301-400 Flashcards

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Beyond the pale

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Unreasonable or unacceptable

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Beyond the shadow of a doubt

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With certainty, for sure

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3
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Bid defiance

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To disregard / to ignore

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4
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Bid fair

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To seem likely

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5
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Big bucks

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A lot of money

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6
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Birds of the same feather

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Persons of same character or interests

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7
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Bite off more than one can chew

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Take on more responsibility than one can handle

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8
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Bite somebody’s head off

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Speak angrily without any reason

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9
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Bite the bullet

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To force yourself to do something unpleasant

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10
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Bite the dust

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Suffer a defeat / to die

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11
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Bite your tongue

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Stop yourself from saying something unpleasant

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12
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Black and blue

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To beat mercilessly

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13
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Black out

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Lost consciousness

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14
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Black ox

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Misfortune

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15
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Black sheep

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Person with bad reputation

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16
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Blaze a trail

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To start a movement/ to initiate

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17
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Blind alley

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A situation in which no further progress can be made

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18
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Blow a fuse

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To react very angrily

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19
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Blow his top

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Be very angry

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20
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Blow one’s own trumpet

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Praise oneself

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21
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Blow over

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Pass off

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22
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Blow something out of proportion

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Behave if something that has happened is much worse that it really is

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23
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Blow up

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To destroy by an explosion

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24
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Blue blooded

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Of noble birth ( in a wealthy/ powerful family)

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Bob's your uncle
It becomes easily and quickly achievable
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Body and soul
With all your energy
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Boil the ocean
Undertaking an impossible task
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Boils down
Sums up to
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Bone to pick
Cause of quarrel
30
Born with a silver spoon in mouth
Born in a rich family
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Bosom friend
Close friend
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Bottom line
The most important fact
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Bounce something off someone
Discuss ideas with someone to get their views
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Breach of confidence
Breach of faith
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Bread and butter / bread and cheese
Means of livelihood
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Break a leg
To wish good luck
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Break in
Force entry
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Break new / fresh ground
Do or discover something new
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Break the bank
To be very expensive
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Break the ice
To initiate something
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Breath of fresh air
Someone or something new and refreshing
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Breathing down someone's neck
Watching all his actions closely
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Breathing the air
Useless talks
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Bring about
Cause to happen
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Bring home the bacon
To be successful/ to earn money to live
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Bring someone to book
To punish / held accountable
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Bring the house down
Made the audience applaud enthusiastically
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Bring to one's knees
To force someone to submit / to win
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Broke a lance with
To argue with
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Broke down
Cry / टूट जाना
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Broke off
Suddenly stoped
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Broke priscian's head
To use bad grammar
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Broke up
Disbanded itself / breakup
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Broken reed
Support that failed
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Brought up
Introduced for discussion
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Brown study
Deep study
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Bugs me
Irritates me
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Build castles in the air
Daydream
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Bull's eye
Centre of the target
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Burn one's bridges/ boats
To destroy all relations / it is impossible to return to the previous situation
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Burn the midnight oil
To work or study till very late in the night / to work very hard
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Burning question
An important question/ issue
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Bury the hatchet
To make peace / to end a quarrel
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Butt in
Interrupt
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Butter fingers
To be clumsy
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Butterflies in the stomach
To be anxious and nervous
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Button her lip
Stop talking
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Buy a lemon
To buy something that is of much less value
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Buy a whisker
By a small margin
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By and by
Gradually
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By and large
In general
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By courtesy of
given or allowed by
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By fair means or foul
In any way honest or dishonest
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By fits and starts
Irregular/ unsteady
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By hook or by crook
By any means, good or bad
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By leaps and bounds
Very quickly
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By the same token
In the same way
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By the skin of one's teeth
By the narrowest margin
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By the sweat of one's brow
Hard work
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Call down
To scold
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Call in question
Challenge
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Call it a day
Stop doing something
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Call off
Cancel something
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Call on
Pay a visit
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Call the shots
To be person in charge
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Call upon
To order
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Called for
To require something
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Came out of his shell
Became more sociable
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Came up
Was raised
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Can't cut the mustard
To be unable to do a job
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Cap in hand
In a respectful manner
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Capital punishment
Death sentence
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Carry on
Continue doing something
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Carry the ball
Be in charge
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Carry the can
To take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong
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Carry the day
Win a victory
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Carry weight
Be important
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Carry weight
Be important
99
Carve out a niche
Developed a specific position for himself
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Cash strapped
extremely short of money