Lesson 20 · Conflict

Idioms about conflict

Learn four useful English idioms about conflict through slow listening, clear examples, multilingual support and retrieval practice.

LEVEL 4B212 min

Meet the idioms in context

Read once for the general meaning. Then read again and notice the highlighted expressions.

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Choose 0.50× or 0.75× for slow listening. The pitch stays natural. Voices generated with Aura-2.

Maya Did you and Sara manage to clear the air?

Leo Yes. We met halfway and agreed on a new schedule.

Maya Good. That’s better than adding fuel to the fire with more emails.

Leo Definitely. We decided to bury the hatchet and start again.

Maya Sometimes a face-to-face conversation changes everything.

Leo It did. The problem felt much smaller afterwards.