Idioms and other useful experssions/words

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• Dire straits in a very bad situation that is difficult to fix
• Cold turkey abrupt and complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance
• Play second fiddle to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else
• Steal someone´s thunder to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes succes or praise away from them
• Water under the bridge problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed
• A far cry from to be completely different from something
• Calamity a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering, catastrophe
• Debunk to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear
• Delve into something to examine something carefully or in detail
• Divulge to reveal something
• Exempt from to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc
• With impunity freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done
• Inadvertent unintentional
• Livid extremely angry
• Meticulous very careful and with great attention to every detail
• Obviate to obviate something such as a problem or a need means to remove it or make it unnecessary
• Plight suffering
• Precarious in a dangerous state because of not being safe
• Predicament an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of
• Premeditated (especially of a crime or something unpleasent) done after being thought about or carefully planned
• Preponderance the largest part or greatest amount
• Pristine new or almost new, and in very good condition
• Prowess great ability or skill

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