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put out(verb, phrasal verb, upset, make)
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sense of language
3
separate out(verb, phrasal verb)
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stop to consider
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straddle the fence
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stress and strain
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stretch a point(idiom, exaggeration, nonobservance, undueness)
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think twice about
3
turn of mind
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assonance(noun, harmony, racket, refrain)
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bear down(verb, phrasal verb, move, work)
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bid for(verb, determine, struggle, try)
2
elbow grease(noun, activity, action, work)
2
get to(verb, phrasal verb, upset, break)
2
give a hard time(verb, idiom, upset, break)
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go for broke(verb, idiom, work, determine)
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make every effort(verb, idiom, work, struggle)
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melodic phrase(noun, idiom)
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pass through(verb, phrasal verb)
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pick on(verb, upset, break, trouble)
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