Cliches

to add insult to injury

• to strenuously avoid

• to make matter worse

• without much of a reason at all

• a dangerous situation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

a blessing in disguise

• there's going to be trouble

• a welcome solution in a bad situation

• a bad situation from which may come good

• to get on with something despite unpleasantness

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

bag of tricks

• all your possessions

• now

• that may be so

• the equipment necessary to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

caught napping

• unprepared for a situation

• strong denial

• ultimately

• a situation in which one can never win or from which one can never escape

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

fall between two stools

• the truth of the situation

• almost all your belongings

• try to gain two things at once and fail with regards to both of them

• no choice at all

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

go from strength to strength

• to act against your better judgement or wishes

• to get better and better

• a flattering attribute

• to encounter more difficulties than expected

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

it never rains but it pours

• it's too early to come to a conclusion

• it is complicated

• things will turn out for the best in the end

• when something goes wrong other things goes wrong too

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

nothing ventured, nothing gained

• not to get too detailed

• the basic details or practicalities of something

• if you don't try to do something, you'll never know if you'll succeed

• to make the best attempt possible

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

reinvent the wheel

• wasting time doing work that's already been done

• a trustworthy basis for something

• a meaningful silence

• in full health

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

a tissue of lies

• not enough to solve a problem and too late in any case

• a statement that is entirely dishonest in every way

• a precarious situation

• make your opinion known publicly

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D