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Influence & Involvement - The Reason Why

Explore English idioms regarding the reason why with examples like "for the sake of it" and "pave the way for".

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one thing lead to another

used when one wants to explain how a series of events made something happen without giving away many details

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to open the floodgates

(of an action or decision) to allow for many possibilities, particularly those that were previously unavailable

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to pave the way for something

to create a situation in which it is easier for one to do something or for something to happen

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to be at the bottom of something

to be the direct cause of something, particularly something unpleasant

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to be down to somebody or something

to be heavily dependent on someone or something

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for the sake of it

with no particular or apparent reason

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to put one's finger on something

to figure out why things are the way they are and be able to identify the reason

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where the shoe pinch

used to refer to where the all the trouble comes from or where things get difficult

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the finger of suspesion

the strong belief of someone being responsible for or guilty of something

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a chicken and egg situation

a situation in which one finds it impossible to determine which one of two things is responsible for the occurrence of another or existed before the other one did

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to point the finger at somebody

to blame someone or hold them accountable for something bad that has happened

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to set the stage for something

to do something that makes it possible or easier for something else to occur

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to sow the seeds of something

to cause the development of a particular idea or feeling

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