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Meaning : A calculated risk is a risk taken with full knowledge of the dangers involved.
Meaning : A person who calls a spade a spade speaks openly and truthfully about something, especially difficult matters.
Meaning : Collect
Meaning : To invite
Meaning : Challenge, express a doubt about
Meaning : Stop work for the day
Meaning : When people temporarily stop doing something or put an end to an activity, they call it quits.
Meaning : Demand the return of
Meaning : Order to stop
Meaning : Telephone
Meaning : you call someone's bluff, you challenge them to do what they threaten to do (while believing that they will not dare to do it).
Meaning : Cancel
Meaning : Recall to the memory
Meaning : The person who calls the tune is the one who makes all the important decisions and is in control of the situation.
Meaning : Was defeated, got the worst of it
Meaning : To describe a situation as a can of worms means that it is complicated, unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
Meaning : Can retaliate in the same way
Meaning : Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate
Meaning : Can't understand something at all
Meaning : If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are so concentrated on the details that they can't see the situation as a whole.
Meaning : Death sentence
Meaning : Was completely successful
Meaning : Defeated his adversaries in debate
Meaning : Was wild with excitement
Meaning : If you use a carrot-and-stick approach, you use the promise of reward and the threat of punishment to make somebody work harder.
Meaning : Continue
Meaning : Maintain
Meaning : Fill with emotion
Meaning : If you carry the torch, you have strong feelings for someone with whom you do not or cannot have a relationship..
Meaning : If a person or organization carries weight, they are influential or important.
Meaning : A person or company who carves out a niche focuses on a particular segment of the market, to which they supply a product or service, and develop their expertise in that area.
Meaning : This term refers to an example which serves to illustrate, support or prove a point which is currently under discussion.
Meaning : A good way to make money
Meaning : If you cash in your chips, you sell something, especially shares, either because you need the money or because you think the value is going to fall.
Meaning : When trying to find something, if you cast a wide net, you cover an extensive area or use a wide range of sources.
Meaning : Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything
Meaning : Plans which cannot be realised
Meaning : Can't speak because of shyness
Meaning : A short sleep taken during the day
Meaning : This term refers to a life in which partners are constantly or frequently quarrelling.
Meaning : A catch 22 situation refers to a frustrating situation where you cannot do one thing without doing a second, and you cannot do the second before doing the first.
Meaning : Understand
Meaning : Attract one's attention/interest
Meaning : If a person is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are doing something wrong or illegal.
Meaning : If someone catches your eye, you find them attractive.
Meaning : Discover
Meaning : This expression means that you try to get something in any way possible
Meaning : If something causes a stir, it creates an atmosphere of excitement or great interest.
Meaning : Make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity
Meaning : If someone has a change of heart, they change their attitude or feelings, especially towards greater friendliness or cooperation.
