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blessing in disguise

a good thing that seemed bad at first

strike/drive a hard bargain in sth

to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement

find fault with sth/sb

to criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons

take a dislike to sth/sb

to begin to dislike sth/sb

be committed to doing sth

promise to do sth

be out of keeping with

not consistent with sth

strike a deal/bargain with sb

to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage

be resigned to (doing) sth

accepting that sth unpleasant must happen

flavor of the month

short lived fad

came in for

to receive

beside oneself with sth

unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling

with a view to doing sth

with the intention or hope of doing something

be to no avail

To have no result, no use

meet with failure

to fail

come up for

to reach the time at which something should happen

early/small hours

the early hours of the morning, between twelve o'clock at night and the time when the sun rises

suffer a defeat

to lose

in view of

because of a particular thing, or considering a particular fact, =because of

come under scrutiny

to be carefully and thoroughly examined

on the strength of sth

because of the influence of sth

put sbs name forward as (position)

to suggest yourself/somebody as a candidate for a job or position

moon about/around

to move around or spend time without any clear purpose, especially because you are slightly sad or in love

have greater depths to sb

having serious and interesting qualities which are not immediately obvious

put/set your mind to sth

to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it

allow for

to take into consideration

be full of praise for sb

to praise sb

be on the throne

to rule a country

neglect to do sth

to not do sth

be out of step with

having different ideas, opinions, etc from other people

hear of

allow or agree to something

be an authority on sth

be a specialist in sth