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To tell someone to “hold their horses” is for them to hold on, be patient and wait for a while.
When people send shots across the bow of other people, they mean to warn them to stop doing what they do or face serious consequences.
By counting your blessings, you’re advised to understand and enjoy what you already have, rather than what you don’t have.
“Pie in the sky” is a promise, an idea, a plan that’s unlikely to ever come to fruition.
It means removing all blockages and hindrances, giving your all in trying to achieve something.
People or things should or need to fall in line so that everything will fall in place.
Praising someone by saying they should take a bow is just another way of saying they’ve done a good job and are duly recognized.
“Stealing a march on someone” means exactly that, gaining an unexpected advantage on someone, especially a rival.
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