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4TR P3 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Stubborn as a donkey

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refusing to change your actions or opinions.

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Have kittens

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to be very worried, upset, or angry about something

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Flog a dead horse

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to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding

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Sheep in wolf’s clothing

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a person with a pleasant and friendly appearance that hides the fact that they are evil

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Let sleeping dogs lie

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warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about

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6
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Like water off a ducks back

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A potentially hurtful remark or situation that has no apparent effect on the person involved.

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Put the cat among the pigeons

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say or do something that is likely to cause trouble or controversy

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Take the bull by the horns

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to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct way

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Have a bee in one’s bonnet

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to talk and think a lot about something

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10
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Elephant in the room

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there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.

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One-trick pony

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a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise

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Let the cat out of the bag

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reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake

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13
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Quit cold turkey

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when the quitting brings physical symptoms of withdrawal, as with heroin or other highly addictive drugs.

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14
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Like a fish out of water

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someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation

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Ants in your pants

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Be extremely restless, uneasy, impatient, or anxious

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Open a can of worms

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you are warning them that they are planning to do or talk about something which is much more complicated, unpleasant, or difficult than they realize and which might be better left alone.

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Wild goose chase

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A foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.

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The world is your oyster

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You are in a position to take the opportunities that life has to offer.

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Dog-eat-dog

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a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people:

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Get your ducks in a row

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to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen

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21
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Hold your horses

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wait, slow down

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22
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Puppy love

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romantic love that a young person feels for someone else, which usually disappears as the young person becomes older

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23
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Shooting fish in a barrel

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one side in a battle or contest is so much stronger than the other that the weaker side has no chance at all of winning

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Like a bull in a China shop

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they are very careless in the way that they move or behave:

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25
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Butterflies in one’s stomach

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you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach

26
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Can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone’s habits or character

27
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All bark, no bite

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Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious

28
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Get someone’s goat

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to upset or irritate someone

29
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Fish or cut bait

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to make a decision

30
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Watch like a hawk

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observe them very carefully

31
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New method or idea

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Innovation

32
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The first version of something

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Prototype

33
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System of providing fresh air to a room or building

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Ventilation

34
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Easily broken

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Fragile

35
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Pour liquid into a premade shape so it hardens and makes something solid

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Cast

36
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Flattened

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Compressed

37
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Overlook

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38
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Oversee

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39
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Have similar views or attitudes to something

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See eye to eye

40
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Wait and see

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41
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Look someone in the eye

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42
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Be in the Lookout

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43
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Look into

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Investigate

44
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See about

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Prepare, attend or deal with something

45
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Look up to someone

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46
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Action of knowing and identifying something or someone

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Recognition

47
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Cause something to happen

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Trigger

48
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Technology that allows digital information to be viewed on top of something real

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Augmented reality

49
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Digital content that is placed on top of a reality on a smart phone screen

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Aura

50
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Put one thing on top of another

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Overlay

51
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Mark or label something

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Tag up

52
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The optimist sees the world through rose colored glasses

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53
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The pessimist always sees dark cloud on the horizon

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54
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The glass is half full

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55
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There’s light at the end of the tunnel

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56
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Every cloud has a silver lining

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Every bad situation has some advantage

57
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Look on the bright side

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58
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The glass is half empty

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59
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There’s no hope in sight

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60
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If something bad can happen, it will

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