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Idioms
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across the ditch
Language; Idioms
(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.
wood for the trees
Language; Idioms
(UK) If someone can’t see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.
stiff upper lip
Language; Idioms
(UK) If you keep your emotions to yourself and don’t let others know how you feel when something bad happens, you keep a stiff upper lip.
last but not least
Language; Idioms
An introduction phrase to let the audience know that the last person mentioned is no less important than those introduced before him/her.
banana republic
Language; Idioms
Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite.
tar with the same brush
Language; Idioms
If people are tarred with the same brush, they are said to have the same set of attributes or faults as someone they are associated with.
read someone the riot act
Language; Idioms
If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don’t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble.
