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Speak volumes

 If something speaks volumes, it says a lot without using words.
 A glance, a pause, or silence can reveal feelings or truths more powerfully than any sentence.

Examples: 

1- She smiled and nodded during the meeting, but her clenched fists spoke volumes about her frustration.

2- He never apologized, but the way he avoided eye contact spoke volumes about his guilt.

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Well-meaning

describes someone or their words, actions, advice, or behaviour when the intention is kind or helpful—even if the result isn’t.

Examples:

1- His well-meaning friend told him to ‘just move on,’ not realizing how deep the breakup had cut.

2- Her aunt kept making well-meaning comments about when she’ll “finally” get married — it made every family dinner uncomfortable.

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Come to grips with 

means to begin to accept something difficult, painful, or upsetting.

Examples:

1- She’s still coming to grips with the fact that the person she trusted most was the one who betrayed her.

2- He smiled at work, but deep down, he was trying to come to grips with his brother’s sudden death.

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Dismissive

means showing that you don’t think something or someone is important. If someone is dismissive, they don’t take your words, feelings, or ideas seriously — they brush them off as unimportant

Examples:

1- When the woman brought up equal pay at the meeting, some colleagues were dismissive and changed the subject.

2- She tried to talk to her partner about feeling left out, but he gave a dismissive laugh and walked away.

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Wrap up

means to finish or complete something.  It can be a task, a meeting, a project — even a day.

Examples:

1- The journalist wrapped up the interview with one last powerful question.

2- After hours of packing, we wrapped up the move and closed the door to our old apartment for the last time.

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Give bacck

To do something generous or helpful in return for what you’ve received.

Examples:

1- James Harrison gave back by donating blood for more than 60 years.
2- He volunteers at the hospital every week — just to give back for the care he once received.

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Prove sb wrong

means to succeed when people expected you to fail. 

Examples:

1- Everyone laughed when he said he wanted to be a writer. Now his book is a bestseller. He didn’t argue — he just proved them wrong.
2- They told him, “No one will hire someone like you.” He opened his own company instead — and proved them wrong.

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Back to square one

means you have to start again from the beginning, usually because something went wrong or didn’t work out.

Examples:

1- After weeks of designing the website, the client changed their mind. We’re back to square one.

2- She broke up with her fiancé and moved out. She said she felt like she was back to square one — starting her life over.

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Bittersweet 

describes something that is both happy and sad at the same time.
 It’s a mix of emotions — joy and sorrow all rolled into one.

Examples:

1- Leaving my hometown was bittersweet — I was ready for something new, but I knew I’d miss it terribly.

2- Her last day at the company was bittersweet. Everyone celebrated her success, but they were sad to see her go.

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Get under sb's skin 

means to affect someone deeply, either by irritating them or by emotionally touching them — sometimes even both.

Examples:

1- That unfair comment about my accent got under my skin. I kept replaying it in my head for days. 

2- There’s this girl in my class — at first I didn’t even notice her. But over time, she really got under my skin.