98- Idioms Flashcards

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To get something off your chest

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to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards

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To be on your mind

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phrase. If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.

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To spring something on someone

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spring something on somebody phrasal verb
to tell someone something or ask them to do something when they do not expect it and are not ready for it
It’s not fair to spring this on her without any warning.

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To spring something on someone

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spring something on somebody phrasal verb
to tell someone something or ask them to do something when they do not expect it and are not ready for it
It’s not fair to spring this on her without any warning.

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To break up with someone

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(END RELATIONSHIP)
to end or cause something to end, esp. a personal or business relationship: The meeting didn’t break up until about two a.m.

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To dump someone

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to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone: If he’s so awful, why don’t you just dump him?

To stop being in a romantic relationship with someone

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To come out of nowhere

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To seem to happen without any logical explanation or warning

: to arise or happen very surprisingly and unexpectedly. That question came out of nowhere. a company that has come out of nowhere to become one of the leaders in the industry.

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Couch potato

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someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television

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To be crazy about something

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very enthusiastic about
adjective. If you are crazy about something, you are very enthusiastic about it. If you are not crazy about something, you do not like it. [informal] He’s still crazy about both his work and his hobbies. [

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To be in seventh heaven

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To feel wonderful, to be very happy

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To move on

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To begin something else, to stop focusing on one person or thing and to start to think about someone or something else

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To let yourself go

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To allow yourself to be in bad physical condition because of diet or lack of exercise
خودتو ول کردی

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To drive someone up the wall

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To annoy someone very much

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To bring something up

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To start to talk about something to introduce a topic in conversation

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To get used to something

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To become accustomed to or familiar with something (notice that this expression is similar to” to be used to something “, meaning to be accustomed to or familiar with something.)

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To grow out of something

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To become too old for something ; to stop having an interest in something that used to be interesting

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To be the point

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To be the most important fact or consideration about a topic

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It figures

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This expression is used, often ironically, to mean that some outcome is logical, expected, or unavoidable.

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Mouse potato

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someone who spends a lot of time at home sitting and using a computer