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pay through the nose

Language; Idioms

If you pay through the nose for something, you pay a very high price for it.

put it on the cuff

Language; Idioms

If you put something on the cuff, you will take it now and pay for it later.

stick your neck out

Language; Idioms

If you stick you neck out, you take a risk because you believe in something.

pot-luck

Language; Idioms

If you take pot-luck, you take whatever happens to be available at the time.

rags to riches

Language; Idioms

Someone who starts life very poor and becomes rich goes from rags to riches.

call the tune

Language; Idioms

The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.

rat race

Language; Idioms

The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc.

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