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{\bf{hit the books}} & study & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{I have to hit the books because I have an exam next week.}} \tn 
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{\bf{hit the sack}} & go to sleep & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{It's time for me to hit the sack, I'm so tired.}} \tn 
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{\bf{up in the air}} & undecided, uncertain & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{The date for the wedding is still up in the air.}} \tn 
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{\bf{stab in the back}} & betray or hurt someone who trusts you & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{Mary was stabbed in the back by her friend Max when he told lies about her.}} \tn 
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{\bf{sit tight}} & wait patiently without doing anything & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{The doctor told him to sit tight until she returned.}} \tn 
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{\bf{blow off steam}} & stop being stressed or angry by doing something active & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{I had a fight with my brother, so I went running to blow off steam.}} \tn 
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{\bf{lose one's touch}} & forget how to do something well & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{I used to be good at playing piano, but then I stopped playing and I lost my touch.}} \tn 
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{\bf{pitch in}} & work together to do something & \{\{ar\}\}{\emph{There is a lot of work to do but if we all pitch in we can finish it quickly.}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{noshy\}\}English speakers very often compliment strangers -{}- sometimes it is to start conversation, other times it is just to be nice. In this case these phrases are often used to start the compliment.}  \tn 
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