filthy lucre (money or wealth obtained in a dishonest or illegal way) I don’t want that gambler’s filthy lucre. He lost his health for the sake of filthy lucre. envocabulary.com
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idioms
make your way (to go towards): Please enjoy your dinner and then make your way to the bus, which will leave shortly.
add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the fire (to make a bad situation worse) I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to add fuel to the fire. The killing of a demonstrator can only add fuel to the fire. envocabulary.com
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kill two birds with one stone (to achieve two things in a single action) I can kill two birds with one stone. I pick up the kids after school on my way home from work. When you walk to work, you kill two birds with one stone; you will …
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son of a gun US polite expression for son of a bitch (a bad or not-liked person) Where have you been for so long, you son of a gun? That son of a gun has broken my vase. envocabulary.com
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big guns big gun informal (a powerful or important person) He is one of the party’s big guns. Several big guns came from headquarters this afternoon. envocabulary.com
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