60 entries under expression topic. ×

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promissory note(noun, damage, balance, capital)
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red ink(noun, damage, balance, capital)
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rotten luck(blow, burden, cross, failure)
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rough go(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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tall order ticklish spot tight situation trouble(idiom, mess, hardship, posture)
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tough luck(blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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act of God(idiom, ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
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anvil chorus(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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arm and a leg(idiom, charge, rate, price)
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asking price(charge, rate, price)
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bête noire(noun, undesirable)
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balance due(noun, balance, capital, liability)
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big trouble(noun, worry, distress, pain)
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bitter enemy(trouble, curse)
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bitter pill(noun, depression, sadness, gloom)
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black sheep(noun, villain, reprobate, crook)
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bottom dollar(charge, rate, price)
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bottom line(charge, rate, price)
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difficulty situation(trouble, condition, predicament, dilemma)
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disaster area(problem, disadvantage, millstone)
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