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◽️◻️⬜️ - the letter of the law

◾️◼️⬛️ - the spirit of the law / rule / an agreement, etc

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◽️◻️⬜️ - the letter of the law

◾️◼️⬛️ - the spirit of the law / rule / an agreement, etc

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✴️ - run into - phrasal verb

✳️ - come across - phrasal verb

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▶️ - stumble across / on / onto / upon sg/sy = come across

~ I stumbled across / on / upon this book by chance. 📚📗📕📘

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🆚 - travel (verb, noun) vs. trip (verb, noun) 🆚

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- to conserve energy /kənˈsɜː(r)v/ /ˈenə(r)dʒi/

- conserve (verb)
= to keep and protect from waste, loss, or damage; preserve
~ I'm not being lazy - I'm just conserving my energy/strength for later.

▶️ - sine qua non (of/for sg) (noun) /ˌsɪni kwɑː ˈnɒn/ - formal

= a necessary condition without which something is not possible

~ An interest in children is a sine qua non of teaching.

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⛵️ - sail under false colours ☠️
= to pretend to be something that one is not; disguise one's true nature or intentions
~ Lewis was sailing under false colours - he never told her he was a journalist.

⛵️🌕🌑 - to show oneself in one's true colours / to show one's true colours

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⛵️ - to show oneself in one's true colours / to show one's true colours

The term 'false colours' today refers to intentional deception, and 'true colours' indicates straightforwardness or honesty.

⛵️⚪️⚫️ - to show oneself in one's true colours / to show one's true colours

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🥊 - contend with sy / sg - a lot to contend with

= to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person

~ He's had a lot to contend with recently.

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- contend with somebody / something

"We've got to contend with vortexes and light speeds!" 😁😎

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- raiment (noun) /ˈreɪmənt/ - literary 👮👚👔👗🕺💃👨‍🌾

= clothes; clothing; garments; apparel; attire

~ The prince exchanged his silken raiment for the pauper's humble homespun.

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🔶 - wish 🔶

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⚪️ - wish + past perfect
🔘 - if only + past perfect

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🆚 - 'if only' vs. 'only if' 🆚

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📃📁📂 - track record

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◽️◻️⬜️ - track record ⬛️◼️◾️

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☠️👽 - zombie rules 🚶‍♀️🚶⚰️