find fault with=be overly critical with
undertake=in charge of
bring back /look one's best / at its best/ come on/come up/come over
as for/ get over/ set in/ keep away from/ go round/stand by sth
on the air/ hold on/ hang on/ get down to business/to one's face
get nowhere=accomplish nothing
make the most of=to show or use to the best advantage
do away with=terminate or take out
lay bare=make known to the public
fall back on=depend on,resort
hold one's ground=stick to one's guns
cut across=cut using a diagonal lines
cast sth aside=put an end to a state
on no account=definitely not
take sth over=take control
single out=select from a group
go on about sth=chatter without stop
hand sth down to sb=pass on, as by inheritance
take sb out /in one/ check in/ hard and fast/ orientate oneself
uncalled-for
come to nothing=be unsuccessful
set sth. back=to slow the progress of
get somewhere=
give sth. off=send forth, or discharge
make up with sb.=come to terms/make up for=do sth for one's forgiving
make sth out=detect with the senses
rise to the occasion=be equal to the occasion
say to oneself=talk to oneself
gigantic and ponderous
take stock of=to look at critically or searching
proceed with caution
an out-and-out infringement of
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