4b Flashcards

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1
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Be dying for sth

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Really want sth

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2
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Be fit for

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Be good enough for

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3
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Be worn out

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Be very tired

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4
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Be green

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Be inexperienced

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5
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Cook one’s goose

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End one’s plans abruptly

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6
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Fair and square

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Within the rules

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7
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Fall head over heels

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Fall in love quickly

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8
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Feel one’s ears burning

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Have a feeling that sb is talking about you

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9
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Gatecrasher

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Sb attending a party without an invitation

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10
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Get off on the wrong foot

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Argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship

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11
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Give and take

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Compromise

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12
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Have a frog in one’s throat

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Inability to speak due to nervousness

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13
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Have a gift of the gab

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Be able to talk well, persuasively

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14
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Hear it through/on a grapevine

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Find out info indirectly

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15
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In a flash

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Very quickly

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16
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It’s all Greek to me

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Sth new or foreign; not easily understood

17
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Keep a strange face

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Manage to look serious under difficult circumstances

18
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Keep an eye on sth

A

Guard/protect sth

19
Q

Meet behind closed doors

A

Meet secretly

20
Q

One’s flesh and blood

A

Family member

21
Q

Plenty more fish in the sea

A

Many more opportunities in life for love

22
Q

Put one’s foot down

A

Insist on sth

23
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Put one’s foot in it

A

Make a tactless comment

24
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Take it easy

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Not to work hard/relax

25
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Take sb for granted

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Not appreciate sb