201-300 Flashcards
1
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At each other’s throats
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Arguing angrily
2
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At large
A
A escaped criminal
3
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At loggerheads
A
In conflict with someone
4
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At loose ends
A
In an uncertain situation
5
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At one’s elbow
A
Next to someone
6
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At one’s wits end
A
Completely confused
7
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At random
A
In a random order
8
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At short notice
A
With little time for preparation
9
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At sixes and sevens
A
In disorder or confusion
10
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At somebody’s expense
A
Paid for by someone
11
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At stake
A
In danger
12
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At the drop of a hat/dime
A
Instantly
13
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At the eleventh hour
A
At the very last moment
14
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At the top of your lungs
A
Extremely loud
15
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At variance with
A
In opposite
16
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Average out
A
To produce a result that is even and balanced
17
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Babe in the woods
A
A young defenceless person
18
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Back in saddle
A
Resume duty
19
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Back me
A
Support
20
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Back on one’s feet
A
Well or successfull again
21
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Back out of
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Withdraw from commitment
22
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Back to basics
A
Returning to simple and most important things
23
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Back to square one
A
To return to starting point
24
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Back to drawing board
A
Plan it all over again
25
Back up
Defend or support
26
Backseat driver
Interfering in affairs without having knowledge
27
Bad blood
Enmity
28
Bad hair day
A day on which everything seems to go wrong
29
Bad hats
People of bad character
30
Bad iron
Bad luck
31
Bag and baggage
With all one's belongings
32
Baker's dozen
A group of 13 items
33
Ball is in your court
It is up to you to make next decision
34
Ball of fire
An active and energetic person
35
Banana oil
Non sensical talk
36
Bang for the buck
More value for money
37
Bark is worse than his bite
Threat is worse than the action taken
38
Barking up the wrong tree
Trying to do something in a way that will not work
39
Batten down the hatches
Prepare for a difficult situation
40
Be a dab hand at something
Skilled in a particular area
41
Be a dead meat
To be in serious trouble
42
Be afraid of one's own shadow
So nervous
43
Be all ears
Listening intently
44
Be all one to
Make no difference
45
Be an old hat
Be outdated
46
Be at a loss of words
Not know what to say
47
Be behind the times
Be old fashioned
48
Be down with
Suffering from
49
Be glad to see the back of
Be happy when a person leaves
50
Be going places
Talented and successful
51
Be hard hit
Severely affected by something unpleasant
52
Be hard up
Have very little money
53
Be in force
In great strength or numbers
54
Be in someone's shoes
Face the same situation as another person
55
Be in the red
To be in loss or debt
56
Be in two minds
Unable to decide
57
Be left stranded
Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem
58
Be like chalk and cheese
Be absolutely different
59
Be my guest
Feel free to do as you wish
60
Be off
To go away
61
Be on a high alert
Be watchful and ready to take actions
62
Be on the square
To act and speak honestly
63
Be out for the count
In a deep insensible sleep
64
Be out of order
A device not working properly
65
Be riding high
To be very successful
66
Be under no illusions
Be fully aware of the true state of affairs
67
Be under somebody's thumb
Be controlled by someone completely
68
Be wet behind the ears
Young and inexperienced
69
Be world's apart
Be very different
70
Bear a grudge
To feel angry against somebody for past incidents
71
Bear down
To move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
72
Bear fruit
Produce positive results
73
Bear garden
A place of noise and disturbance
74
Bear in mind
Remember
75
Bear the brunt of
Suffer the worst of something
76
Bear the palm
To win
77
Bear up with
To be strong enough to continue at a difficult time
78
Bear with
Have patience with
79
Beat about/ around the bush
Avoiding the main topic
80
Beat one's brains out
To put forth one's maximum effort
81
Beauty is only skin deep
Physical appearance is NO guide to a person's character
82
Bed of roses
A pleasant situation
83
Beggar discription
Cannot be described
84
Behind closed doors
Do something secretly
85
Behind one's back
In one's absence
86
Behind the eight ball
In a difficult position
87
Behind the scenes
Unknown to everyone
88
Bell the cat
Do the impossible task
89
Belly laugh
A loud and unrestrained laugh
90
Below the belt
cruel and unfair
91
Bend over backwards
Make every effort to achieve something especially to be fair and helpful
92
Beside oneself
Almost out of one's sense
93
Beside the mark
Irrelevant
94
Best of both words
All the advantages
95
Best thing since sliced bread
Most useful invention in a long time
96
Better late than never
Better to arrive late than not to come at all
97
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
It is easier to be in a known bad situation than being in an unknown worse situation
98
Between a rock and hard place
Stuck between two very bad options
99
Between scylla and charybdis
Choice between two unpleasant alternatives
100
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Having only two unpleasant choices
