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Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Use [idiom-requests] if you are searching for an idiom with a particular meaning.
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Rebuttal to the solution of "An Idiom to describe the action of botching a job when it is al... [duplicate]
I asked this question a few days back and found that my question has been closed. I am reposting it as I think there are some subtle differences between the idiom/phrase I am looking for and the solut …
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An Idiom to describe the action of botching a job when it is almost complete [duplicate]
I am looking for an idiom/phrase which is used to describe the action of botching up a job when it is almost complete. A similar idiom in another foreign language is "to drown/wreck a boat when it is …
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