English Idiom -> ASL Flashcards

1
Q

“From the horses mouth.”

A

Straight Information

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2
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“Give it ones best shot.”

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Try Best

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3
Q

“Get up on the wrong side of the bed.”

A

Bad mood

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4
Q

“Bury the hatchet.”

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Put aside

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5
Q

“Fishy.”

A

FS / Weird / Suspect (V)

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6
Q

“Bend over backward.”

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Try hard

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7
Q

“Paint the town red.”

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Have adventure / Good time

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8
Q

“Blew it.”

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Failed

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9
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“Duck soup.”

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No problem

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10
Q

“For the birds.”

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Means nothing

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11
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“For a good cause.”

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For good goal

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12
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“Scratch someone’s back.”

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Support / Favor

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13
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“Stick to ones guns.”

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Keep Opinion.

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14
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“Make a splash.”

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Become successful.

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15
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“On the line.”

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Warning / Danger

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16
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“Under ones hat.”

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Keep secret

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17
Q

“Face the music.”

A

Accept problem.

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18
Q

“Bite the bullet.”

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Perceiver / Get through

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19
Q

“Go fly a kite.”

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Shoo / Go away

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20
Q

“Horse of a different color.”

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Different situation

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21
Q

“Kick the bucket.”

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Die

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22
Q

“Lose ones shirt.”

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Big Bet / Lose a lot of money

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23
Q

“Spill the beans.”

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Tattle

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24
Q

“In stitches.”

A

LAFF-LAFF

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25
Q

“Different strokes for different folks.”

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Everyone have different taste / Different Goal

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26
Q

“Shape up or ship out.”

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Behave yourself or punish

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27
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“Money talks.”

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Money influence / Think-Money MM:(ma-ma-ma)

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28
Q

“Bite the dust.”

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Feel lost / low self-esteem / Die ?

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29
Q

“Sitting pretty.”

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Lucky ( ps-ps )

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30
Q

“Hang on.”

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Continuous

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31
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“Out of the woods.”

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Safe,but, be careful.

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32
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Hit the hay

A

Go to bed

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33
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All thumbs

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Awkward/ Clumsy

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34
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Shake a leg

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Hurry

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35
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Hit the ceiling

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Become angry

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36
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Lemon

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Have problem

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37
Q

Pull someone’s leg

A

Fool

38
Q

Tongue in cheek

A

Joke

39
Q

Smell a rat

A

Suspect

40
Q

Raise a stink

A

Listen

41
Q

Turn someone off

A

You-gross-me

42
Q

Shoot off ones mouth

A

Exaggerate

43
Q

On ones last legs

A

Sick/ deteriorating

44
Q

Horse around

A

Fool around

45
Q

Show job

A

Insincere

46
Q

Play by eye/ear

A

Something happen /We’ll see

47
Q

@ the end of ones rope

A

Stuck

48
Q

Hot under the collar

A

Angry

49
Q

Dressed to kill

A

Clothes-Fancy

50
Q

Kick up ones heels

A

Celebrate

51
Q

Get away clean

A

No-Punish

52
Q

Eyes bigger than ones stomach

A

Eat Too-much

53
Q

Get in someone’s Hair

A

Bother/ annoy

54
Q

Give someone the slip

A

Escape

55
Q

Stick out ones neck

A

Take a risk

56
Q

One good turn deserves another

A

Doing a favor

57
Q

Bark worse than ones bite

A

Look mean but really, no problem

58
Q

Talk through ones hat

A

Foolish message / Know nothing

59
Q

Dressed to the teeth

A

Dress above normal

60
Q

Pull strings

A

Force

61
Q

Put your money where your mouth is

A

Do what you say

62
Q

“Eat Someone”

A

Bother / Annoy

63
Q

“Jump down someone’s throat”

A

Angry

64
Q

“Up ones sleeve/ conceal”

A

Hide

65
Q

Fork it over

A

Persist pay

66
Q

If the shoe fits

A

Confess truth

67
Q

Take the bull by the horns

A

Solve problem now

68
Q

Pay through the nose

A

Pay expensive

69
Q

Get off someone’s back

A

Stop Bother-me

70
Q

Sold him down the river

A

You betray-me /Stab-me

71
Q

Leave someone high and dry

A

Dump

72
Q

Feel like $1 Million

A

Feel wonderful

73
Q

Might makes right

A

Better of 2 will control

74
Q

No news is good news

A

No news same-as Good news

75
Q

Drive someone up the wall

A

Make me crazy

76
Q

Get the Ax

A

Excuse / Reject

77
Q

Make ends meet

A

Budget

78
Q

Go to bat for someone

A

Encourage / Help

79
Q

Spread oneself too thin

A

Overwhelm

80
Q

Sell someone short

A

Don’t show true value

81
Q

For a Song

A

Cheap / Reduce Price

82
Q

On Ice

A

Save for later

83
Q

Out on a limb

A

Take a risk

84
Q

Jump the gun

A

Excited Tell

85
Q

Feed someone a line

A

Fool

86
Q

Let the cat out of the bag

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Inform beforehand

87
Q

Toot ones own horn

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Boast

88
Q

Get the ball rolling

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Do something now !

89
Q

Let sleeping dogs lie

A

Don’t start problem

90
Q

What he early bird catches the worm

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Arrive early for benefit