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• Let’s put the elephant on the table Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, about being direct and confronting the issue, about being pragmatic, about current affairs, demanding, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, feeling urgent, showing impatience
• Wide eyed and bushy tailed Type of phrase: about being care free, about having a lot of fun, exhibiting frisky behaviour, nostalgic, thoughtful
• Hold your socks on Type of phrase: about being exasperated, about being on the edge, about going over the top, about needing to calm down, about things going wrong, demonstrating strong leadership, showing wisdom
• That's right up my cup of tea Type of phrase: about being impressed, about really liking something
• Wrapped up like a kipper Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, about clothing, about food or cooking, christmas-inspired, depicting a lovely atmosphere
• Big things come in small packages Type of phrase: about being helpful, about having good fortune, advising to be humble, christmas-inspired, exhibiting knowledge, existential, philosophical, said with certainty, showing wisdom, thoughtful
• Keep me in the hook Type of phrase: demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership, productive
• By the corner of our pants Type of phrase: about being in danger, about pushing your luck, demonstrating risky behaviour, racey, showing crazy behaviour
• No skin off my shoes Type of phrase: about not caring AT ALL
• I have my hand in a lot of fires right now Type of phrase: about being too busy, about food or cooking, about medical situations, about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership, energetic, productive, showing dedication and commitment

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• Patience comes to those who wait Type of phrase: about gaining an understanding, about getting religion, about working hard and being proud of it, encouraging you to be stronger, motivational, philosophical, showing dedication and commitment, showing wisdom, supportive
• Do it off your own skin Type of phrase: a little bit distasteful, about being pragmatic, about people taking the initiative, exhibiting knowledge, showing wisdom
• The tide is in our court Type of phrase: about having good fortune, demonstrating keenness, encouraging, positive, related to boats, sea travel or water, supportive
• How old is a piece of string Type of phrase: comparative, exhibiting knowledge, philosophical, showing wisdom
• Served up on a spoon Type of phrase: about being overprivileged, about being slack or useless, dismissive
• I’d like to be a mole on the wall Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, demonstrating keenness, showing dedication and commitment, showing wisdom
• He threw me under the bridge Type of phrase: about being in danger, about being unhelpful, about feeling like a victim, about taking liberties, foreboding, steeped in hopelessness
• Rough end of the stick Type of phrase: about being wrong, derogatory, negative, steeped in hopelessness
• It sank like a log Type of phrase: about something shambolic, about things going wrong, negative, related to boats, sea travel or water, steeped in hopelessness
• I’m treading on tortoise shells Type of phrase: about animals and living creatures, about being on the edge, about being quiet, about pushing your luck, advising to be careful, demonstrating risky behaviour

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