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have bigger fish to fry to have something more important or more interesting to do
a clean slate if you are given a clean slate, you can start something again, and all of the problems caused by you or other people in the past will be forgotten
sweep something under the carpet to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it
have your eye on somebody to watch someone carefully
spill the beans to give away a secret or a surprise
fall apart To disintegrate, collapse, or break into pieces
not have a leg to stand on to have no support for your position
an elephant in the room an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about
skeleton in the closet a hidden and shocking secret.
break someone's heart cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody
kill two birds with one stone Achieve two ends with a single effor
stab someone in the back to do something harmful to someone who trusted you
confession is good for the soul Prov. If you have done something wrong, you will feel better if you confess that you did it.
have a bone to pick with somebody something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you
laugh your ass off laugh so hard a something you pretty near fall off your chair
A cup of Joe A nickname for a cup of coffee
window of opportunity a brief time period in which an opportunity exists
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