Collocations, Idioms, and Linking words

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Collocations, Idioms and others

Definition

pivotal role

someone or something that is highly crucial

shed light on

to provide information about something or to make something easier to understand

think outside the box

to think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas

put all eggs in one basket

to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

a person can only know if something is good or bad by trying it

tug of war

a situation in which two evenly matched people or factions are striving to keep or obtain the same thing

rooted in

formed, made, or developed by using (something) as a basis

turning of the tide

the reversal of a situation

double-edged sword

a situation or course of action having both positive and negative effects

house of cards

an insubstantial or insecure situation or plan

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