Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

get cold feet

A

suddenly lose confidence

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2
Q

feel under the weather

A

do not feel well

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3
Q

head over heels

A

fall in love

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4
Q

a blessing in disguise

A

a good thing that did not seem to be good at first

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5
Q

a dime a dozen

A

very common

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6
Q

beat around the bush

A

avoid saying something because it makes people uncomfortable

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7
Q

Better late than never

A

Better to arrive late than not to come at all

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8
Q

bite the bullet

A

get something over because it is unavoidable

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9
Q

Break a leg

A

good luck

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10
Q

call it a day

A

stop doing something or working

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11
Q

cut somebody some slack

A

don’t be so critical

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12
Q

cut corners

A

sacrifice the quality of something to save time or money

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13
Q

Easy it down.

A

Slow down.

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14
Q

get out of hand

A

get out of control

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15
Q

get something out of my system

A

do the thing you’ve been wanting to do so you can move on

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16
Q

get your act together

A

work better or leave

17
Q

give someone the benefit of the doubt

A

trust what someone says

18
Q

go back to the drawing board

A

start over

19
Q

Hang in there

A

Don’t give up

20
Q

hit the sack

A

go to sleep

21
Q

It’s not rocket science

A

It’s not complicated

22
Q

let someone off the hook

A

to not hold someone responsible for something

23
Q

make a long story short

A

tell something briefly

24
Q

miss the boat

A

it’s too late

25
Q

No pain, no gain.

A

You have to work for what you want

26
Q

on the ball

A

doing a good job

27
Q

pull someone’s leg

A

to joke with someone

28
Q

Pull yourself together

A

Calm down

29
Q

So far so good

A

Things are going well so far

30
Q

Speak of the devil

A

The person we were just talking about showed up!

31
Q

That’s the last straw

A

My patience has run out

32
Q

the best of both worlds

A

an ideal situation

33
Q

Time flies when you’re having fun

A

You don’t notice how long something lasts when it’s fun

34
Q

to get bent out of shape

A

to get upset

35
Q

to make matters worse

A

make a problem worse

36
Q

We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

A

Let’s not talk about that problem right now

37
Q

wrap your head around something

A

understand something complicated

38
Q

You can say that again

A

That’s true, I agree

39
Q

Your guess is as good as mine

A

I have no idea