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"I hit him by surprise" would be fairly natural, or "I sucker-punched him." but not "I sneakily hit him”" (the last might be "I hit him from ambush" or "I snuck up and hit him from behind")

For the first question the language I typically encounter is "advance": "You won't advance to 2nd grade if you don't learn this math." For the last, in typical US usage at least that is called "held b …

I would not limit 'cheat day' to just diet but would also allow it for an exercise plan. I would not likely use it outside these two areas. One phrase I might use for other sorts of commitments is "le …

The usual word for AME is limit, perhaps reimbursement. As in "My insurance has low limits" or "My insurance has low reimbursement rates".

Such things are often called a "Hail Mary".

I would simply read it to mean that some basic shot of the bedroom would be taken. It could have just as easily been "After that, establishing shots of the bedroom would be taken", and have pretty muc …

First, "storm in a teacup" (or what I am more used to "tempest in a teapot") don't say anything about overestimating ability. One simple answer to your actual question,however, is "he is all talk". An …

If it were "targeted improvement" I wouldn't have blinked at all, but I find "target improvement" very jarring. To me, "target improvement" is somehow trying to better a target, while "targeted improv …

Another word I would use for this action is "swipe". I would only use "rub" when the motion is particularly around the eyes but for the motion of running the hand from forehead to chin swipe is much m …

Your initial query of doing a poor job in little time is classic lip service. But your later question about accomplishing the job while expending little effort is not necessarily lip service at all. I …

At least in AME the typical phrasing is "break down the box", regardless of whether the box had been glued or not.

Depending on context this could also be referring to a bulldozer, which are often referred to as a "cat" — short for Caterpillar, one of the major brands, regardless of manufacturer. I (a western an A …

As for the specific question being asked, you would be much more likely to encounter "profits show improvement over time", or some other variation using "over" (at least in US usage, I suppose elsewhe …

'Light' is certainly the first word that comes to mind for me (that was the word your title question made me think of before even reading the actual post). Conversational language is much looser than …