Idioms Flashcards by Sejal Choudhary | Brainscape

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Eat someone’s lunch

A

Defeat someone thoroughly

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Hard nut to crack

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A difficult situation or person

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Have egg on your face

A

They made it to look foolish or embarrassing

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In a nutshell

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Expressed in few words

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Piece of cake

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Very easily done

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Spill the beans

A

Reveal a secret

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Think big

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Consider ambitious plans

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Let one’s hair down

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Enjoy or relax themselves

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Take it easy

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Relax and do things at a comfortable pace

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Blow ones top

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Lose one’s temper

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Go bananas

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To become irrational or crazy

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Under one’s belt

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Safely or satisfactorily achieved

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Hit the roof

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To become extremely angry

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Run into a buzz show

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Encounter unexpected problem

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Cutting-edge

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Very novel and innovative

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Run out of steam

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Become tired, lose momentum

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Blind date

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A date where the two people have never met before

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Get along with

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To have a good relationship with someone

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Kick the bucket

A

Die

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Oddball

A

A weirdo or a strange person

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Knee jerk reaction

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A quick and automatic response

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Hang in there

A

Don’t give up

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Pull yourself together

A

Calm down

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So far so good

A

Things are going well

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Down to earth

A

Sensible and realistic

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Curiosity killed the cat

A

Being too curious can get u in trouble

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Elvis has left the building

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The show has come to an end , it’s all over

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Last straw

A

The final problem in a series of problems

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Joined at the hip

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To be exceptionally close to someone

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Elbow grease

A

Hard physical efford

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Forty winks

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A short nap

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Barrel of laugh

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Someone who is very funny

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Old as the hills

A

Someone who is very old

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In the doghouse

A

To have some unhappy with u

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Up for grabs

A

Available for anyone

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Spilt hairs

A

Argue or worry about sone details

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Round the bend

A

Crazy , insane

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See eye to eye

A

To concur , agree

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Break a leg

A

Good luck

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Balls in your court

A

It’s up to you to make the next decision

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Barking at the wrong tree

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Looking at the wrong place

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Be glad to see the back of

A

Be happy when a person leaves

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Against the clock

A

Short on time

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To be in the same boat

A

To be in the same situation or problem

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Throw in the towel

A

To quit , to admit defeat

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To have your head in the clouds

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Daydreaming , thinking about impractical ideas