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Expect the unexpected: expecting theunexpected implies that we should not be caught off guard when things don'twork out the way we want.

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Beyond the pale: means your actions are not acceptable behaviour. Anything you do that people think is strange or unusual is beyond the pale.

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Trade war: a situation where countries impose tariffs orother trade barriers on each other to protect their industries or to respond to trade practices they see as unfair.

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