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to bring home the bacon
/bɹˈɪŋ hˈoʊm ðə bˈeɪkən/
phrase
to manage to achieve one's desired goal
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to make
one's
mark
/mˌeɪk wˈʌnz mˈɑːɹk/
phrase
to become noticed or well-known by doing something, particularly something unusual or impressive
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to go down / like a bomb
/ɡˌoʊ dˌaʊn lˈaɪk ɐ bˈɑːm/
phrase
to be extremely popular or successful
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to make or break
/mˌeɪk ɔːɹ bɹˈeɪk/
phrase
to bring about either success or failure for someone or something
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to sink or swim
/sˈɪŋk ɔːɹ swˈɪm/
phrase
to be left in a situation where one either succeeds or fails
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to blaze a trail
/blˈeɪz ɐ tɹˈeɪl/
phrase
to be the first individual who discovers something or does something new and authentic
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kill or cure
/kˈɪl ɔːɹ kjˈʊɹ/
phrase
used to describe a risky or extreme action or solution that could either lead to great success or complete failure
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by the skin of
one's
teeth
/baɪ ðə skˈɪn ʌv wˈʌnz tˈiːθ/
phrase
used to describe a situation in which one barely manages to do something or escape danger
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to run
sb/sth
to ground / earth
/ɹˈʌn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ tʊ ɡɹˈaʊnd ˈɜːθ/
phrase
to manage to find something or someone after a long time of searching
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to do the trick
/dˈuː ðə tɹˈɪk/
phrase
to succeed in achieving the required result or solving the encountered problem
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to open doors to / for
sth
/ˈoʊpən dˈoːɹz tə fɔːɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to create opportunities that lead to success
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new lease on life
/nˈuː lˈiːs ˌɑːn lˈaɪf/
phrase
a situation where something regains success or popularity
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to get to first base with
sth
/ɡɛt tə fˈɜːst bˈeɪs wɪð ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to manage to start a relationship, project, etc. in a very successful way
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without a hitch
/wɪðˌaʊt ɐ hˈɪtʃ/
phrase
(of a process or event) without encountering any problems, difficulties, or obstacles
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to turn a trick
/tˈɜːn ɐ tɹˈɪk/
phrase
to perform a clever or skillful action, find a quick solution to a problem, or successfully complete a task or job
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to go great guns
/ɡˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ɡˈʌnz/
phrase
to continue to succeed fast
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