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here are some awesome sports Indians from English anyone .
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Indians from English anyone . com jump off the deep end to
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com jump off the deep end to
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com jump off the deep end to jump off the deep end means to
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jump off the deep end means to
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jump off the deep end means to do something drastic with an
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do something drastic with an
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do something drastic with an unexpected result
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unexpected result
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unexpected result I really hate my job so I'm
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I really hate my job so I'm
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I really hate my job so I'm going to jump off the deep end
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going to jump off the deep end
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going to jump off the deep end and quit before finding a new
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and quit before finding a new
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and quit before finding a new one
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one
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one keep your eye on the ball
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keep your eye on the ball
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keep your eye on the ball this is a baseball term it means
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this is a baseball term it means
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this is a baseball term it means to focus
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to focus
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to focus hitting a baseball is one of the
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hitting a baseball is one of the
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hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do in sports
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hardest things to do in sports
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hardest things to do in sports and you must watch the ball
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and you must watch the ball
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and you must watch the ball closely to hit it if you keep
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closely to hit it if you keep
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closely to hit it if you keep your eye on the ball and study
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your eye on the ball and study
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your eye on the ball and study hard you will get fluent in
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hard you will get fluent in
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hard you will get fluent in English faster jump the gun
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English faster jump the gun
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English faster jump the gun this is an idiom from running it
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this is an idiom from running it
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this is an idiom from running it means to do something too
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means to do something too
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means to do something too quickly because races usually
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quickly because races usually
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quickly because races usually begin with a shot from a gun to
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begin with a shot from a gun to
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begin with a shot from a gun to begin before the shot is fired
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begin before the shot is fired
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begin before the shot is fired is to start early and illegally
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is to start early and illegally
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is to start early and illegally I jumped the gun on buying a
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I jumped the gun on buying a
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I jumped the gun on buying a house before I knew I would get
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house before I knew I would get
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house before I knew I would get my new job a level playing field
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my new job a level playing field
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my new job a level playing field a level playing field means that
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a level playing field means that
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a level playing field means that things are equal and fair
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things are equal and fair
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things are equal and fair we have a level playing field at
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we have a level playing field at
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we have a level playing field at our company
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our company
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our company anyone can get promoted if they
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anyone can get promoted if they
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anyone can get promoted if they work hard
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work hard
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work hard par for the course this is a
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par for the course this is a
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par for the course this is a golf term that means the number
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golf term that means the number
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golf term that means the number of strokes needed to put the
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of strokes needed to put the
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of strokes needed to put the ball in the hole par for the
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ball in the hole par for the
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ball in the hole par for the course is average or expected
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course is average or expected
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course is average or expected getting things done slowly is
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getting things done slowly is
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getting things done slowly is par for the course at work
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par for the course at work
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par for the course at work everyone is so lazy
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everyone is so lazy
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everyone is so lazy behind the eight ball this is a
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behind the eight ball this is a
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behind the eight ball this is a pool term that means to be at a
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pool term that means to be at a
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pool term that means to be at a disadvantage
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disadvantage
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disadvantage I was behind the eight ball when
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I was behind the eight ball when
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I was behind the eight ball when I realized that I'd overslept
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I realized that I'd overslept
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I realized that I'd overslept and missed my bus a ballpark
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and missed my bus a ballpark
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and missed my bus a ballpark figure
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figure
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figure a ballpark figure is a general
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a ballpark figure is a general
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a ballpark figure is a general estimate of something most
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estimate of something most
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estimate of something most sports fields are huge
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sports fields are huge
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sports fields are huge so we give general numbers about
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so we give general numbers about
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so we give general numbers about things like the number of people
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things like the number of people
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things like the number of people in them or the number of hot
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in them or the number of hot
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in them or the number of hot dogs
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dogs
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dogs sold at a game I don't need an
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sold at a game I don't need an
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sold at a game I don't need an exact price for the cost of the
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exact price for the cost of the
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exact price for the cost of the new building
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new building
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new building just give me a ballpark figure
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just give me a ballpark figure
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just give me a ballpark figure dive in headfirst to dive in
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dive in headfirst to dive in
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dive in headfirst to dive in headfirst means to do something
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headfirst means to do something
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headfirst means to do something impulsively or without thinking
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impulsively or without thinking
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impulsively or without thinking I dovin head first
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I dovin head first
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I dovin head first quit my job and began a one-year
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quit my job and began a one-year
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quit my job and began a one-year trip of Asia for more free tips
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