Dificultăți - Adăugarea complexității

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to [cook] {one's} goose [frază]

to prevent someone from achieving success by destroying their plans

Ex: John thought he could get away with cheating on the exam , but when he got caught , it cooked his goose , and he was expelled from school .

to [give] {sb} enough rope to hang {oneself} [frază]

to give someone an opportunity to act freely with the intention of hurting them

Ex: True, there wasn't always an enormous difference between letting the interviewees speak for themselves and giving them enough rope.

to [play] hard to get [frază]

to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one

Ex: Developers queued up to buy the property in 1995 but Turner played hard to get , waiting for better offers .

to [queer] {one's} pitch [frază]

to prevent someone from achieving what they want by creating problems for them

Ex: The rival company tried to queer our pitch by spreading false rumors about our product .

to [rain] on {one's} parade [frază]

to ruin what someone has planned or not allow them enjoy something

Ex: Just as Sarah was about to announce her promotion , her colleague tried to rain on her parade by pointing out her mistakes .

to [throw] a (monkey|) wrench (into|in) the works [frază]

to slow down a plan or activity or prevent it from going on

Ex: I hate it when someone throws a monkey wrench in the works .

to [tie] {oneself} (up|) (in|into) knots [frază]

to do something that makes oneself overly worried or confused

Ex: I was tying myself in knots trying to explain what happened without getting him into trouble .

to [upset|overturn] the apple cart [frază]

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

Ex: An industry-backed initiative petition with a large marketing budget overturned the apple cart .

to [muddy] the (waters|issue) [frază]

to complicate a simple situation

Ex: The conflicting testimonies from the witnesses muddied the waters of the court case , making it hard for the jury to determine the truth .

to [put] the kibosh on {sth} [frază]

to make an attempt to prevent something from continuing or happening

Ex: Teachers and parents are constantly putting the kibosh on their fun .

to [knock] the (wind|breath|stuffing) out of {sb} [frază]

to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

Ex: Sorry, I didn't mean to knock the wind out of your sails or anything. I just don't want you getting your hopes up about this.

to [cast] a (shadow|cloud) (over|on) {sth} [frază]

to create a sense of negativity and hopelessness regarding a particular thing or situation

Ex: The unresolved dispute between the neighbors cast a shadow on the usually peaceful neighborhood .

fly in the ointment [frază]

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

Ex: I 'm looking forward to Sunday , the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I 'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law .

to [put] a damper on {sth} [frază]

to lessen or decrease the enjoyment, strength, or activity of something

Ex: With the pandemic putting a damper on public transit , the automotive industry continued to fare well while other verticals may have seen larger sales dips .

to [take] the gilt off the gingerbread [frază]

to cause something to be less enjoyable as it could be

Ex: We had a great trip , but our flight home was badly delayed , which took the gilt off the gingerbread .

Dificultăți
Sarcini dificile	Provocări dificile	Cauzarea dificultății	Creaţi probleme
Adăugarea complexității	Întâmpină dificultăți	Înfruntarea neplăcutului	Sarcini ușoare
Fără efort	Acceptare & Ușurare	Mijloace și Soluții