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20 Cards in this Set
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to build something/someone up |
to praise someone or something in a way that will increase expectations of them |
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to come up against a brick wall |
to meet a barrier |
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to cement |
to make relationships more solid |
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to go through the roof (about prices) |
to increase in a rapid, uncontrolled fashion |
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to hit the roof |
to get very angry |
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to live in an ivory tower |
not know about the unpleasant and ordinary things that happen in life |
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a tower of strength |
an extremely strong person |
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to tower above something or someone |
to be either outstandingly tall or outstanding in some other way |
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putting down roots |
settling down and making your home in one place |
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to weed out |
to get rid of |
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to prune back |
to cut/limit |
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to reap the rewards of |
to get results from |
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to reap what one sowed |
to experience the logical results of one's action |
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to dug up |
to discover |
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to germinate |
begin to develop |
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to sprout up |
to appear quickly in large numbers |
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to flourish |
to do very well |
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to shed leaves, jobs, worries, weight |
to lose |
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to thrive |
to develop successfully |
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wither/withering |
making someone fell scorned |
