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- Since Marco opened his own boutique, he's never looked back.
- look back:to think about something that happened in the past
- Janet enjoys the work so much that it was actually a labour of love.
- labour of love:something that is hard work but that you do because you want to
- They won't win the court case because they don't have a leg to stand on.
- not have a leg to stand on:to be in a situation where you cannot prove or legally support what you say:
- Iggy always speaks his mind and ends up insulting people.
- speak your mind:to tell people exactly what you think, even if it offends them:
- I had the same idea as you! Great minds think alike.
- great minds think alike:spoken used humorously when you and another person have had the same idea
- Joe's mother is quite sensitive, so mind your p's and q's.
- p と q を書き間違えないようにと先生が生徒に注意したことから。
- 印字は左右逆になっているので p と q を間違えて拾わないように印刷所で注意したことから。
- イギリスのパブで客の飲んだ酒の量を p = pint（パイント)と q =quart(クォート) で表し勘定を請求する時に間違えないように注意したから。
- prime quality （最高の質）から。
- Please と thank you から。
- Since Marco opened his own boutique, he's never looked back.
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- Time's running out so I'll be hard pressed to finish it in time.
- hard pressed:having a lot of problems and not enough money or time:
- Time's running out so I'll be hard pressed to finish it in time.
