idioms 10-12 Flashcards by rania c | Brainscape

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refusing politely

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thanks all the same

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I dont have the strengh to

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I dont feel up to

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Speaking about work

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talking shop

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slightly ill

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feeling under the weather

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go out

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have a night out of town

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Made a social mistake

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put my foot in it

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A party to celebrate moving into a new house

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Giving a house warming party

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meet someone you didnt expect to see

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isnt it a small world

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expression used to postpone the acceptance of an invitation

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can i take a rain check

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the person u were talking about arrives

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speak of the devil

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give a talk without preparation

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speak of the cuff

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asked specifically

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asked him point blank

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Dont avoid the question

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dont beat around the bush

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guess what is left to say

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read betwee the lines

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Make sure i’m informed

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keep me posted

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Write you a letter

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drop you a line

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Give me a summary

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give me a rundown

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from memory

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off the top of my head

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told a secret to a person who’s not suppose to know

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spilled the beans

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confidential, not to be published

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off the record

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the inside is turned outside

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inside out

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in a dull routine

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in a rut

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don’t know how to make it work

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can’t get the hang of it

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problem point, difficulty

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stumbling block

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is unable to avoid, will certainly get

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is in for

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Taking what is left after the best has been taken

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scrapping the bottom of the barrel

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The wrong way up

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upside down

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in a dilemma, in a difficult situation

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in a bind

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talking without progress

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going around in circles

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have to begin from nothing

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have to start from scratch