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3B Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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trigger symptoms

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to cause symptoms to start

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2
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mounting of

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gradually increasing

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3
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halting the march of

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stoping sth

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4
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a bout

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a short period of illness or involvement in an activity

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5
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spawn

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1-to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
2-the eggs of fish, frogs
3-to produce eggs (frogs, fishes ect.)

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6
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grumpy

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easily annoyed and complaining

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moan

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to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people

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by and large

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when everything about a situation is considered together, generally

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laid-back

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relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behaviour or things that need to be done

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10
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mood swing

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mood change

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be prone to sth/do sth

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likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic

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12
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a bit up and down

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sometimes a bit happy and sometimes a bit sad

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13
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frank

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honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable

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blow up

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to become suddenly very angry

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15
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lose the plot

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to no longer be able to act normally or understand what is happening

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16
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dwell on something

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to think or talk about something a lot of the time

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shrug sth off

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to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem, “whatever”, “it doesn’t matter”

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shrug

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to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested

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19
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run-down

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tired and not healthy, especially because of working too much

20
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reoccur

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(especially of something unpleasant) to return or happen again

21
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handful of time

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several of time

22
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late

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used to refer to someone who has died

23
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dwell

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to live in a place or in a particular way

24
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crouch

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to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly

25
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pat

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to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat

26
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wink

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to close ONE eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said

27
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dwelling

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a house or place to live in

28
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blink

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to close and then open your (BOTH) eyes quickly once or several times

29
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glare

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a long, angry look

30
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stare

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to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking

31
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gawp

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= gawk, to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way, usually with mouth opened

32
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pat sb on the back

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to praise someone for doing something good

33
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gawk

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=gawp, to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way, usually with mouth opened

34
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gaze

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to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

35
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frown

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to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes, often while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard

36
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grin

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a wide smile

37
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shudder

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to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling

38
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wipe

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to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid

39
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smirk

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to smile in a way that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something, or knowing something that is not known by someone else

40
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it raised eyebrows when

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It was suprising when

41
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grin and bear it

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to accept something bad without complaining

42
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frown on/upon sth

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to disapprove of something

43
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clutch

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the pedal or handle in a vehicle that allows turning gears eg in a car

44
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grin/smile from ear to ear

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to look extremely happy

45
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shudder to think

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said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened

46
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wipe your forehead

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to express relief (can be a deliberate exaggeration)

47
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support your back

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to take comfortable position while eg working in front of computer

English C1 Outcomes (30 decks)

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