14 - Quantity And Money (Idioms) Flashcards

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1
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A very small amount that will not have much effect

A

A drop in the ocean

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2
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Neither make profit not lose money

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Break even

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3
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Not reach a particular level or to fail to achieve sthg u were trying to do

A

Fall short

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4
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Equal

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Fifty-fifty

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5
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Share the cost of sthg in 2

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Go halves

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Used for saying u cannot choose between two things or actions because they’re equal

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It’s as broad as its long

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7
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Try to be as rich successful .. as ur neighbors

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Keep up with the Joneses

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8
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Very small because very young

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Knee-high to a grasshopper

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9
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Obtain money especially by acting dishonestly

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Line ur pocket(s)

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10
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Include every part of a particular think

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Lock, stock and barrel

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11
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Used for saying that two things are equally good or bad

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Six of one and half a dozen of the other

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12
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Large sum/amount

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Tidy sum/amount

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