a step too far - something that is too extreme , all things considered - taking everything into account, at the forefront - to be in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideas , be inclined to think - to hol'd a particular opinion, but not very strongly , capture the public’s attention - to make someone feel very interested in something, come to blows about - if two people come to blows, they start fighting, get cold feet - to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do, get stuck for words - to be unable to think of anything to say, get stung by - to be charged a surprisingly large amount of money for something, in retrospect - thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then, in the same breath - if you say two things in the same breath, you say two things that are so different that if one is true, the other must be false, let alone - used to say that one thing is not true or does not happen, so another thing cannot possibly be true or happen, out of your comfort zone - if a situation or activity is out of your comfort zone, it does not make you feel secure, comfortable, or in control, play on ignorance - to use someone's lack of knowledge about something to get what you want, often in an unfair way, roll off the tongue - to be easy to say or pronounce, while I’m on the subject - used to introduce a new point relevant to a subject that has already been raised,

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