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He tends to muddle up the dates, so I always send him a reminder.

Reprisals (noun) are acts of retaliation or revenge. A reprisal is an action taken against someone as a response to something harmful they have done. She was silent, fearing reprisals if she told the truth.

Her rapid professional ascendence from intern to vice president was inspiring to everyone at the company.

We spent an hour on the phone fiddling with the calendar just to find a date for our team dinner."

"He fiddled the books" or "She managed to fiddle a free trip".

The manager can award bonuses at his discretion. The judge has the power to reduce the sentence at his discretion.

"Your complaints about the new policy are duly noted and will be passed on to the committee."

"The sailor who disobeyed orders was thrown in the brig."

The deliberate bombing of the hospital was an unforgivable atrocity. Historians still study the many atrocities committed by the regime. The international community condemned the attack as an atrocity.

"When I asked how she was, she gave a cryptic smile and said, 'Things are changing.'"He left a cryptic note on his desk that just said, 'The raven lands at dawn.'"

"The doctor knew the patient's test results but was bound by secrecy due to patient confidentiality." "After signing the non-disclosure agreement, the employees were bound by secrecy regarding the new product."

As a noun: "I turned off the political debate because it was just an hour of meaningless blather." As a verb: "He kept blathering on about his fantasy football team, even though no one was listening."

is the origin of something or, more specifically, the history of its ownership, custody, and location. something came from, who has owned it, and where it has been. The word comes from the French verb provenir, which means "to come from."

he wants to strafe the ridge

After the new evidence was presented, the outcome of the court case is up for grabs."

"The company's CEO just resigned, so the top job is up for grabs." "I'm moving out and not taking my sofa. It's up for grabs if you want it." "There's one slice of pizza left, and it's up for grabs."

In school, he was always on the fringes, never invited to the big parties. Her political views were always on the fringes, so she never gained wide supportHe was a scientist who worked on the fringes of his fieldexploring theories no one else would touch

"My neighbor is such a busybody; she's always peering through her blinds to see who is visiting me." "We don't need another busybody on the committee, telling everyone else how to do their jobs."

Please grab the printouts from the printer for everyone at the meeting. The professor handed out printouts of the lecture slides. I reviewed the printouts and found several errors in the data.

My uncle is a brilliant carpenter but works in finance. He's successful, but he always says he feels like he missed his calling." As a compliment or joke: "You convinced my toddler to eat his vegetables? You missed your calling as a hostage negotiator!"

"I lost my car keys, and my phone just died." "How reassuring." (This obviously means the situation is not reassuring at all).

After the bank robbery, the suspects were on the run for three weeks." Example: "He's been on the run from the authorities for over a year."

After escaping from prison, he was a fugitive from the law for ten years. The police warned that the fugitive was considered armed and dangerous. To be a fugitive means to live in constant fear of being captured.

"The coastal towns took the brunt of the damage from the hurricane, "The front of the car took the brunt of the damage in the collision." When the company's stock fell, the newest investors took the brunt of the damage to their finances

She created an ingenious device for watering her plants automatically while she was on vacation.

The old, dried leaves were brittle and crumbled in my hand. Be careful with that antique vase; the glass is very brittle.

Go down swinging" is an idiom that means to fight, resist, or continue trying until the very end, even when you know you are probably going to fail or be defeated.