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| A person who is barking up the wrong tree is doing the wrong thing, because their beliefs or ideas are incorrect or mistaken |
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25447
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| If you bare you soul (or heart) to someone, you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to them.. |
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25446
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| When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform a balancing act |
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25445
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| If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.Example: Sophie badgered her parents into buying her a new computer. |
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25444
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| A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver is called a backseat driver.Example: I can't stand backseat drivers like my mother-in-law! |
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25443
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| When a person answers the call of nature, they go to the toilet.Example: I had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature. |
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25442
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| To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively.Example: Of course I want to know - I'm all ears! |
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25441
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| If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse.Example: He forgot their wedding anniversary, and his apologies only added fuel to the flames. |
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25440
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| If you do something intentionally, but pretend it was an accident, you do it accidentally on purpose. |
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25439
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