guantity and money Flashcards

1
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add up to

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if sth add up to a total amount they form a total; combine to prode a particular amount

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2
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drum up

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try to make people support or buy sth from you

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3
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size up

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think carefully and form an opinion

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4
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run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something

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to go or move from one end to the other of something

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5
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put your money where your mouth is

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used for saying that someone should do something, especially spend money, to show that they mean what they say instead of just talking about it

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6
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pay dearly

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to suffer a lot as a result of a particular action or event:

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7
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a poor man’s something

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used about something that is a cheaper type of a similar but more impressive thing

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8
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be stinking rich

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to be extremely rich

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9
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share and share alike

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used to encourage everyone to have an equal amount of something:

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