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  1. A blip
  2. A boon
  3. A breeze
  4. A close call
  5. A death sentece
  6. A distant second
  7. A hit
  8. A lock
  9. A nice touch
  10. A piece of the action
  11. A smashing success
  12. A step ahead
  13. A walk in the park
  14. A who’s who of something
  15. Abdicate
  16. Age-old
  17. Aims
  18. Alive and well
  19. All hell breaks loose
  20. All hope is lost
  21. All-in
  22. All-time record
  23. All’s well that ends well
  24. Alternate universe
  25. An isolated incident
  26. Ancient history
  27. Anything goes
  28. Around the block
  29. Around the clock
  30. Asking for trouble
  31. At best
  32. At risk
  33. At stake
  34. At the best of times
  35. At your fingertips
  36. Back and forth
  37. Back in fashion
  38. Backed into a corner
  39. Balanced portfolio
  40. Beg to differ
  41. Behind closed doors
  42. Behind the eight ball
  43. Behind the scenes
  44. Beleagured
  45. Beset by
  46. Better safe than sorry
  47. Bid
  48. Big break
  49. Big-box store
  50. Big-box store
  51. Binge-watch
  52. Bittersweet victory
  53. Blackout/Whiteout conditions
  54. Blend into
  55. Blind loyalty
  56. Block something from your mind
  57. Botch
  58. Bounce back
  59. Bouncer
  60. Bow to
  61. Break out
  62. Break the news
  63. Break the tie
  64. Bridge the divide
  65. Burn bridges
  66. Burned into
  67. Burnish a brand
  68. Burst onto the scene
  69. Business as usual
  70. Bust
  71. Buzz
  72. By air
  73. Bystander
  74. Call a game
  75. Case of mistaken identity
  76. Case of mistaken identity
  77. Cash grab
  78. Cast doubt on
  79. Caught in the middle
  80. Cautionary tale
  81. Chain reaction
  82. Chalk something up to
  83. Cheat the system
  84. Cherry-pick
  85. Child prodigy
  86. Chilling
  87. Chime in
  88. Choke off
  89. Chow down
  90. Cling to power
  91. Close cousin
  92. Coin a phrase
  93. Collect dust
  94. Come online
  95. Come out in force
  96. Come to light
  97. Come to the rescue
  98. Come under fire
  99. Connect the dots
  100. Conversation-starter
  101. Cooped up
  102. Cottage industry
  103. Cough up
  104. Count on it
  105. Course correct
  106. Cover-up
  107. Cringeworthy
  108. Crowd-pleaser
  109. Crown a winner
  110. Culture clash
  111. Cut and run
  112. Cut corners
  113. Cut down on
  114. Cut it close
  115. Dabble in
  116. Dead set
  117. Deal a blow
  118. Debut
  119. Decked out
  120. Delicate balance
  121. Difference of opinion
  122. Dig in your heels
  123. Distant memory
  124. Do a double-take
  125. Do the math
  126. Do the trick
  127. Dodgy
  128. Domino effect
  129. Don’t knock it until you try it
  130. Doom and gloom
  131. Door to door
  132. Double digit
  133. Doused with water
  134. Down to a science
  135. Drain you of
  136. Draw
  137. Draw the line
  138. Drop a hint
  139. Drum up business
  140. Duck for cover
  141. Duck into
  142. Ear-splitting
  143. Early adopter
  144. Easier said than done
  145. Ebb and flow
  146. Eccentric
  147. Edge out
  148. Empty gesture
  149. En route
  150. End of the line
  151. Express interest
  152. Eye-popping
  153. Eyes and ears
  154. Faint of heart
  155. Familiar with
  156. Family-friendly
  157. FAQ
  158. Far-fetched
  159. Far-flung
  160. Fault lines
  161. Feast for the eyes
  162. Feed someone lines
  163. Feel the pinch
  164. Fight back
  165. Figure eight
  166. Fine-tune
  167. Finger-pointing
  168. First-name basis
  169. Fishy
  170. Flash forward
  171. Flash mob
  172. Fleck
  173. Fleet
  174. Fleeting moment
  175. Flush with cash
  176. Flying off the shelves
  177. Follow in the footsteps
  178. Follow suit
  179. Foot traffic
  180. For good measure
  181. For short
  182. For the record
  183. Forge a consensus
  184. Foul play
  185. Frame (someone)
  186. Free-for-all
  187. Free-for-all
  188. Freeloader
  189. Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior
  190. From coast to coast
  191. From point A to point B
  192. From time to time
  193. Front-runner
  194. Full blast
  195. Gear up
  196. Get a grip
  197. Get into the mix
  198. Get the idea
  199. Get this
  200. Get turned around
  201. Get your hands on
  202. Get your head around
  203. Ghost town
  204. Gimmick
  205. Give and take
  206. Glitch
  207. Glittering
  208. Go down (events)
  209. Go into overdrive
  210. Go on and on
  211. Go public
  212. Go south
  213. Go through proper channels
  214. Go-to
  215. Gobble up
  216. Goes without saying
  217. Good to go
  218. Good to go
  219. Grab-bag
  220. Graying population
  221. Grip on power
  222. Groupthink
  223. Hallmark
  224. Hand in hand
  225. Handful
  226. Hands-off
  227. Handyman
  228. Hang on
  229. Have a hard time
  230. Have a moment
  231. Have faith in
  232. Head of the pack
  233. Head start
  234. Head-scratcher
  235. Head-to-head
  236. Headline-grabbing
  237. Heavy hitter
  238. hell-bent
  239. Here or there
  240. Heritage
  241. Hero’s welcome
  242. High profile
  243. History buff
  244. Hit home
  245. Home-grown
  246. Hone a system
  247. Honest mistake
  248. Hop on / Hop off
  249. Household name
  250. Hub
  251. Hubris
  252. Hustle and bustle
  253. Hyped
  254. I hate to break it to you
  255. Immediate neighborhood
  256. In (someone’s) corner
  257. In bad shape
  258. In circulation
  259. In favor of
  260. In for a treat
  261. In full force
  262. In perfect shape
  263. In the back of one’s mind
  264. In the Christmas spirit
  265. In the first place
  266. In the heat of the moment
  267. In the making
  268. In the minority
  269. In the mood
  270. In the palm of your hand
  271. In the same boat
  272. In the spirit of
  273. In the throes of
  274. In your prime
  275. In your prime
  276. Incarceration
  277. Inside joke
  278. International incident
  279. Into
  280. Introvert
  281. Irks
  282. It’s a wonder
  283. Jet-setting
  284. Jinx
  285. Jockey for influence
  286. Juice (battery)
  287. Jump ship
  288. Jump the line
  289. Keep tabs on
  290. Keep to yourself
  291. Keep your word
  292. Kick off
  293. Kicking yourself
  294. Kidding yourself
  295. Kill time
  296. Kill time
  297. Knick-knacks
  298. Knock out
  299. Know all too well
  300. Labor force
  301. Landlord
  302. Larger than life
  303. Last-ditch effort
  304. Laughed out of the room
  305. Laundry list
  306. Lead the charge
  307. Leave nothing to the imagination
  308. Leave the door open
  309. Left in the dust
  310. Leg
  311. Legal vacuum
  312. Legend has it
  313. Legend has it
  314. Legwork
  315. Lend support
  316. Let’s face it
  317. Life expectancy
  318. Lift a finger
  319. Lightning doesn’t strike twice
  320. Lightning round
  321. Little appetite
  322. Live large
  323. Locals
  324. Long story short
  325. Look someone in the eye
  326. Loony
  327. Loose translation
  328. Loosely enforced
  329. Lopsided
  330. Lose all hope
  331. Love-hate relationship
  332. Made up
  333. Mainstream
  334. Make a living
  335. Make an impression
  336. Make and model
  337. Make good money
  338. Make headlines
  339. Make landfall
  340. Make sure
  341. Mark the occasion
  342. Markup
  343. Marvel to behold
  344. Mash-up
  345. Match made in heaven
  346. Match made in heaven
  347. Meet and greet
  348. Metro area
  349. Mid-air
  350. Mild-mannered
  351. Mixed reviews
  352. Mode of transportation
  353. Modest means
  354. Mojo
  355. Mouth-watering
  356. Mouthful
  357. Music to your ears
  358. Nail something
  359. Nail-biter
  360. Needless to say
  361. Needs no introduction
  362. New and improved
  363. New normal
  364. No ‘Lingo’ today
  365. No match for
  366. No wonder
  367. None the wiser
  368. Nooks and crannies
  369. Not all it’s cracked up to be
  370. Not just anywhere
  371. Not safe for work
  372. Not your thing
  373. Nothing to speak of
  374. Observe
  375. Occur to someone
  376. Of choice
  377. Off to the races
  378. Old guard/ New guard
  379. Old-school
  380. On a collision course
  381. On a roll
  382. On day one
  383. On foot
  384. On notice
  385. On the cheap
  386. On the fence
  387. On the flip side
  388. On the ground
  389. On the line
  390. On the loose
  391. On the road
  392. On the sidelines
  393. On the way
  394. On track
  395. One and the same
  396. One-of-a-kind
  397. Oodles
  398. Oodles
  399. Open season on
  400. Opt out
  401. Out of luck
  402. Out of pocket
  403. Out of season
  404. Out of the gate
  405. Out of the woods
  406. Out of thin air
  407. Out of touch
  408. Out the window
  409. Outside chance
  410. Over someone’s protest
  411. Over your head
  412. Overnight
  413. Packed like sardines
  414. Paper trail
  415. Passerby
  416. Passive-aggressive
  417. Patch up
  418. Pay lip service
  419. Pay respects
  420. Pay the bills
  421. Peace of mind
  422. Pedigree
  423. Peg
  424. Peppered with
  425. Personal vendetta
  426. Plaster
  427. Play by the rules
  428. Point the finger
  429. Poke fun
  430. Political showmanship
  431. Pop up
  432. Popular imagination
  433. Pouring rain
  434. Preside over
  435. Price is right
  436. Proof positive
  437. Public face
  438. Public works
  439. Publicity stunt
  440. Pull out all the stops
  441. Put to the test
  442. Put yourself in someone’s shoes
  443. Quadrennial
  444. Rain down on
  445. Read the room
  446. Rebuke
  447. Recreational use
  448. Rematch
  449. Ride the wave
  450. Riding the high
  451. Rigged
  452. Right the ship
  453. Rip off
  454. Rising star
  455. Rival
  456. Roadblock
  457. Rock-solid
  458. Rocky road
  459. Round numbers
  460. Run dry
  461. Run over by a truck
  462. Running mate
  463. Ruse
  464. Safety blanket
  465. Save face
  466. Seal the deal
  467. Secret sauce
  468. Security detail
  469. Seek out
  470. Send the wrong message
  471. Settle down
  472. Seven figures
  473. Shed light on
  474. Short-lived
  475. Shortcut
  476. Shout out
  477. Showboating
  478. Signature
  479. Silver bullet
  480. Since the dawn of something
  481. Sitting (president, congressman)
  482. Skew
  483. Skimpy
  484. Slack off
  485. Slim down
  486. Slimy
  487. Small potatoes
  488. Smattering
  489. Smoking gun
  490. Smooth sailing
  491. Snap your fingers
  492. Sneak out
  493. Sold on
  494. Solitary confinement
  495. Solitary confinement
  496. Spat
  497. Special effects
  498. Speck
  499. Speed bump
  500. Split on
  501. Split the difference
  502. Sport something
  503. Sporting
  504. Spot on
  505. Spotty
  506. Squeeze a balloon
  507. Stand out from the crowd
  508. Stand the test of time
  509. Standing in the way
  510. Star power
  511. Star-studded cast
  512. Stars are aligned
  513. Stick with someone
  514. Stigma
  515. Stingy
  516. Strange bedfellows
  517. Stretch of highway
  518. Strike a deal
  519. Strike fear in
  520. Strike gold
  521. Strings attached
  522. Stripped of power
  523. Subsequent to
  524. Success story
  525. Sugarcoat
  526. Sunny disposition
  527. Sweet spot
  528. Table scraps
  529. Take a hard line
  530. Take a seat
  531. Take a toll
  532. Take a victory lap
  533. Take hold
  534. Take out your frustration
  535. Take your chances
  536. Take your word for it
  537. Taste of things to come
  538. Test run
  539. That’s about it
  540. The beauty of
  541. The big leagues
  542. The end is near
  543. The favorite
  544. The final say
  545. The good life
  546. The masses
  547. The more the merrier
  548. The naked eye
  549. The race is on
  550. The thinking goes
  551. Think twice
  552. Throw your hat in the ring
  553. Tie the knot
  554. Time is of the essence
  555. Time to shine
  556. To be a character
  557. To buy something
  558. To contend with
  559. To cover
  560. To get to the bottom of something
  561. To go awry
  562. To go out the window
  563. To grapple with
  564. To have a point
  565. To have a say
  566. To hint at
  567. To hold promise
  568. To mourn a loss
  569. To overdo it
  570. To pass judgment
  571. To some degree
  572. To stick with it
  573. To strike a balance
  574. To throw someone off
  575. Tongue-in-cheek
  576. Tongue-tied
  577. Tony
  578. Tough love
  579. Track record
  580. Trade on
  581. Trailblazing
  582. Trash talk
  583. Treasure trove
  584. True believer
  585. Trump card
  586. Turn back the clock
  587. Turn off
  588. Turn up the heat on someone
  589. Tweak
  590. Twist
  591. Ubiquitous
  592. Unanswered question
  593. Under one roof
  594. Under the weather
  595. Unfold
  596. Up and running
  597. Up for debate
  598. Up your game
  599. Vibe
  600. Vice versa
  601. Wait and see
  602. Walk a tightrope
  603. Warm and fuzzy
  604. Warm welcome
  605. Water-down
  606. Wave the white flag
  607. Way more
  608. Wear many hats
  609. Weasel out of
  610. Well into
  611. White collar
  612. White-hot
  613. Whizz
  614. Wipe something clean
  615. Withhold judgment
  616. Working age
  617. Workload
  618. Wrinkle
  619. Writing on the wall
  620. You can’t go wrong
  621. Youngster
  622. Zero tolerance
  623. Zero-sum game