Gold dust, golddust
A valuable or rare thing
Examples
Tickets for this match are gold dust.
This is golddust for his challenger.
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Shore up ties with
Shore up ties with
Fortify ties with
Example
The tech moguls seek to shore up ties with the incoming administration.
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Walking disaster
Walking disaster
Someone who seems to constantly be in or cause great amounts of trouble, difficulty
Example
He’s a walking disaster.
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Worry someone sick
Worry someone sick
Make someone extremely worried
Example
He doesn’t fill me with confidence at all, in fact it worries me sick.
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The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son
It tells the story of a father and his two sons.
The younger son, impatient and impulsive, demands his share of the inheritance and leaves home to live a life of indulgence.
Eventually, he squanders his wealth and returns home in shame, expecting nothing but contempt.
Surprisingly, however, his father welcomes him back with open arms and a joyful celebration.
Example
The Prodigal Sons … repent and return.
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Hang together
Hang together
Remain associated; help or support each other
Example
Smart people do tend to hang together.
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Bang on
Bang on
Exactly correct or appropriate
Example
Absolutely bang on.
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Slime
Slime
A repulsive or despicable person
Example
He is Just pure slime. Always someone else’s fault.
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Tick a box
Tick a box
To satisfy or fulfill something that is necessary or desired
Examples
He ticks no boxes.
We don’t take people on for their talent, but to tick a box.
Of course, a prospective employee may tick all the right boxes on paper but might not be suited to the job once they’re actually working for you.
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Sweeten the deal
Sweeten the deal
Make concessions or add incentives to reach an agreement
Example
He plans to sweeten the deal for anyone willing to invest 10 figures or more in his country.
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