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Kumpulan Idiom

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1. adds more fuel to the fire

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1. circling the drain : If someone is circling the drain, they are very near death and have little time to live. The phrase can also describe a project or plan or campaign that that is on the brink of failure.
2. calm before the storm: a quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement
3. cross the line: if someone crosses the line they start behaving in a way that is not socially acceptable
4. call it a day: to stop doing something, especially working

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1. go through the roof: to become very high
2. get on in years: Someone who is getting on in years is growing old.

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1. knee-high to a grasshopper: This term refers to a very young and therefore small child.
   

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1. long in the tooth: A person who is long in the tooth is a bit too old to do something.

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1. mutton dressed as lamb: This expression refers to a middle-aged woman who tries to look younger by dressing in clothes designed for younger people.

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1. no spring chicken: To say that someone is no spring chicken means that they are quite old or well past their youth.

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1. putting a foot wrong: to not make any mistakes
2. put a damper on something: to make something less enjoyable

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1. run its course: [for something] to continue through its cycle of existence

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1. spill the beans: to give away a secret or a surprise, to tell people secret information

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1. toe to toe: being in direct confrontation.
2. throw under the bus: to sacrifice some other person, usually one who is undeserving or at least vulnerable, to make personal gain.