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Beat Around the Bush

To avoid the topic and speak in a roundabout manner.

You can use it when someone is avoiding talking about an important topic and trying to talk around it.

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Once in a Blue Moon

This idiom was coined to describe a rare or infrequent event.

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Face the Music

facing the consequences of your deeds 

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under the weather

feel sick or unwell

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a bolt from the blue

The term is used to describe something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly 

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Bury the hatchet

To end the conflict and make peace.

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Wild goose chase

a pointless or hopeless pursuit. 

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Cost an arm and a leg

used to express for something thats costly or expensive

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At the eleventh hour

used to point out something that's get done at the very last moment or almost too late.

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Blow one's own trumpet

To brag about one's own achievements 

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Break the ice

To remove the tension at a first meeting, at the opening of a party, etc.

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Get into hot water

To get into trouble or difficult situation

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Hit the nail on the head

To describe exactly what's causing a situation or problem 

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Have an axe to grind

To have a grievance against someone or a personal reason for complaining or being involved in something

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Smell a rat

To suspect that something is wrong or that someone is being dishonest.

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call it a day

To stop working for the day or to stop doing something

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Gift of the gab

someone who is gifted by the ability to talk 

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See eye to eye

The phrase is used to describe when someone agrees with another person or views something in the same way.

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Flog/Beat a dead horse

To keep talking about something that's already been resolved or is no longer relevant or to waste effort on something that is unlikely to succeed 

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At the drop of a hat

To do something immediately, without any hesitation

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Leave No stone unturned

To do everything possible to achieve something

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Let the cat out of the bag

to accidentally reveal a secret 

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Paint the town red

To go out and enjoy something flamboyantly 

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Show your true colors

To reveal true character or intentions

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spill the beans

To reveal a secret

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CURATOR'S NOTE

These are some most repeated idioms and phrases.. you can you these to improve your communication skills

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