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cat has nine lives (proverb)
Cats can survive things that are severe enough to kill them. (You can also refer to a particular cat's nine lives.)
Jill: My cat fell off a third-floor balcony and just walked away. How can he do that?
Jane: A cat has nine lives. I think my cat used up one of her nine lives when she survived being hit by that car.
"You nailed it" - means you did something exactly right.
Admin's reaction to the slang used in t.me/violachat.
The opposite idiom is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".
It's TED-time!

It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. But, asks Malcolm Gladwell, is that really what the David and Goliath story is about?

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a battle of wits = a competition in which opponents attempt to gain victory or an advantage over each other using their intelligence

The two young geniuses entered into a battle of wits as they competed for first place in the national trivia championship. As each candidate tried to defend his stance on the hot-button issue, a battle of wits began as they each produced seemingly endless lists of statistics to support their views.
The collocation is primarily heard in the UK.

With her arch-rival out of commission with a pulled hamstring, the defending champion romped to victory at the Olympics once again.
Well, that's a great way to move from the "victory" topic to the "films" one.

take something over = to take control of something / to assume responsibility for a task / to acquire all of an asset; [for a company] to acquire another company / to deliver someone or something to someone or something
Get the show on the road! We have just posted a new idiom.
Well... "To develop" has numerous meanings, yet these two are the most interesting:
To bring out the possibilities of; bring to a more advanced, effective, or usable state;
To process (a photosensitive medium such as exposed film) in order to produce a photographic image.
to watch:
1. To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant: watching for trail markers.
2. To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation: watch for an opportunity.
3. To act as a spectator; look on: stood by the road and watched.
4. To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.
5. To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.
a nail-biter is:
1. Literally, someone who bites off his or her fingernails, especially due to nervousness or agitation.
I was a nail-biter at a young age, and, try as I might, I've never managed to shake the habit completely.
2. By extension, a situation, especially a competitive one, whose outcome is particularly close or uncertain and marked by nervous apprehension.
Did you catch the football match last Sunday? Man, what a nail-biter!