barking up the wrong tree

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• a slice of the pieA share of something valuable, such as profit
• bigger fish to fryMore important things to deal with
• bite the bulletTo force yourself to do something unpleasant but necessary
• burn the midnight oilTo work late into the night
• give the benefit of the doubtTo choose to believe someone even without proof
• hit the ground runningTo start something with immediate energy and success
• jump on the bandwagonTo join a trend because it is popular
• play devil's advocateTo argue the opposite position to test an idea

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