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ten to one
/tˈɛn tə wˌʌn/
phrase
extremely likely
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the sky is the limit
/ðə skˈaɪ ɪz ðə lˈɪmɪt/
sentence
used to say that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from achieving success
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while the getting is good
/wˌaɪl ðə ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɪz ɡˈʊd/
phrase
before the opportunity to do or achieve something passes
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to come
one's
way
/kˈʌm wˈʌnz wˈeɪ/
phrase
(of something good) to happen or become available to one
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to be in the air
/biː ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ/
phrase
to get the feeling that something is about to happen
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on / at the threshold of
sth
/ˌɑːn æt ðə θɹˈɛʃoʊld ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
very close to something or at its starting point
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if worst comes to worst
/ɪf wˈɜːst kˈʌmz tə wˈɜːst/
sentence
used for saying if the worst possible or most difficult thing happens
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storm is brewing
/stˈoːɹm ɪz bɹˈuːɪŋ/
sentence
used to say that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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when push come to shove
/wɛn ɪf pˈʊʃ kˈʌmz tə ʃˈʌv/
phrase
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
/stˈænd ɐ tʃˈæns/
phrase
to have a likelihood of success or achieving a desired outcome
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to read the tea leaves
/ɹˈiːd ðə tˈiː lˈiːvz/
phrase
to be able to say or estimate what is about to happen in the future
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on paper
/ˌɑːn pˈeɪpɚ/
phrase
theoretically rather than practically
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cloud on the horizon
/klˈaʊd ɑːnðə hɚɹˈaɪzən/
phrase
something that will be troublesome or problematic in the near future
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