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ANIMALS Flashcards

1
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work hard

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beaver away at, work like a beaver

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2
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confuse, confused

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to fox (foxed)

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3
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to ​cause difficulties

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to dog (dogged by)

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move around

to ​travel, ​move, or ​behave in a ​relaxed way for ​pleasure and without ​worrying that ​others may ​feel ​annoyed

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swan around

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5
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eat rapidly in large pieces

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wolf down (or dog)

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6
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to ​behave in a ​silly and ​annoying way

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monkey(ing) about

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a ​whistle (= ​sound made by ​blowing ​air through the ​lips) sometimes made by a man when he ​sees a woman he ​finds ​sexually ​attractive

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to wolf-whistle

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8
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​positioned very ​close together so that they cannot ​move

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packed/squashed like sardines, sardined

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9
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(repeat) exactly the same but without understanding

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parrot-fashion

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10
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to ​waste ​effort on something when there is no ​chance of ​succeeding

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to flog a dead horse

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11
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a person who travels some distance to work on regular basis

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commuter

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12
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search (a pound in a pocket)

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to fish for (a pound)

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13
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run very fast

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to hare off

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14
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behave silly and noisy

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horse around

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15
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uchylić się

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to duck down of sth

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16
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to ​talk in a ​proud and ​annoying way about something you have done

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crow over sth

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17
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być dobrym w parodiowaniu kogoś

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ape, be good at aping sb

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18
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eat too much of sth

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to pig out on sth

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19
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pognać do (domu)

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beetle off (home)

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20
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jak zmokła kura

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like a drowned rat

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21
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pić jak szewc

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drink like a fish

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22
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поширений

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widespread

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23
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протестовані, досліджені

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tested

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24
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експерименти

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experiments

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25
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animals kept on the farm

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livestock

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26
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клімат

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climate

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27
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animals used for experiments

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vivisection

28
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споживачі

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consumers

29
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a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions

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factory farming

30
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розвага

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entertainment

31
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активісти

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activists

32
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(of livestock, especially poultry) kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement

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free-range (eggs/meat etc)

33
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sports in which animals are killed

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blood sports

34
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опозиція

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opposition

35
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права тварин

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animal rights

36
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жорстокість

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cruelty

37
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інкубаторні кури

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battery hens

38
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несхвально

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frowned on

39
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a dog that is trained to help blind people

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seeing eye dog

40
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one who spends much time reading or studying

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bookworm

41
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sb who keeps ideas in a secret and has surprising skills, achieves enexpected results in competition etc

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dark horse

42
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fake tears

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crocodile tears

43
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a space for personal things, letters or massages are left (in offices, hotels etc)

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pigeonhole

44
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мальчишник

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stag party

45
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пішохідний перехід

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zebra crossing

46
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нашийник для собаки

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dog collar

47
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reflectors on the road

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cat’s eyes

48
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жир у немовлят, який з часом зникає

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puppy fat

49
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to have an often ​unfair ​idea of what ​type someone or something is

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to pigeonhole sb

50
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overhear/oversee without being noticed

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a fly on the wall

51
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to be unable to speak clearly without giving a slight cough

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to have a frog in one’s throat

52
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nervous feeling

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to have butterflyes in one’s stomach

53
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a view from high place to see a large area

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a bird’s-eye view

54
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sb who keeps sth that they do not want in order to prevent sb else from getting it (posessive, selfish)

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a real dog in the manager

55
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worthless chase, wasting time

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(go) on a wild-goose chase

56
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suspect sth is wrong

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smell a rat

57
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enjoy yourself much

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to have a whale of a time

58
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make ppl trust you by deceiving, insinuate yourself

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worm your way

59
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work hard

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work industriously

60
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nfluence ppl, change things which are not your responsibility

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meddle

61
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гніздо

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nest

62
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нести яйця

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lay eggs

63
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клітка

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cage

64
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рідкісний

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rare

65
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незаконне полювання..риболовля

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over-hunting/fishing

66
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to want to get or achieve something very much

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set your heart on sth/doing sth

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