Idioms

a lost cause
a hopeless matter
Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.

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  • a loudmouth
  • a marvel to behold
  • a match for (someone)
  • a matter of course
  • a matter of fact
  • a matter of life and death
  • a matter of opinion
  • a matter-of-fact manner/way
  • a Mecca for (something)
  • a meeting of minds
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  • late in life
  • come to blows
  • a so-and-so
  • one little bit
  • on a diet
  • buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out
  • do a double take
  • make clear or make (something) clear
  • from side to side
  • not able to see the forest for the trees


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    The combination ough can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.      .. More >>
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