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British Idioms :

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Biting more than you can chew : A classic idiom meaning you're trying to accomplish something that is too difficult for you.  Best thing since sliced bread : Basically meaning a good invention or innovation – a good idea or a good plan. Because the best thing to happen to the Brits is sliced bread.   Curiosity killed the cat : Meaning being too inquisitive can lead you to an unpleasant situation. Finding out an answer may in fact ruin the question for you. It takes two to tango : Meaning certain actions need more than one person to work successfully. A tango with one person is not as successful as one with two people involved so therefore, it takes two to tango.  Not playing with the full deck : A saying to suggest someone/something lacks intelligence or common sense.  
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From Articles : Phrases & their Usages

 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/france-elections-macron-lead-over-le-pen-narrowing-vote-nears --- Macron, asked by RTL radio if he feared losing, said: “Nothing is taken for granted ... [but] I have a spirit of conquest more than a spirit of defeat.” --- this is the communication Bobbie received from the Hillsong Church board as she is made redundant (effective immediately) through no choice of her own,” Brian Houston wrote. make redundant idiom made redundant    : : to dismiss (a person who is no longer needed) from a job --- “ This resulted in him knocking on the door of a hotel room that was not his, entering this room and spending time with the female occupant.”          
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homonym/ homophone/ homograph

 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Raise vs Rise : https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm raise is regular: raise, raised, raised   rise is irregular: rise, rose, risen The verbs raise and rise both refer to something going "up". The main difference between them is that raise is transitive (it must have a direct object) and rise is intransitive (no direct object).   The government plans to raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67. If you have a question, please raise your hand. Mary raises her voice when she's angry. He raised his eyebrows, as if surprised. They have raised their prices every year since they were founded. The king's men were raising the drawbridge when it collapsed.  
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ENGLISH VOCABULAR - WORDS

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  Credits to www.englishclub.com  https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deferential : adjective :  Showing deference , respectful  showing that you respect somebody/something, especially somebody older or more senior than you He was always deferential towards his mentor. a deferential tone obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful, courteous polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed, obedient, submissive, subservient fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable biddable, manageable, docile, slavish, mannerly, regardful Differential :  distinctive, different, dissimilar, contrasting, divergent, disparate, contrastive , distinguishing, discriminating, discriminatory
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