Cambridge Idioms in Use - Advanced Flashcards

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launch campaign

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is a minefield

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join forces with

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is a casualty

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pull rank

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get/ take the flak

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get marching orders

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seeing sense

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seeing reason

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seeing the point

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sees the joke

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see the light

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see red

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black mark

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at a crossroads

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are going/ getting nowhere

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uncharted territory/ waters

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have something up your sleeve

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bluff your way

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the tip of the iceberg

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from the cradle to the grave

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every Tom, Dick and/ or Harry

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out of your own pocket

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like a bear with a sore head

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the good old days

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days are numbered

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to clip someone’s wings

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spirit of adventure

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up-to-the-minute

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be at a loss for words

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tying the knot

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sick and tired of