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Gewissheit und Möglichkeit - Possibility

Entdecken Sie, wie sich englische Redewendungen wie „read the tea leaves“ und „the sky is the limit“ auf die Möglichkeiten im Englischen beziehen.

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English idioms related to Certainty & Possibility
ten to one

extremely likely

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the sky is the limit

used to say that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from achieving success

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while the getting is good

before the opportunity to do or achieve something passes

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to come one's way

(of something good) to happen or become available to one

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to be in the air

to get the feeling that something is about to happen

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if worst comes to worst

used for saying if the worst possible or most difficult thing happens

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storm is brewing

used to say that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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when push come to shove

used when a situation reaches a critical point and one must take action in order to deal with it

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to stand a chance

to have a likelihood of success or achieving a desired outcome

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to read the tea leaves

to be able to say or estimate what is about to happen in the future

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on paper

theoretically rather than practically

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cloud on the horizon

something that will be troublesome or problematic in the near future

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