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Tight deadline

This collocation refers to a deadline that is very close or soon. In my response, I mentioned that the project I was working on had a very tight deadline of just two weeks.

The sense of freedom and adrenaline

the combined feelings of liberation and excitement that can arise from certain experiences or situations.

Try out

To test or use something to see how it works or what it feels like.

the backbone of

the most important part of something, providing support for everything else

think outside the box

to think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

a person can only know if something is good or bad by trying it

tug of war

a situation in which two evenly matched people or factions are striving to keep or obtain the same thing

turning of the tide

the reversal of a situation

turn over a new leaf

start to act or behave in a better or more responsible way

take the cake

be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind

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