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  • 121someone from hell — (someone/something) from hell someone or something with very unpleasant characteristics. It was the airport from hell …

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  • 122someone par excellence — (someone/something) par excellence someone or something par excellence is the best or most extreme example of its type. China is the destination par excellence for the young and trendy these days …

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  • 123someone's ass is on the line — (someone s) ass is on the line American, very informal! if someone s ass is on the line, they are in a situation where they will be blamed if things go wrong. I hope this conference is a success my ass is on the line here …

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  • 124someone's bag of tricks — (someone s) bag of tricks all the clever methods by which someone achieves something. It remains to be seen what this side will pull out of their bag of tricks for the semi final …

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  • 125someone's bark is worse than their bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… …

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  • 126someone's bark is worse than bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… …

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  • 127someone's beauty sleep — (someone s) beauty sleep humorous the sleep that someone needs in order to feel healthy and look attractive. If you don t mind, I m going to bed now. I have to get my beauty sleep …

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  • 128someone's best bet — (someone s) best bet the thing someone should do which is most likely to achieve the result they want. If you want a cheap jacket, your best best is to try the second hand shops. I told him his best bet would be to get a bus as there are no… …

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