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1-100 Flashcards

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A bad patch

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Periods of difficulty

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A beast of burden

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Animal that carries luggage

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A bee hive

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A busy place

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A big draw

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Huge attraction

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something better

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A bird’s eye view

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A general view from above

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A bite at the cherry

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An attempt or opportunity to do something

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A blessing/boon in disguise

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An apparent misfortune that eventually has a good results

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A blue eyed boy

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One who is favorite

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A bolt from the blue

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A complete surprise / sudden calamity

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A bone of contention

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Cause of quarrel

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A bull in a china shop

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A clumsy person in a delicate situation

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A bull market

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A period of rising prices

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14
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A cake walk

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An easy achievement

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A can of worms

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A complicated situation

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16
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A carrot and stick approach

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Reward and punishment to influence someone’s behaviour

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17
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A change of heart

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A change of one’s opinion

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18
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A clean slate

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Situation in which you can start again

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19
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A closed book

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A mystery

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20
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A close fisted person

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A miser (kanjoos)

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21
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A cog in machine

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Very small part of a big organization

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22
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A cold fish

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Unfriendly / who does not share his feelings

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A cuckoo in nest

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An unwelcome intruder

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24
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A cut above something

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Superior to

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25
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A damp squib

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A disappointing results
(Uchi dukaan fikaa pakwan)

Damp - moist
Squib - firecracker

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A damsel in distress

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A helpless women

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27
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A dark horse

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Unexpected winner

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28
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A dead letter

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A law or agreement that is no longer enforced

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29
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A dead loss

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Completely useless

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30
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A diamond in the rough

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Someone with potential or talent but lacking training or polish

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31
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A dime a dozen

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Very common and of no particular value
(Kodi k bhav)

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A dog’s breakfast

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A total mess

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33
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A dog’s life

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A miserable/ unpleasant life

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34
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A drop in the bucket/ocean

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A very small part of something big

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35
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A dry run

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Rehearsal/ practice

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36
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A fine state of affairs

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An unpleasant situation

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37
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A fire in someone’s belly

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One who is energetic and enthusiastic about something

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38
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A fish out of water

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An uncomfortable situation

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39
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A fly on the wall

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An unperceived observer

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A flying visit

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Short visit

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41
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A fool’s paradise

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Being happy for foolish reasons

42
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A gentleman at large

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A man with no job

43
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A golden mean

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Middle course between two extremes

44
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A good Samaritan

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A helpful person

45
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A green horn

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An inexperienced man

46
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A grey area

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An unclear situation

47
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A hair in the butter

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A challenging situation

48
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A hair’s breadth

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Smallest possible amount/degree of something

49
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A hairbreadth escape

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A narrow escape

50
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A hard nut to crack

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Difficult task

51
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A hornet’s nest

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An unpleasant situation

52
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A hot potato

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A controversial issue

53
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A house of cards

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A unstable situation

54
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A kick in the teeth

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Great disappointment

55
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A lame excuse

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Unsatisfactory explanation

56
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A laughing stock

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An object of laughter

57
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A lean patch

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A period of poor performance

58
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A left handed compliment

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Insulting remark appearing as praise

59
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A leopard can’t change its spots

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It is impossible for one to change one’s character

60
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A little bird told me

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To keep identity of informant secret

61
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A little gush of gratitude

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Friendly feeling

62
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A live wire

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A person who is full of energy

63
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A long shot

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Little chance of success

64
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A lot on your plate

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To have a large number of problems/ responsibilities

65
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A man of letters

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A well educated and a wise person

66
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A man of means

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A wealthy man with lots of money and assets

67
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A man of spirit

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A courageous man

68
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A man of straw

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A weak or cowardly person

69
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A mare’s nest

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A difficult situation

70
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A month of Sundays

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A long time

71
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A moot point

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Disputed

72
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A needle in haystack

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Something which is very difficult to locate
Attempting something impossible

73
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A night owl

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A person who prefers to be awake at night

74
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A nig nog

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A fool

75
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A pain in the neck

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Someone that is annoying/irritating

76
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A penelope’s web

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An endless job

77
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A penny for your thoughts

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A way of asking what someone is thinking

78
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A perfect storm

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Worse situation

79
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A picture paints a thousand words

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An image conveys it’s meaning more effectively than the description does

80
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A piece of cake

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A very easy task

81
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A piece of the pie

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A share in the money

82
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A plum job

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An easy job that also pays well

83
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A queer fish

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A unusual/strange person

84
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A rainy day

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Times of difficulty

85
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A ray of hope

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Something that provides a small amount of optimism in difficult situation

86
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A red letter day

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An important day

87
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A red rag to a bull

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An act to provoke someone

88
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A rolling stone gathers no moss

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A person who does not settle in one place for long time, does not gain wealth/fame

89
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A rotten apple

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A single bad person/ting in a group

90
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A sacred cow

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A person never to be criticised

91
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A safe pairs of hand

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A reliable person

92
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A sea change

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Complete transformation

93
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A shot in the arm

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An encouraging stimulus

94
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A sight for sore eyes

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A person or thing that one is extremely pleased to see

95
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A skeleton in the cupboard

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An embarassing fact to be kept secret

96
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A snowball effect

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An accelerating growth of magnitude

97
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A sore point with

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Something which hurts

98
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A square deal

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A fair and honest agreement

99
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A stick in the mud

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A person who resist change

100
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A stiff necked person

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