Tag: in the doldrums
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Down for the count
Idiom: Down for the count Down for the count is an idiom that originated in boxing. It describes a boxer who is down for the count, knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to ten and declared unable to continue the fight. Outside of the boxing ring, down for the…
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A price to pay
Phrase: A price to pay There is a point in everyone’s life when they learn that nothing is free, nothing is easy, and there’s always a price to pay. This realization is a universal truth, experienced at different ages for each person. The concept of a price to pay encompasses more than just a monetary…
