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an opaque binomial
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an opaque idiom
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mad, bad and dangerous to know
she waited till he kicked the bucket
they are as different as chalk and cheese
now you are a small fish in a big pond rather than a big fish in a small pond
he ummed and ahed
blood, sweat and tears