Daily Double Quiz #4 Flashcards

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Via

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Latin
“way”
by way of or through

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On a Shoestring

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on a strict budget, with very little money

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2
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Shape Up or Ship Out

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Correct your behavior or get out/move away

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Eureka!

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Greek
“I’ve found it”
an expression of discovery

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4
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More Than One Way to Skin a Cat

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there are several solutions to a problem

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5
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Schlep

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Yiddish
“to drag or pull”
to drag “lug”, or carry something
a difficult journey

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6
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Par for the Course

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just what is expected, normal or typical

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7
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Safari

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Swahili
“journey”
a wildlife tour

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8
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Have Your Cake and Eat it too

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to have two choices but you can only choose one

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9
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Smorgasbord

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Swedish
“sandwich table”
A wide variety of things

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Keep Your Head Above Water

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to earn just enough to stay out of debt
to meet your responsibilities
to barely make it

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11
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Karaoke

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Japanese
“empty orchestra”
a machine that plays music and shows lyrics for a sing-along

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12
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Skeleton in Your Closet

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a secret that you don’t want anyone to know

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13
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Poltergeist

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German
“noisy ghost”
a trouble making ghost

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14
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Cloak and Dagger

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dramatic and suspenseful

involving mystery and intrigue

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15
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Vampire

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Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian
“blood sucker”
recruited pale corpse that sucks blood