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66 entries under expression topic. ×
| sine qua non(noun, idiom, condition, need) | |
| vital part(noun, condition, need, essential) | |
| call for(noun, order, interest, use) | |
| dead certainty(idiom, certainty) | |
| force majeure(idiom, compulsion) | |
| foregone conclusion(idiom, predetermination) | |
| no choice(noun, idiom, need, essential) | |
| application employment(help, benefit, practice, value) | |
| big trouble(noun, trouble, change, mess) | |
| critical situation(noun, trouble, change, mess) | |
| dire straits(noun, trouble, change, mess) | |
| hot potato(noun, trouble, change, mess) | |
| hour of decision(noun, idiom, trouble, change) | |
| moment of truth(noun, idiom, trouble, change) | |
| no alternative(noun, need, essential, requirement) | |
| often financial(noun, difficulty, lack, hardship) | |
| point of no return(noun, idiom, trouble, change) | |
| turning point(noun, trouble, change, fix) | |
| wear and tear(noun, idiom, help, benefit) | |
| zero hour(noun, fix, pass, distress) |
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