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• He would give you the shoulders off his own back! Type of phrase: about being helpful, magnanimous, showing dedication and commitment, supportive
• I kissed a lot of pigs to get here Type of phrase: about animals, about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating strong leadership, giving an explanation, positive, proud, showing wisdom
• Jack it on the head Type of phrase: about being exasperated, about being pragmatic, about things going wrong, demonstrating strong leadership, dismissive, philosophical, showing impatience
• We were a bit abbreviated Type of phrase: about being in a bad way, about having a lot of fun, about making people laugh, about something shambolic, showing crazy behaviour
• A punt in the dark Type of phrase: about being reckless, about pushing your luck, positive, showing crazy behaviour, uncertain
• On the same boat Type of phrase: about being pragmatic, about collaboration, demonstrating strong leadership, productive, related to boats, sea travel or water, supportive
• Fly in the machine Type of phrase: about being exasperated, about things going wrong, demonstrating annoyance, foreboding, used as a warning
• Too many chefs, not enough Indians Type of phrase: a little bit distasteful, about being unimpressed, about food or cooking, about management overload, not PC
• When push comes to crunch Type of phrase: about being impressed, about being on the edge, demonstrating strong leadership, philosophical, showing dedication and commitment, used as a warning
• It was the final nail in his curtain Type of phrase: about being in a bad way, about being unwell, about things going wrong, final, ominous, said with certainty, steeped in hopelessness

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• All ideas and no trousers Type of phrase: a little bit distasteful, about being slack or useless, about being unimpressed, about clothing, derogatory, giving a reprisal, insulting, negative
• A dip in the ocean Type of phrase: about being unhelpful, about being unimpressed, about current affairs, comparative, derogatory, dismissive, giving an explanation, negative
• Barking up a dead horse Type of phrase: about animals, about being exasperated, about being wrong, about things going wrong, demonstrating idiocy, used as a warning
• Bone in my side Type of phrase: about being slack or useless, about feeling like a victim, about pushing your luck, about taking liberties, demonstrating annoyance, giving a reprisal
• Were you born in a stable? Type of phrase: about animals, about bad manners, about being exasperated, demonstrating annoyance, giving a reprisal, negative
• Give him a bone Type of phrase: about bad manners, about pushing your luck, about taking liberties
• Scratching the top of the iceberg Type of phrase: about gaining an understanding, descriptive, exhibiting knowledge, foreboding, ominous, showing wisdom, used as a warning, vague
• Whatever fills your boat Type of phrase: about being helpful, encouraging, philosophical, supportive, sympathetic
• Rise to the equation Type of phrase: about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership, encouraging you to be stronger, motivational, positive, showing dedication and commitment, supportive, using mathematics
• Like a fish in deep water Type of phrase: about animals, about being in danger, about being out of your comfort zone, about things going wrong, foreboding, self-defusing

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