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American Idioms 1, A Flashcards

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A bit much

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More than is reasonable; a bit too much

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A dead heat

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A dead heat is when there is no single

“The horse race finished in a dead heat.”

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A dog in the manger

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A person who selfishly prevent others from using, enjoying

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A drag

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A person, thing, or task that is tedious or boring

“I don’t know who invited this guy to the party. He is a such a drag!”

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A little leery

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Cautious, wary, or uncertain of a given person, place, or thing

“To be honest, I’m a little leery of signing up for this deal; it sounds too good to be true”.

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A living hell

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An extremely unpleasant situation

“She described her marriage to her alcoholic husband as a living hell”.

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A load of nonsense

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Exaggerated, foolish, or untruthful talk;

“Personally, I think the notion of “love at first sight” is a load of nonsense”.

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A million and one

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Very many

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A notch above

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Superior to; higher in quality

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A plum job

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An easy and pleasant job that also pays well

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A stitch in time saves nine

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Fix something quickly, because if you don’t, it will just get more difficult to fix

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A stone’s throw

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A very short distance

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A storm in a teacup

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Unnecessary anger or worry about an unimportant or trivial matter

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A streak of bad luck

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A period of continuous misfortune;

She broke up with him? Wow, the poor guy’s streak of bad luck continues”.

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A tad bit

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A small portion, degree, or amount

“I’m afraid I’ve caught a tad bit of a cold”.

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A trip down memory lane

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Something that causes nostalgia, a nostalgic episode

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Ace boom-boom

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One’s close friend

“Oh, I’m sure he invited Dave—that’s his ace boom-boom”.

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Ace out

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1-to have good fortune 2-To narrowly escape a bad situation; 3-to outmaneuver or outperform someone, often resulting in victory

1-“I aced out at work today when the boss did not assign me that big project” 2-“Jack hit the gas at the right moment and aced out of a car accident” 3-“I’ve been training really hard this year so that I don’t get aced out in the finals again”.

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Achilles’ heel

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A small but fatal weakness in spite of overall strength

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Acknowledge (the) receipt of (something)

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To recognize, often formally, that something has been received, usually an item that has been delivered

“Did you get a notification acknowledging receipt of your package?”

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Acknowledge the corn

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Admit to a mistake, especially a small one; point out one’s own shortcomings, or another’s

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Acquaint (one) with (something)

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To help one become familiar or comfortable with something

“You’ll need to acquaint me with the rules of their culture”.

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Acquired taste

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Something one learns to appreciate only after trying it repeatedly

24
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Act high and mighty

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Be arrogant, presume that one is better than others

25
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Act of congress

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Hard to get, said of authorization

26
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Act one’s age

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To be mature, not childish

27
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All eyes on me

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When everyone is paying attention to someone, all eyes are on them

“All eyes are on the Germany team after their disappointing recent results”.

28
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All Greek to me

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When something is too difficult or confusing to understand, it’s all Greek to you

“I didn’t understand today’s lecture, it was all Greek to me”.

29
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All hell broke loose

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When all hell breaks loose, a situation suddenly becomes noisy and violent

“All hell broke loose at the party when James pushed Dan to the floor”.

30
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All in a day’s work

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When something is unusual for other people but not unusual for you, it’s all in a day’s work

“Being cold and wet is all in a day’s work for British fishermen”.

31
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All in the same boat

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When you are in the same unpleasant situation as everyone, you are all in the same boat

“There’s no use complaining to me about having to work on Saturday, we’re all in the same boat”

32
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All in your head

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When you imagine something that is not real

“They were not gossiping about you, it’s all in your head”.

33
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All or nothing

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When something is all or nothing, you either do it completely or not all

“As Jenny stood on the top of the diving board she knew it was all or nothing. She could either jump off or climb back down”.

34
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All out!

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When you do something all out, you do it with every possible effort

“We had to work all out to make sure we met our deadline”.

35
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All over the shop

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When something is badly organized or scattered in many different places, it is all over the shop

“My brother’s room is a mess. His clothes are all over the shop”.

36
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Any minute now

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Very soon

37
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Any way you slice it

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From whatever perspective, no matter how you

38
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At the eleventh hour

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At the last possible moment or opportunity.

39
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A fool and his money are easily parted

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Fools spend money easily

40
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A leopard can’t change his spots

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It’s very difficult for a person to change his/her manners, character, way of thinking

41
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A slap on the wrist

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A light punishment

42
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A whole new ball game

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A significant change in circumstances

43
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As thick as thieves

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A very secretive and close relationship between people

44
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As bold as brass

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Daring, brave, bold or overconfident

45
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A bit too much

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Behave in an unfair manner

46
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Apple pie order

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Neat and tidy in the arrangement

47
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Aftermath

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The effects of something traumatic

48
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A voice crying in the wilderness

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To say something that is not popular

49
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Against the grain

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A difficult path to be followed

50
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A burnt child dreads the fire

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Everyone avoids repeating a hurting experience again in life

51
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As different as chalk and cheese

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For two things to be completely different from each other

52
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A trip to the sun

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Something which is very unlikely

53
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

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To miss and love someone more when they are not around

54
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All good things must come to an end

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Everything that is deemed nice, ends

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