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Throw someone under the bus

means to blame or betray someone to protect yourself, especially in a difficult situation.
Examples:

1- When the teacher asked who broke the projector, he threw me under the bus.

2- She forgot to book the hotel and then threw her assistant under the bus in front of the client.

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Short-staffed 

means there are not enough people working in a place.
 It’s usually used to describe jobs, offices, or businesses when they don’t have enough workers for the amount of work.

Examples:

1- In Japan, some convenience stores are now using robots because they’re short-staffed.

2- During the summer holidays, many cafés in the Netherlands are short-staffed because students go on vacation.

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Jump the gun

means to do something too early — before it’s the right time.
 It’s usually used when someone is rushing, getting ahead of themselves, or acting before they have all the information.

Examples:

1- She jumped the gun and bought tickets before checking the dates.

2- He jumped the gun by quitting his job before finding a new one.

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Scatterbrained

 It describes a person who is forgetful, disorganized, or easily distracted.

Examples:

1- Their thoughts are all over the place — like they can’t keep track of everything going on in their head. 

2- I try to stay focused, but I get scatterbrained when I have too much going on.

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Skeleton in the closet

To have skeletons in the closet means to have hidden secrets, often of a potentially embarrassing or damaging nature.

Examples:

1- The politician's past business dealings revealed several skeletons in the closet.

2- She didn't know her family had so many skeletons in the closet until she started researching her genealogy.

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Against the tide

To go against the tide means to do something that challenges the norm or is not popular.

Examples:

1- She went against the tide by moving back to her village to farm.

2- They went against the tide by raising their children without smartphones until high school.

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Out of your league 

means someone or something is too good for you — too attractive, too smart, too successful — like they belong in a “higher level.”

Examples:

1- I didn’t talk to her because I thought she was out of my league.

2- He landed the job?! I thought that company was way out of his league.

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Come across as 

means to seem or appear in a certain way to others, even if that’s not how you really feel or what you meant.

Examples:

1- I didn’t mean to come across as cold — I was just tired.

2- She came across as really confident in the interview.

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Hold your horses 

 means to slow down, wait, or be patient. It’s usually used when someone is acting too quickly or getting ahead of themselves.

Examples: 

1- He almost hit ‘send’ on the angry email, but his coworker told him to hold his horses and cool off first.

2- Fans were sure the artist would release a new album, but she told them to hold their horses—she’s still recording.

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Big mouth 

If someone has a big mouth, it means they talk too much or say things they shouldn’t—like secrets, gossip, or private information.

Examples:

1- Don’t tell Mark. He’s got a big mouth, and it’ll be all over the school in ten minutes.

2- The actor’s assistant had a big mouth and leaked the script online.