English 5/6M Flashcards

1
Q

cause someone else to make a great of noise

A

raises the roof

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2
Q

happy

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sunny smile

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3
Q

comfortable life

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bed of roses

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4
Q

pretend to be sad

A

crocodile tears

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5
Q

raining hard

A

raining cats and dogs

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6
Q

favorite

A

apple of my eye

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7
Q

pay what you eat/ buy

A

foot the bill

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8
Q

play jokes

A

pull a leg

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9
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very close

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neck to neck

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10
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bad condition (near to damage/death)

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last legs

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11
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hurry up

A

shake a leg

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12
Q

having only just enough money to live and nothing extra

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hand to mouth

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13
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something given to another person since the owner does not
like to use it anymore or it does not fit (just like clothes)

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hand-me-downs

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14
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provide everything that someone needs

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hand and foot

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15
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attentive

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all ears

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16
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walk

17
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fail to be heard; ignored

18
Q

learn something in such a way you can say it from memory

19
Q

help

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lend a hand

20
Q

hear by chance

A

get wind of

21
Q

A devices or tools used to add color and interest to an idea; awaken the imagination.

A

Figures of speech

22
Q

Giving human traits or characteristics to something that is not human

A

Personification

23
Q

Comparing two objects using “like” or “as”

24
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Comparing two different things directly.

25
Using exaggeration in emphasizing something.
Hyperbole
26
Real meaning is exactly the opposite of what is literally conveyed
Irony
27
Using words whose sounds suggest a thing or action.
Onomatopoeia
28
Dictionary definition of the word.
Denotation
29
The secondary meaning of the word associated to your emotions.
Connotation
30
Refers to the combining the initial part of one word and the last part of another word.
Blending
31
Refers to the shortening of a word with more than one syllable
Clipping
32
Refers to the joining of separate words to produce a single word
Compounding
33
Refers to the adding of a prefix or suffix to a root word to come up with a new word.
Affixation
34
Refers to the forming of new words using the initial letters of the word which are pronounced letter by letter.
Initialism
35
Refers to the forming of new words using the initial letters of the word which are pronounced as a single word
Acronyms
36
Refers to the forming of a new word by rearranging the letters of other words.
Anagrams