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"All very well, but" means something is good, but not good enough.
If something begins to wear thin, they are less effective due to overuse.
Doing something the hard way is to achieve one's aim through honest hard work.
To call someone's bluff is to point flat out that they are bragging.
"Goodness knows" can mean everybody knows or nobody knows, depending on context.
If you hit the brick wall, you are facing a problem you are incapable of solving.
The wheat stands for the good and valuable, the chaff the bad and worthless.
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