4th Quarter 2020_4 Flashcards by siochong d

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(no) jack-squat/jack-all

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nothing at all

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nothing at all

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(no) jack-squat/jack-all

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ball and chain

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a drag

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a drag

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ball and chain

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Rat’s nest

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an amok

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an amok

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Rat’s nest

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one the fence about something

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haven’t made up my mind about something

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haven’t made up my mind about something

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one the fence about something

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Have a bone to pick with someone

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have to nit-pick on something with sb

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have to nit-pick on something with sb

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Have a bone to pick with someone

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Price overview

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Price point

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Price point

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Price overview

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swoon over (someone or something)

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To be over the moon about something/sb

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To be over the moon about something/sb

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swoon over (someone or something)

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Divest myself to one end

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Burning my own boat/bridge

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Burning my own boat/bridge

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Divest myself to one end

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part of the menu

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part of the game

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part of the game

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part of the menu

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a slight wrinkle

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a hiccup/a bump

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a hiccup/a bump

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a slight wrinkle

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poke the bear

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play with fire

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play with fire

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poke the bear

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air one’s laundry

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reveal internal dissension

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reveal internal dissension

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air one’s laundry

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straight shooter

a forthright person

a forthright person

a straight shooter

keep somebody on the leash

keep somebody in check

keep somebody in check

keep somebody on the leash

back against the wall

backed into a corner

backed into a corner

back against the wall

trade places

switch positions

switch positions

trade places

a man apart

no ordinary person

no ordinary person

a man apart

emancipated from his family

cut off from one's family

cut off from one's family

emancipated from one's family

bone of contention

moot point | something that drives wedge between people

something that drives wedge between people

bone of contention

bite him in the butt

come back and hurt him

come back and hurt him

bite him in the butt

slum

ghetto

ghetto

slum

break down walls

break ice

break ice

break down walls

witch-hunting

scapegoating

scapegoating

witch-hunting

work in the grey

work in the flux

work in the flux

work in the grey

let sb out of the gate

let me off the leash

let me off the leash

let me out of the gate

offer them the moon

offer them the earth

promise them the earth

promise them the moon

fly off the handle

lose temper

lose temper

fly off the handle

money is not object

money is no problem

money is no problem

money is not object

a good/bad call

a good/bad decision

a good/bad decision

a good/bad call

strong-arm

coerce

coerce/manipulate

strong-arm

take me up for the offer

accept my offer

accept my offer

take me up on the offer

extend courtesy

extend an olive branch

extend an olive branch

extend courtesy