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Julia Huong
2021-12-23 09:12
Hold an eel by the tail idiom
To try to grab someone or something that is elusive.
He is a slippery salesman, so it is difficult to hold an eel by the tail.
The plan seems hard to hold an eel by the tail to keep up with the progress of project.
Stock market is hard to hold an eel by the tail in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deceitful, calculating, and unreliable; elusive.
The verb "hold" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
