4th Quarter 2020_2 Flashcards by siochong d | Brainscape

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Second to none

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Nothing compares to that

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turn the corner

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bounce back

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turn the tide towards ____

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turn the situation toward _____

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Go haywire

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go off the chain

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Keep something at bay

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Circumvent/curtailing something

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Gear toward

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Customized for

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Tally on

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Keep counting

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Take the wind out of the sails of sb/Sth

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removing the momentum

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The snitches get the stitches

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The whistleblower gets into trouble.

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tied down with

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tangled up with

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a recipe for

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a situation very likely resulting in ….

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gridlock

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deadlock

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Keep somebody in the dark

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Keep somebody uninformed

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You’re not off to a good start

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You’re not starting it well

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Beat his head against the wall

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Striving very very hard

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Clambering over each other

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Climbing up stepping over each other

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Tribal folktales

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Myths

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The length that people are willing to go

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How much people would do

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Something proves too …..

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Something is/becomes too adjective

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Twist the arm of somebody

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Force somebody to do something

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Grease some palms

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Bribe somebody

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Cut corner

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Take shortcuts

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Putting someone on the pedestal

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Think of someone as perfect and flawless

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I will keep my ear to the ground

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I’ll pay attention and keep looking

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You are far and away my only choice

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You are by far the best choice

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Holding my tongue

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Keeping my mouth shut

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Hold someone in a very low esteem

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Have no respect for somebody

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Full throttle

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Maximum amount

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On the heels of

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Right when

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Looming over me

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Hovering over me

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Look it square in the face

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Face something directly

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Face something directly

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Look it square in the face

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Hovering over me

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Looming over me

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Right when

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On the heels of

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Maximum amount

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Full throttle

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Have no respect for somebody

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Hold somebody in a low esteem

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Keep my mouth shut

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Holding my tongue

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You are my best choice by far.

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You are far and away my only choice

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Nothing compares to that

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Second to none

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bounce back

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turn the corner

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turn the situation toward _____

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turn the tide towards ____

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go off the chain

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Go haywire

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Circumvent/curtailing something

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Keep something at bay

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Keep something at bay

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Keep something in check

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Customized for

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Gear towards

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Keep counting

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Tally on

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removing the momentum

A

Take the wind out of the sails of sb/Sth

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The whistleblower gets into trouble.

A

The snitches get the stitches

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tangled up with

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tied down with

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a situation very likely resulting in ….

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a recipe for

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deadlock

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gridlock

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Keep somebody uninformed

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Keep somebody in the dark

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You’re not starting it well

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You’re not off to a good start

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Striving very very hard

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Beat his head against the wall

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Climbing up stepping over each other

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Clambering over each other

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Myths

A

Tribal folktales

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How much people would do

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The length that people are willing to go

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Something is/becomes too adjective

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Something proves too …..

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Force somebody to do something

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Twist the arm of somebody

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Bribe somebody

A

Grease some palms

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Take shortcuts

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Cut corner

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Think of someone as perfect and flawless

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Putting someone on the pedestal