Английские идиомы - только важные (13)

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Предыдущие идиомы: https://cont.ws/@thyrise746/18...

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split hairs

If someone splits hairs, they argue about very small details or find very small differences between things which are really very similar.

Many of the cases the reporter mentioned were not, in fact, on the original list, but let's not split hairs.

stick to your guns

If you stick to your guns, you refuse to change your decision or opinion about something, even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong.

Note: Think of soldiers remaining in position, even though they are being attacked by the enemy.

Once you have decided what is and isn't acceptable, stick to your guns despite your child's protests.

take a back seat

If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power, importance, or responsibility.

I was happy to take a back seat and give someone else the opportunity to manage the project.

the tip of the iceberg

If something is the tip of the iceberg, it is a small part of a very large problem or a very serious situation.

Note: Only about one tenth of an iceberg is visible above the water. Most of it is below the surface.

We get about 2,000 complaints every year and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

up in the air

If an important decision or plan is up in the air, it has not been decided or arranged yet. At the moment, the fate of the Hungarian people is still up in the air.

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