Idioms Flashcards

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Born with a silver spoon

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2
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Run of the mill - very ordinary thing

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3
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With bated breath. - to do something eagerly

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4
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At loggerhead to have disagreements

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5
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See eye to eye

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To reach agreement

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6
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To get the pink slip

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To be fired from a job

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7
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Dirt cheap

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Very cheap

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8
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Cutting egged technology

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Advance

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9
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Attribute

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Cause

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10
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Attain

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Get

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11
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Await

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Waiting

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12
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Commence

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To begin

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13
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Commodity

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Something that is valuable

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14
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Consecutive

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Following one after another

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15
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Constitute

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Account for

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16
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Correlate or correlation

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Between or with

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17
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Deprive

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No

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18
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Deterioration

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Worse

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19
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Devise

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Plan

20
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Elucidate

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Explain by somebody to make it clearer

21
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Exacerbate

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Make something bad even worse

22
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Excert

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23
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Expenditure

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Spending

24
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Facilitate

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To make something possible or easier

25
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Immense

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Huge

26
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Imminent

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Something gonna happen soon

27
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To incur

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Experience something unpleasant because of our action

28
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Misconception

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Not correct info

29
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Over the moon

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Extremely pleased

30
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Once in the blue moon

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Happen rarely

31
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A drop in the ocean

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32
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Action speak louder than words

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,

33
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Go the extra mile

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34
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In the heat of the moment

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35
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Keep an eye on

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36
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Cut throat competition

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Hard competition

37
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Sells like hot cakes

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38
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Think out of the box

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39
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Down to earth

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Very polite

40
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To have to many iron in the fire

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Very busy

41
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Chalk and cheese

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Always opposite

42
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Like two peas in the pod

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In the same side

43
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Like a kid in a candy store

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Very japoy

44
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Blessing in disguise

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45
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Up in the air

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