for the long term

Expression referring to something that is going to take a long period of time.
You can also say: "in the long term" or "for/in the short/medium/long term".

* Learning English is an investment for the long term.

* You have to pay your bills in the short term.

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platypus

he´s kind of a mammal that lays eggs. His face shape is like a duckbill. Beaver-tailed and otter-footed animal.

i think a platypus is just like a random animal as he has parts of a lot of different animals¡¡

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to take chances

to do something in spite of the risk that it implies.

Sometimes you have to take chances if you want to succed!