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Idioms

 

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The champion was very confident, but now he is defending himself, not attacking. We did not expect this from the challenger. We were told that he had no chance, but obviously this was said to deceive us. Now the champion is taking a dangerous risk, and if he makes another mistake he will lose badly.
The champion was very confident, but now he is ....1..... The challenger is a real ....2..... We were told he had no chance, but that was obviously ....3..... The champion is ....4.... at the moment, and if he makes another mistake, he is going to lose, and lose ....5.....
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