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lick one's wounds
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- to spend time getting back one's strength or happiness after a defeat or bad experience

Farmers were licking their wounds after crop prices dropped by 50%.

The party was licking its wounds after electoral defeat.

China's influence has boomed - along with its economy - in recent years, as the US and Europe nursed the wounds from devastating financial crises.

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pull off something

- to be able to perform or complete something, especially in the face of hardships, difficulties, or setbacks

Congratulations on winning the case! I wasn't sure you'd pull it off. 
Remember they pulled off the greatest sports story ever at this stadium when they lifted the Premier League trophy. 

pull off vs pull through

pull off 克服困难后取得某事情的成功
pull through 度过艰苦，挺过来

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face light up - show happiness or excitement

I said hello to them in native tongue, their faces lit up.

in tears - crying, weeping, or sobbing

I have seen staff, backroom staff and the first team in tears here this evening.

loads of - plenty of，a lot of

I saw Schmeichel run out first from the stadium and then loads of security guards and stewards.

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stop short of

- not go as far as (some extreme action)

I stopped short of telling him the brutal truth.

On Tuesday Indonesia's transport ministry said all Max 8 aircraft belonging to Indonesian commercial airlines would be inspected, but it stopped short of grounding them.

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pop up

- to appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly

She's one of those movie stars who pops up everywhere, on TV, in magazines, on Broadway.

The words "Hard disk failure - program aborted" popped up on the screen.

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cram with (someone or something)

- to fill something with more than it can reasonably hold or accommodate

Because this room is just totally crammed with people, we're moving everyone into the auditorium.

I had crammed my suitcase with so much stuff that I couldn't get it to close.

Its sandy streets are crammed with children and roaming goats.

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fall short (of)

- be deficient or inadequate

The total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority.

The Council acknowledges that the care provided to him fell short.

The athlete's skill fell far short of expectations.  

Food supplies fell short.

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throw a (monkey) wrench into （the works/process）

- prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.

They threw a giant monkey wrench into the process by raising all sorts of petty objections.

It threw a massive wrench into the happiness of the trip.

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chalk up to

- to attribute something to something else (which is stated after "to").

They're a very young team, so we'll chalk this loss up to inexperience and nerves.

Gray's family has since chalked up his peculiar behaviour to having one too many drinks before the flight.

Sure, getting a B in Algebra is disappointing, but I'm just going to chalk it up to the fact that I'm usually terrible at math!

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brush off something

- to refuse to consider what someone says, or to not admit that something may be true or important:

The committee chairman brushed her off when she tried to raise the issue.

The mayor brushes off suggestions that he's spending taxpayer dollars for campaign ads.