color and food Flashcards

1
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the salt of the earth

A

very decent, honest person

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2
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a butter-fingers

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person who is likely to drop things

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3
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green with envy

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extremely envious

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4
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nuts

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foolish, eccentric or mad person

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5
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peanuts

A

very small amount of money

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6
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out of the blue

A

unexpectedly

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7
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as red as a beetroot

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red in the face because of embarrassed

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8
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packed like sardines

A

pressed tightly together

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9
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to have green fingers

A

to have skill in gardening

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10
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a green belt

A

area of open land around a city where building is strictly controlled

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11
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blue-eyed boy

A

a person having prospect

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12
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a white-collar job

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an office job

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13
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as flat as pancake

A

completely flat

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14
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hot potato

A

a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement

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15
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rose-colored spectacles

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being too optimistically

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16
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to see red

A

to become very angry

17
Q

a vegetable

A

person who has a dull monotonous lie

18
Q

in the red

A

owe money

19
Q

in black n white

A

in writing or in print

20
Q

full of beans

A

having a lot of energy and vitality

21
Q

the cream

A

the best part of sth

22
Q

red tape

A

excessive bureaucracy, especially in public business

23
Q

to catch so red-handed

A

to discover sb in the act of doing sth wrong

24
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in a jam

A

in difficult or embarrassing situation

25
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sour grapes

A

bad behavior that happens because someone else is more successful

26
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a red herring

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fact, the argument that leads attention away from the matter being considered

27
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as cool as a cucumber

A

very calm and controlled, especially in difficult circumstances

28
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as warm as toast

A

pleasantly warm

29
Q

as two peas in a pod

A

virtually identical

30
Q

like water

A

in great quantity, lavishly or recklessly