3rd Quarter 2021_1 Flashcards by siochong d | Brainscape

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I have a chip my shoulder

A

I am holding grudges

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I am holding grudges

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I have a chip on my shoulder

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Get it out of her system

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Put down to experience

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Get over it

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Get it out of your system

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Hitch your wagon to …

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Rely on someone for success

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didn’t know my butt from my elbow

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Didn’t know jack-squat

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Plucked me out of the bullpen

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Picked me out from the average employees (the area of)

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Rely on someone for success

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Hitch your wagon to …

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Didn’t know jack-squat

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Didn’t know my butt from my elbow

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Pick me out from the average employees (the area of)

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Plucked me out of the bullpen

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Waive a white flag

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Strike my colors

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Strike my colors

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Waive a white flag

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shot across the bow

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an intimidating move

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an intimidating move

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shot across the bow

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getting cold feet

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chicken out

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chicken out

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getting cold feet

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die has already been cast

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there’s no turning back

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there’s no turning back

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die has already been cast

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out my depth

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too hard for me

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too hard for me

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out my depth

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take the plunge

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go for it (something unnerving)

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go for it (something unnerving)

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take the plunge

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blubber over

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kiss over

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kiss over

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blubber over

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take me up on my offer

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accept my offer

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step it up a notch

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up the game

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up the game

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step it up a notch

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put a human face to something

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breathe life into something

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breathe life into something

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put a human face to something

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accept my offer

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take me up on my offer

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call dibs on a girl

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claiming that girl

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claiming that girl

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call dibs on that girl

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jump the gun

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act prematurely

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act prematurely

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jump the gun

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take it out on somebody

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punish somebody out of anger

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punish somebody out of anger

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take it out on somebody

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in a nutshell

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in summary

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in summary

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in a nutshell

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any way you slice it

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all things considered

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all things considered

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any way you slice it

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toe to toe

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head to head

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head to head

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toe to toe

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have your head up your butt

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in deep sleep

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in deep sleep

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have your head up your butt

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below the belt

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base low

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base low

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below the belt

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give me a wide berth

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Stay away from me

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Keep locking horns

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Keep getting into fights

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Take her to the woodshed

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Put a boot to her

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Tail between her legs

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Feel defeated

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Put myself out on the limb

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Put myself in a vulnerable position

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Stay away from me

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give me a wide berth

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Keep getting into fights

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Keep locking horns

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Put a boot to her

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Take her to the woodshed

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Feel defeated

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Tail between her legs

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Put myself in a vulnerable position

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Put myself out on the limb

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give me a wide berth

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Stay away from me

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Keep locking horns

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Keep getting into fights

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Muddying the water

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Making it confusing

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Making it confusing

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Muddying the water