1) rome wasn't built in a day 2) blessing in disguise 3) play your cards right 4) heavy hitter 5) put down roots 6) deep pockets 7) breadwinner 8) every man for himself 9) learn the ropes 10) bring home the bacon 11) dodge a bullet 12) neck and neck 13) make ends meet 14) no rhyme or reason 15) rookie mistake 16) hit the ground running 17) a story like swiss cheese 18) across the board 19) jump in with both feet 20) make one's mark 21) nail-biter 22) aha moment 23) all hands on deck 24) stretch oneself too thin 25) dragging one's feet 26) eat humble pie 27) bite off more than you can chew 28) get off your high horse 29) double-edged sword 30) break the bank 31) a dime a dozen 32) test the waters 33) tight-lipped 34) (cost) an arm and a leg 35) blow your own trumpet 36) have someone's back 37) throw in the towel 38) wave the white flag 39) ace up my sleeve 40) toot your own horn 41) throw caution to the wind 42) fly off the shelves 43) dog-eat-dog (world) 44) step up to the plate 45) sure-fire 46) run out of steam 47) cash cow 48) take the bull by the horns 49) sell like hotcakes 50) take the wind out of someone's sails 51) let someone off the hook 52) beat around the bush 53) bite the bullet 54) the last straw 55) hit the sack 56) go back to the drawing board 57) straw that broke the camel's back 58) call it a day 59) break a leg 60) cut someone slack 61) go on a wild goose chase 62) add insult to injury 63) every cloud has a silver lining 64) get bent out of shape 65) cross that bridge when we come to it 66) don't put all your eggs in one basket 67) barking up the wrong tree 68) cold shoulder 69) hit the nail on the head 70) kill 2 birds with 1 stone 71) to rain on someone's parade 72) on thin ice 73) take a rain check 74) the ball is in your court 75) once in a blue moon 76) a snowball's chance in hell 77) get a second wind 78) the whole 9 yards 79) to be off one's rocker 80) the elephant in the room 81) let sleeping dogs lie 82) that ship has sailed 83) to be on the fence 84) it takes 2 to tango 85) jump on the bandwagon

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