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Idiomatic expression: A once in a lifetime opportunity.

Meaning: It happens very rarely or that it does not come often.

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1.     Behind every action, there is hidden a consequence, you might decide the nature of such a consequence with the action; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in the relevancy of the concepts action and consequence.

2.     You don’t see the diamond you have until you lose it; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in the fact that we tend to underestimate the things we have, and that this undervaluation certainly disappears when losing them.

3.     The most uncomprehended entities are often the ones more rational; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in the stupidity of humans by believing that the things they know are only the best ones.

4.     You might prefer the time beyond anything else; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in the priceless the time is since it is something it is given to you naturally and something that you can’t get in exchange of something.

5.     We all start being an insignificant particle of dust in existence, but we might end being such a brilliant star; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in the personal growth of humans.

6.     He’s a wolf with the skin of a sheep; this idiomatic expression emphasizes in how the appearances can often trick us in the sense that they are not always necessarily veridic.

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Too much ping

Meaning: Refers to having a poor internet connection (high ping) that causes lag, making it difficult to concentrate or process information effectively. Usage: Context: You might say this when you're trying to study or complete an assignment but feel overwhelmed and distracted due to poor performance.

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Idiomatic expression: swimming in a pool of deadlines

Meaning: I have lots of homework’s to sort that they overpass me; and I feel as though I am drowning.

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“The IB’s making me see trees.”

Meaning: Refers to someone who is worried about getting low scores in the IB program, where he or she sees themselves getting 3/7 all the way through, which is a minimum grade for passing. Some may literally understand that the IB makes someone see trees instead of threes, which is why the idiomatic expression is told like that.

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"Don't fly too close too the sun, don't fly too close too the sea"

I got inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus, whose uncle created him metal wings to scape from his prison, with a warning to not fly too close to the sun, because his wings might melt, or fly near the sea, because the water might make the glue that kept the metal together less resistant and eventually dissolve. I would use this expression as a way to tell people to not overestimate or underestimate themselves, bracuse either way they might fall. Both of these attitudes are not good for our self-esteem and might affect our judgment when deciding or when taking action on something, so it’s better to stay flying on the middle.

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Expression:

The battle of hiking the everest

Meaning:

The sentence expresses how you fight and make a big effort on achieving something considered as very hard, but even though you could struggle, you have the motivation of reaching the top, which is sucess, the recompense of your effort and hard work

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Idiomatic expression:

Add fuel to the fire.

Meaning:

Make a situation worse or try to make it worse.

Context:

When I am doing poorly in a subject and I do nothing to improve and I continue doing things wrong.

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“Working day and night for a dream”.

Meaning: the effort and sacrifices one makes, from time to energy, for accomplis a dream or a certain goal they have established.

I thought about this phrase since I work every day in favor of my education and my future. I’m still unsure on exactly what I want to study but I’m leaning towards medicine, specifically pediatrics, which means I have to work hard to get good results in the IB program. I sometimes spend various hours a day doing schoolwork and have sacrificed sleep and free time to finish everything, explaining the “day and night”, for my dream of a good career and a good future.

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"Having a TOK moment."

Meaning: having an existential crisis or having a big philosophical realization out of the blue. Going about your day and relating something to a TOK concept you've seen in class.

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“Frustration doesn’t last forever”. Meaning that someone’s stress or disappointment will end eventually. In the IB program you can experience stress from the amount of work or the difficulty of certain topics, this can lead to someone wanting to give up, but something I have learned is that the feeling of stress and disappointment doesn't last forever. Giving your most will dissipate the past frustration you experienced after seeing the rewards you gained for your effort, such as a good grade or just the feeling of being done with your work.

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“Hitting the books hard”

This expression refers to the dedicating time and effort studying and completing schoolwork in the IB program has taken me, often under pressure. Since IB students like myself, have to intensely focus on academics and commit to study rigourously for exams and project’s deadlines.

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Expression:

“Finding my rhythm in this symphony”

Meaning:

This statement refers to the moments when you enter a place where everyone has their own way of working that is so specific and successful that you also have to find yours in order to be able to harmonize with others and be part of that symphony.

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Idiomatic expression: “Mouse stuck in a maze”

Meaning: You are in a place with a lot of rules or conditions where every time you try to do something you will find yourself stopped by another rule, like in a maze when you try to find the correct way, but it is blocked. You experience feelings like frustration or confusion because of the difficulties you are going through

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“Don’t let the race win the race”. It means that one should take things calmly on a daily basis, and we should not let stress affect how we feel.

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Idiomatic expression: Get off my tail

Meaning: Stop follow me

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"One more step in the success staircase"

Meaning: The expression is about success, saying that success is a staircase with many steps that as an IB student I'm going up.

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Idiomatic expression: "Make sure the seven doesn’t catch you”

Meaning: This expression refers to when you are so stressed or overwhelmed at studying for an exam and wanting to get a 7 on the IB scale that you forget to have time for yourself and you make all your activities related to high school, the reference at 7 following you contributes to indicate that you should not let the stress of getting an outstanding grade make you forget the other
important things in your life.

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She/ He/It  is “a little dancing mosquito”.

Meaning: That you are something/ someone who is annoying.

Example: Biology is like a little dancing mosquito inside my head, I can’t stand it anymore!

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“Heavy ants on my head”

Meaning: This means that i im normally thinking on many little things that are really important for ib program, especially on homeworks that could affect my grade in a future, so that things do not let me be calm.

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Red hearts are living and black hearts are sleeping

The meaning of this idiomatic expression is that it refers to the fact that the red hearts have already healed their emotional wounds, while the reference to the black hearts being asleep is because they are fear, and they feel afraid because they are hurt.

Since it is a bit common for that to be said in Argentina, it comes from a song called Corazones Rojos by the artist Mora Bianchi alias Margarita from the series Margarita: May your story be worth it

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Idimatic expression: "don't make a fool of your self"

Meaning: this exprecssion refer to a mlment whene someone say somthing that mede them look ridiculous