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51be in the thick of something — be in the thick of (something) to be very involved at the busiest or most active stage of a situation or activity. A fierce debate ensued and he found himself in the thick of it. I can t talk right now I m in the thick of things. When you re in… …
52heat up something — heat up (something) to become more active. Although nothing is happening right now, business will likely heat up in September after vacation season. Her report has heated up debate on how the president should behave …
53play out something — play out (something) to go through a process. We re waiting to see how the debate about more education reform will play itself out in the weeks ahead …
54win something hands down — win (something) hands down to win easily. She won the debate hands down …
55the fag end of something — the last and worst part of something The debate will be held in the run up to the general election at the fag end of the Parliament …
56spin something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, drag out, string out, extend, carry on, continue; fill out, pad out; archaic wire draw. → spin * * * make something last as long as possible they seem keen to spin out the debate through their speeches and… …
57thrash something out — 1 it s better if we can thrash out our difficulties first: RESOLVE, settle, sort out, straighten out, iron out, clear up; talk through, discuss, debate, air, ventilate …
58kick someone/something around — (informal) 1 we are undervalued and get kicked around: ABUSE, mistreat, maltreat, push around/about, trample on, take for granted; informal boss about/around, walk all over. 2 they began to kick ideas around …
59lead something off — BEGIN, start (off), commence, open; informal kick off. → lead * * * ˌlead ˈoff | ˌlead sthˈoff derived to start sth • Who would like to lead off the debate? M …
60end in something — ˈend in sth derived no passive 1. to have sth as an ending • The word I m thinking of ends in ‘ ous’. 2. to have sth as a result • Their long struggle ended in failure. • The debate e …
