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Idioms

1-All that jazz

Meaning
all related things; other similar topics

Sentence
They were talking about UFO's and all that jazz.

2-To split hair

Meaning
be very fussy, notice small differences

Sentence
Clyde likes to work on research that requires him to split hairs.

3-An up hill task

Meaning
Very complicated mission

Sentence
The struggle for more freedom and justice is always an uphill task.

Note:I am not sure about this one, correct me if i'm wrong

4-To pay lip service to

Lip service When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don't act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty.
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