English Idiom -> ASL Flashcards

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“From the horses mouth.”

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

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Bad mood

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4
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“Bury the hatchet.”

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Put aside

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5
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“Fishy.”

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FS / Weird / Suspect (V)

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6
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“Bend over backward.”

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Try hard

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7
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“Paint the town red.”

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Have adventure / Good time

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8
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“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
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“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
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“Face the music.”

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Accept problem.

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18
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“Bite the bullet.”

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Perceiver / Get through

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19
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“Go fly a kite.”

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Shoo / Go away

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20
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“Horse of a different color.”

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Different situation

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21
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“Kick the bucket.”

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Die

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22
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“Lose ones shirt.”

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Big Bet / Lose a lot of money

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23
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“Spill the beans.”

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Tattle

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24
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“In stitches.”

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LAFF-LAFF

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"Different strokes for different folks."
Everyone have different taste / Different Goal
26
"Shape up or ship out."
Behave yourself or punish
27
"Money talks."
Money influence / Think-Money MM:(ma-ma-ma)
28
"Bite the dust."
Feel lost / low self-esteem / Die ?
29
"Sitting pretty."
Lucky ( ps-ps )
30
"Hang on."
Continuous
31
"Out of the woods."
Safe,but, be careful.
32
Hit the hay
Go to bed
33
All thumbs
Awkward/ Clumsy
34
Shake a leg
Hurry
35
Hit the ceiling
Become angry
36
Lemon
Have problem
37
Pull someone's leg
Fool
38
Tongue in cheek
Joke
39
Smell a rat
Suspect
40
Raise a stink
Listen
41
Turn someone off
You-gross-me
42
Shoot off ones mouth
Exaggerate
43
On ones last legs
Sick/ deteriorating
44
Horse around
Fool around
45
Show job
Insincere
46
Play by eye/ear
Something happen /We'll see
47
@ the end of ones rope
Stuck
48
Hot under the collar
Angry
49
Dressed to kill
Clothes-Fancy
50
Kick up ones heels
Celebrate
51
Get away clean
No-Punish
52
Eyes bigger than ones stomach
Eat Too-much
53
Get in someone's Hair
Bother/ annoy
54
Give someone the slip
Escape
55
Stick out ones neck
Take a risk
56
One good turn deserves another
Doing a favor
57
Bark worse than ones bite
Look mean but really, no problem
58
Talk through ones hat
Foolish message / Know nothing
59
Dressed to the teeth
Dress above normal
60
Pull strings
Force
61
Put your money where your mouth is
Do what you say
62
“Eat Someone”
Bother / Annoy
63
“Jump down someone’s throat”
Angry
64
“Up ones sleeve/ conceal”
Hide
65
Fork it over
Persist pay
66
If the shoe fits
Confess truth
67
Take the bull by the horns
Solve problem now
68
Pay through the nose
Pay expensive
69
Get off someone’s back
Stop Bother-me
70
Sold him down the river
You betray-me /Stab-me
71
Leave someone high and dry
Dump
72
Feel like $1 Million
Feel wonderful
73
Might makes right
Better of 2 will control
74
No news is good news
No news same-as Good news
75
Drive someone up the wall
Make me crazy
76
Get the Ax
Excuse / Reject
77
Make ends meet
Budget
78
Go to bat for someone
Encourage / Help
79
Spread oneself too thin
Overwhelm
80
Sell someone short
Don’t show true value
81
For a Song
Cheap / Reduce Price
82
On Ice
Save for later
83
Out on a limb
Take a risk
84
Jump the gun
Excited Tell
85
Feed someone a line
Fool
86
Let the cat out of the bag
Inform beforehand
87
Toot ones own horn
Boast
88
Get the ball rolling
Do something now !
89
Let sleeping dogs lie
Don’t start problem
90
What he early bird catches the worm
Arrive early for benefit