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spørsmålet		svaret
to baffle begynn å lære		to puzzle, to perplex
guesswork begynn å lære		speculation
a hunch begynn å lære		a feeling, an intuition
plausible begynn å lære		believable, possible
to come around begynn å lære		change one's position or opinion
to face up to sth begynn å lære		to accept
to mull over begynn å lære		to ponder, to consider
to piece together begynn å lære		to combine many small details to give a complete description of something
to swot up on sth begynn å lære		to cram
to take account of begynn å lære		to pay attention to sb/sth
on account of sth begynn å lære		because of sth
to hang in the balance begynn å lære		to depend on something for success or continued existence
on balance begynn å lære		after considering everything "They felt sure that, on balance, they had made the right choice."
to pick sb's brain begynn å lære		to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do "I'd love to pick your brains about computers - you seem to be the expert around here."
forgone conclusion begynn å lære		Cliché a conclusion already reached; an inevitable result. "That the company was moving to California was a foregone conclusion. That the mayor will win reelection is a foregone conclusion."
to cast doubt on begynn å lære		to cause uncertainty about something
without a doubt begynn å lære		a phrase expressing certainty or agreement; yes
to make a mental note begynn å lære		to make an effort to remember something, often something that you want to do later (often + to do sth)
a one-track mind begynn å lære		a mind that thinks entirely or almost entirely about one subject
take sb's mind off sth/sb begynn å lære		if an activity takes someone's mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them
to be in two minds begynn å lære		to be unable to decide about something (often + whether)
in principle begynn å lære		as a general idea, theory, or belief
to side with sb begynn å lære		to join with someone; to take someone else's part; to be on someone's side
to put/ set sth straight begynn å lære		to figure out and correct something; to straighten out a mess
to have your wits about you begynn å lære		to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
to be in the dark begynn å lære		to be uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something
not have a leg to stand on begynn å lære		[for an argument or a case] to have no support.
not see the wood for the trees begynn å lære		to pay too much attention to details and not understand the general situation
quick on the uptake begynn å lære		quick to understand or learn something
to split hairs begynn å lære		to argue about whether details that are not important are exactly correct

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