toss and turn
Definition: to change one's position restlessly while trying to sleep
Example: He kept tossing and turning all night.
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behind bars
Definition: in prison
Examples: The robber is now behind bars. ○ He spent four years behind bars.
Usage note: informal idiom
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see red
see red
Definition: to become very angry
Example: I saw red when he said I was a fool.
Usage note: informal idiom
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a blessing in disguise
a blessing in disguise
Definition: something that seems to be bad but is actually good
Example: Losing that match was a blessing in disguise; we wouldn't have realized our weakness if we'd won.
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