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In the zone

means to be deeply focused and performing at your best, almost without effort.

Examples:

1- When she stopped worrying about mistakes and just spoke, she was suddenly in the zone.
2- He felt in the zone while writing — the words seemed to flow on their own.

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Laugh it out

 To laugh it out means to release your stress, sadness, or tension by laughing — especially with someone else.

Examples:

1- Our meeting was so chaotic that we could only laugh it out — sometimes humor is the only way to survive the stress.
2- When their little kid spilled paint all over the wall, the parents laughed it out instead of getting angry.

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Wake up to sth

means to finally become aware of a truth, problem, or reality you didn’t see before.
Examples:

1-  Many people are waking up to the effects of climate change and realizing they must take action.
2-  During the civil rights movement, many societies woke up to the injustice that had been ignored for generations.

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Learn the hard way

means to gain understanding or wisdom through pain, mistakes, or experience — not through advice or theory.  It’s when reality becomes your teacher.

Examples:

1-  After losing an important client, the company learned the hard way that honesty builds trust faster than marketing.
2-  After the war, nations learned the hard way that peace can’t be built on pride or revenge.

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Wise up

means to become smarter and more aware — especially after being fooled, naïve, or taken advantage of.  It’s about opening your eyes and refusing to be misled again.

Examples:

1-  After falling for a few online scams, he finally wised up and stopped trusting random links.
2-   She kept forgiving people who never changed — but one day she wised up and walked away.

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Take sth to heart

 To take something to heart means to be deeply affected by it — emotionally or personally. It can be positive, like taking encouragement seriously,
 or painful, like feeling hurt by someone’s words.

Examples:

1-  When her mentor said, “Believe in your voice,” she took it to heart — and began writing again.
2-  Many people took the leader’s message to heart and began working together for peace.

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Name it to tame it

means when we label an emotion, we take away some of its power over us.

Examples:

1- Instead of saying “I’m upset,” try “I’m disappointed.” Naming it helps you see what really hurts — and name it to tame it.
2- When she said “I’m anxious,” it felt heavy. But when she realized she was simply uncertain, she could breathe again.

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To err is human 

means everyone makes mistakes — it’s part of being human.

Examples:

1- When she forgot a word during her presentation and smiled, everyone relaxed — it was a reminder that to err is human.

2- Every time we make a small mistake in English, we can remind ourselves: to err is human, and that’s how we learn.

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Fall out with sb

means to have an argument or disagreement that damages your relationship.
Examples:

1- I fell out with my brother over money, and we didn’t speak for months.
2- It’s sad — they fell out over something small, and neither one apologized.

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The apple of someone's eye

 If someone is the apple of your eye, it means they are your favorite person — someone you love deeply and value more than others. It’s about affection, pride, and emotional closeness.

Examples:

1-  Emma has three children, but her youngest son is the apple of her eye — she always talks about his little drawings and funny jokes.
2-  In some cultures, parents proudly say their children are the apple of their eye — it means they’re the center of their world.