idiom 1-10 Flashcards

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1
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A blessing in disguise

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A good thing that seemed bad at first.

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2
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Beat around the bush

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To speak ina roundabout way (ကွေ့ပတ်ပြောသည်)

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3
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Better late than never

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better to arrive later than not to come at all.

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4
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Bite the bullet

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ကြောက်တဲ့ အရာကို ရှောင်လွှဲသာလို့ ဖြတ်ကျော် ရ.

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5
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Cutting corners

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do sth poorly to save time or money.

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6
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Make a long story short

A

အတိုချုပ်ပြောသည်။

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7
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No pain, no gain

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You have to work for what you want.

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8
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So far so good

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Things have been successful up to now.

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9
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The last straw

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the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation.

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10
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To make matters worse

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To make the situation even more unpleasant.

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