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keep sth in check

Central banks across the rest of the world have responded to soaring prices by incrementally raising interest rates to help keep inflation in check.

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Phrases recap

serve someone right

Many netizens said that the incident was "the power of Karma" and it "served him right".

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Everyday New Phrases

out of sorts

- slightly unwell.

She's been feeling nauseous and generally out of sorts.

- in low spirits; irritable

England team have been uninspired, out of sorts and, well, just deadly dull.

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round up

Saif was one of dozens of Muslim men who were rounded up and detained by police last week.

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pass off as

We’ve all heard this aphorism but one man took it a little too far when he allegedly attempted to pass off a fake Rolex watch as genuine to a watch shop in Far East Plaza.

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by the skin of one's teeth

Having only survived relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, Leeds need not only to bolster a midfield that was woefully short of numbers and quality in 2021-22,

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the last/final straw

While the pandemic was the final straw for the restaurant, it had faced financial issues for years.

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take in

Kateryna and her boys have not been taken in by kind families wanting to help.

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mistaken for

It was not the first time Wes has been mistaken for the singer.

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kick in

Prices of food, electricity and gas continue to rise in Singapore. Chicken, in particular, has been a point of contention ever since Malaysia's export ban kicked in on June 1.