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By betting the whole farm they own, they’re willing to risk everything – risking losing everything, that is.
In cooking the book, people manipulate the numbers, dressing them up, to make the company look good.
To push the envelope is to stretch the limits, to try to break through the old mould, to move into unchartered territories.
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Loan sharks are people who lend money to gain immorally high interest.
“A mean street in a mean city” means a poor street in a poverty stricken city.
Today, this expression is most commonly seen in articles about politics, where candidates often indicate their intention to enter a race for a public office or another campaign.
The expression "right of way" basically means you have the right to do what you want to on the road, or in other circumstances.
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