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spørsmålet		svaret
stop wasting your time talking about the matter that cannot be settled the way you would like it begynn å lære		flog a dead horse
someone tends to make plans that can never be fulfilled begynn å lære		build castles in the air
something doesn’t sound true begynn å lære		hold water
celebrate something begynn å lære		paint the town red
achieved the required level of knowledge begynn å lære		All the students made the grade and were complimented on by their teachers
feel scared begynn å lære		get cold feet
experience hardship, especially financial begynn å lære		feel the pinch
do something that is considered to be impossible begynn å lære		Trying to convince the management to change their policy is like squaring the circle
to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed begynn å lære		call somebody’s bluff
The amount you’ve been arguing about is not worth the squabble begynn å lære		Stop splitting hairs
do something innovative begynn å lære		break new ground in biotechnology
conform to another's actions begynn å lære		follow suit
make a great effort to think of or remember something begynn å lære		Jenny racked her brains but could not remember which magazine she had seen the advertisement in
be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation begynn å lære		clutch at straws
make an extraordinarily strenuous effort to do something begynn å lære		i sweated blood over it
to try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved begynn å lære		manage to put oil on the troubled waters
have a private reason for doing or being involved in something begynn å lære		have an axe to grind
to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing begynn å lære		pick holes in somebody’s reasoning
make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark (informal british) begynn å lære		I realized I had dropped a brick by asking Mrs Hobson about her son’s name
closed the business begynn å lære		put up the shutters
failed to obtain what one has been striving for begynn å lære		draw a blank
gain riches in a dishonest way begynn å lære		feather one’s nest
give up participation in an unprofitable activity begynn å lære		cut one’s losses
be fired from work begynn å lære		get the chop
start doing something before the set time begynn å lære		jump the gun
start behaving better begynn å lære		turn over a new leaf
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people begynn å lære		chip on the shoulder
prevent someone from carrying out a plan (British) begynn å lære		put a spoke in their wheel
rise in status or wealth begynn å lære		come up in the world
idk lmao begynn å lære		cast a wide net

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