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Turn things around
means to improve a situation that seemed hopeless or bad.

Examples:
1- After failing his exams, he worked hard and turned things around, graduating with honors.
2- The company was losing money, but they turned things around with a new marketing strategy.

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All talk
is used to describe someone who makes big claims or promises but doesn’t take any action to follow through.

Examples:
1- My friend says he’ll run a marathon someday, but he’s all talk. He hasn’t even bought running shoes!
2- Many voters complain that politicians are all talk, making grand promises during campaigns but failing to deliver real results once elected.

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Steal someone's thunder
means to take attention or credit away from someone, often at a moment when they should be the center of attention.

Examples:
1- Sarah worked hard on the team project, but her boss stole her thunder by presenting it as if it was his idea.
2- Jane was upset when her cousin announced her pregnancy at Jane’s wedding reception—it completely stole her thunder!

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Blood, sweat, and tears
means putting in extreme effort, hard work, and dedication to achieve something challenging.

Examples:
1- Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to ending apartheid with blood, sweat, and tears, spending 27 years in prison for his cause.
2- My mom put blood, sweat, and tears into cooking Thanksgiving dinner—then we finished eating it in 20 minutes!

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Talk shop
means to talk about work-related topics, especially in a social setting where work isn’t the main focus

Examples:
1- At the family barbecue, my uncle and his colleague couldn’t stop talking shop about the new project they’re working on.
2- My friends and I promised not to talk shop during our camping trip, but somehow, we ended up discussing office gossip around the campfire.

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Talk down to sb
means to speak to someone in a condescending or superior way, as if they are less intelligent, less capable, or less important.
Examples:
1- The manager often talks down to the team, explaining simple tasks as if they’re beginners, even though they’ve been doing the job for years.
2- During the discussion, she talked down to her opponent by dismissing their arguments instead of addressing them respectfully.

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Flop
is something that fails badly, even though people had high hopes for it.

Examples:
1- Our new game turned into a flop, with almost no one playing it.
2- The big-budget movie was a flop, making only a fraction of its production cost at the box office.

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Fiasco
is a complete failure, often in an embarrassing or unexpected way.

Examples:
1- The team expected to win easily, but the match was a fiasco—they lost by a huge margin.
2- The new product launch was a fiasco, with technical glitches causing demos to crash repeatedly.

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Save face
means to do something to protect your reputation or avoid looking bad in front of others.

Examples:
1- The manager blamed the delay on technical issues to save face, even though it was because they forgot to send an important email.
2- The government introduced a new policy after public criticism to save face and show they were listening to the people.

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Flabbergasted
means to feel extremely shocked or surprised, often in a way that leaves you momentarily speechless.
Examples:
1- I was flabbergasted when my friends threw me a surprise birthday party with all my favorite people.
2- He was flabbergasted when his boss announced massive layoffs at the company—it was completely unexpected.