Idioms

explain (something) away or explain away (something)
to explain something so that it seems less important
The sales clerk tried to explain away the problem with the sales receipt.

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  • express (one's) anger
  • extend credit to (someone)
  • extend one's sympathy to (someone)
  • extenuating circumstances
  • eye of the storm
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • eyes are bigger than one's stomach
  • eyes in the back of one's head
  • eyes pop out
  • face down (someone)
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  • proof is in the pudding/proof of the pudding is in the eating
  • in (someone's) shoes/place
  • go bad
  • keep up appearances
  • get the show on the road
  • take the cake
  • on bended knee
  • or else
  • at bay
  • sack out


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