold down a job 🔹 يواظب على عمل
Ex: He has a serious drinking problem and is unable to hold down a job.

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🔹down and out🔹 مفلّس
▪️He has been down and out before, but he has always been able to find a job eventually.

🔹down in the dumps 🔹 تعيّس
▪️She has been really down in the dumps since her friend moved away.

🔹down on (someone) غاضب من/ منتقد ل
▪️She is really down on her friend but I don‘t really know the reason.

🔹down one‘s alley🔹مناسب لميوله و قدراته
▪️Computers are down his alley so I am sure that he will be interested in taking the job.

🔹down the line🔹 في المستقبل
▪️There will be many changes at this company down the line but for now your job is safe.

🔹down the drain🔹مهدور / ضائع
▪️He is just throwing money down the drain when he goes to the horse races.

🔹down-to-earth🔹 معقول/ عملي
▪️Her mother is a very
down-to-earth person.

🔹down to the wire🔹 يقترب من آخر موعد
▪️We went right down to the wire, but we were able to finish the job on time.



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💥No great shakes (uncountable)

▪️(idiomatic) Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

▪️Synonyms: nothing to write home about

⚡️You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you.

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💥Doom and gloom (uncountable)

▪️Something considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.


▪️Antonyms: rainbows and unicorns, sunshine and rainbows.


⚡️The economic forecast contained the usual doom and gloom.
⚡️His sister was all doom and gloom after she lost the part.

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💥Fly the coop.

▪️ (idiomatic) Leave or escape.

💥Once she heard the teacher's voice, she flew the coop .