Consolidation 8 Flashcards

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1
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a bitter pill to swallow

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a difficult fact to accept

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against all odds
Against all the odds, he recovered.

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despite the difficulties

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3
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be out of practice
If you don’t play regularly you soon get out of practice.

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lacking practice

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4
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come to the point

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reach the main point in a discussion

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fall into place
Then I found his diary and it all began to fall into place.

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become clear

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6
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get the sack

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be dismissed from the job

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7
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get the wrong end of the stick

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misunderstand completely what has been said

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8
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golden opportunity

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the best chance

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9
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grease sb’s palm

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bribe sb

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10
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in public
Her husband was always nice to her in public.

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in the presence of other people

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in the offing
I hear there are more staff changes in the offing.

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Likely to happen

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12
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out-and-out
What she said was an out-and-out lie.

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thorough; complete

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13
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out in the open

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(of secrets) revealed

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out of print
Her first novel is now out of print.

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(of books) not available anymore

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15
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out of the frying pan into fire

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from a difficult situation to a worse

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16
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part and parcel of sth
Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job.

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basic part of

17
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past one’s prime
These flowers are long past their prime.

A

Growing old

18
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pop the question

A

make a proposal of marriage

19
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short and sweet
We haven’t much time so I’ll keep it short and sweet.

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very short and to the point

20
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status symbol
Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.

A

property/possession that shows sb’s high social rank

21
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take things to pieces
If you take the bookcase to pieces, it will fit in the back of your car.

A

dismantle things

22
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white elephant
The Olympic committee discourages host cities from building sports venues that turn into costly** white elephants**.

A

useless possession