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nip it in the bud

MEANING

If you nip something in the bud, you stop a problem frombecoming serious by dealing with it as soon as you notice it.

EXAMPLES

Alan has a serious weight problem. Now he wishes he'd nippedit in the bud by eating less and exercising more when he was first starting toput on weight.

I was starting to drink too much alcohol, so I nipped it inthe bud and stopped drinking altogether before it became a serious problem.

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keep something at bay

MEANING

If you keep something at bay, you stop something that couldbe a proem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.

EXAMPLES

We kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall ofsandbags around our house.

A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is tomeditate or do some sort of relaxation technique.

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cover your tracks

MEANING

If you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.

EXAMPLES

He's a smart guy and he knew how to cover his tracks so the police couldn't connect him to the crime.

Bob didn't cover his tracks well enough, and his wife found a romantic text message that a girl had sent to his phone.

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tighten your belt

MEANING

If you tighten your belt, you try to spend less money.

EXAMPLES

I'll have to tighten my belt for a while so I can pay off my debts.

Paul says his family have had to tighten their belts because everything costs much more now.

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knock your socks off

MEANING

If something knocks your socks off, it amazes you and surprises you.

EXAMPLES

When Nora did her presentation on the new development, she knocked our socks off. It was very impressive.

Michael knocked everyone's socks off when he performed at the music awards. It was the best performance of the night, by far.

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show your true colors

MEANING

You show your true colours if you show what you're really like, or you reveal your true character.

EXAMPLES

Bob always acts like he's a strong, brave guy, but when the hurricane hit he showed his true colors. He was too scared to go check on old Mrs Flowers, our next-door neigur.

The players showed their true colours when they came back from three goals down to win the match.

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weather a storm

MEANING

If you weather a storm, you survive a dangerous event ordeal with a difficult situation.

EXAMPLES

Everyone waited to see if the president could weather the storm caused by his son's arrest for using illegal drugs.

Poor Mandy had to stand there and weather the storm as her boss shouted insults at her for letting him forget something.

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fresh as a daisy

MEANING

If you feel as fresh as a daisy, you feel energetic and lively.

EXAMPLES

I might look awful first thing in the morning, but after a cup of tea and a bit of meditation I'm as fresh as a daisy.

George looked terrie when he got to work, so Annie said, "Fresh as a daisy this morning, are we?" and George just grunted.

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neck of the woods

MEANING

A neck of the woods is a neigrhood or a district, usuallyrural.

EXAMPLES

What brings you to our neck of the woods?

Have land prices gone up in your neck of the woods too?

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at loose ends

MEANING

If you're at loose ends, you feel restless and unsettled because you don't have anything to do.

EXAMPLES

Hank's been at loose ends since he lost his job, so I hope he finds another one soon.

We tried limiting the time Jimmy could play computer games, but he gets restless and moody whenever he's at loose ends, so we let him play.