At a glance, At first sight, the proposal appeared well structured, but several weaknesses became obvious on closer inspection., On the verge of, The local economy was close to collapse before emergency measures were introduced., By and large, In general, young people today are more aware of environmental issues than previous generations were., Every now and then, From time to time, it is worth stepping back and reassessing your priorities., Accident-prone, People who are naturally likely to have accidents may need to be extra careful in demanding working environments., Silence is golden, In certain situations, it is better to say nothing, especially when an argument is becoming unnecessarily heated., acquainted with, Although I had read about the topic before, I was not fully familiar with all its implications., keep someone in the dark, The authorities were accused of not telling the public important information about the true scale of the problem., be in the clouds, During the interview, he seemed dreamy and unfocused, which gave the impression that he was not taking the process seriously., caught a glimpse of, As we were leaving the exhibition, I saw for a moment the artist speaking to a group of journalists., take pride in, Many communities are proud of preserving their traditions and passing them on to younger generations., rule out, At this stage, it would be unwise to exclude the possibility of further changes., in accordance with, All members of staff are expected to act according to the rules set out in the handbook., come across as, Although she intended to sound confident, she seemed rather insensitive., set the record straight, The minister gave a press conference in order to correct the misunderstanding after several misleading reports had been published., take to something, He started liking public speaking surprisingly quickly and soon became one of the most confident members of the group..

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