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the dice are loaded against someone

somebody is unlikely to succeed

Monopoly money

money with no value, used only in games

dicing with death

taking a great risk

poker-face

expressionless face

hold all the cards

to be in a strong position

keep/play sb's cards close to sb's chest

sb doesn't reveal plan

play sb's ace / trump card

use an advantage, specially when others didn't know abt it

move the goalposts

change the rules (not fair)

knock sb for six

surprise and upset sb

get a red card

receive official criticism for bad behaviour

it's just not cricket

not right or fair behaviour (usually humorously)

a whole new ball game

a completely different situation

play hardball

be determined to get what you want even using unfair methods

take a rain check tonight

something you say when you have to refuse someone's invitation to something that you would like to do at another time

do not pull any punches

speak in an honest way without trying to be nice

be/feel punch-drunk

be tired and confused

below the belt

unfair (attack)

throw in the sponge/towel

to admit defeat

start the ball rolling

start something happening

the ball is in your court

It is up to you to make the next decision or step

be on the ball

able to think or react very quickly

off sb's own bat

out of own initiative, without being asked for it

play ball

to cooperate in order to achieve sth

a level playing field

in fair situation

play sb's cards right

behave in right way to acheve sth

put/lay sb's cards on the table

tell honestly what sb feels and what his plan is

pass the buck

shift responsibility (and often blame) to another person

follow suit

to do the same thing as someone else

call someone's bluff

to challenge someone to carry out a threat or prove the truth of a statement

take the plunge

to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time

go back to square one

go back to the beginning, because previous attempts have failed

be wide of the mark

be wrong (miss what you were trying to hit)

do sth on the spur of the moment

do sth suddenly, without planning

be on the cards

to be likely to happen

sb's best bet

sb's best choice to achieve what sb want

when the chips are down

when you are in a difficult situation, especially one which tests whether you can trust people

detrimental to

negative impact, harmfull

meticulously

very carefully and precisely

instrumental to

important to

regimented

very strictly organized or controlled / strict

bill of health

state of health

down the line

in the long run

rigorous

strict; harsh; severe

trade-off

compromise

discrepancy

difference

to recur

to reappear, occur again

jarringly

shockingly, provocative, prowokująco, rażąco, wstrząsająco

latent

hidden

omerta

code of silence, zmowa milczenia

to demean

humiliate, make meaningless

inherent to

intrinsic, hard-wired

whistleblowing

calling things out, revealing abuse publicly

stop the rot

stop a bad situation from getting worse

there's little/no love lost between

they don't like each other

bite the bullet

To face a difficult situation with courage.

doom and gloom

a feeling that situation is very bad and without hope, pessimism

on the tip of sb's tongue

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peer pressure

a feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want

the lap of luxury

in a very luxurious way

reserve the right

to have the right, zastrzec sobie prawo

give as good as one gets

respond with equal force when attacked, zemścić się

jump the gun

to do or say something before you should, be in rush to do sth

Meeting of the minds

common ground, agreement

break the bank

to be very expensive

courage of sb's convictions

to believe in what you preach

the same old story

a phrase describing something that happens very often

make ends meet

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

right on track

do something in a good way