Idioms Flashcards

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to be (as) thick as thieves

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idiom - very friendly with someone, sometimes in a way that makes people think you’ve got a secret

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a fair-weather friend

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idiom - a friend who is only there for you when things are going well

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to be joined at the hip

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idiom - people who spend a lot of time together

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to know something/somebody inside out

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idiom - to know someone very well

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a shoulder to cry on

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idiom - a person who comforts you when you’re sad

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to move in the same circles

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idiom - to socialise with someone who has the same lifestyle as you

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to hit it off

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idiom - to get in well immediately

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to see eye to eye with someone

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idiom - to agree with someone

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to bury the hatchet

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idiom - to end an argument and be friends again

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to clear the air

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idiom - to get rid of bad feelings between people, often with a discussion

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to let bygones be bygones

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idiom - forgive someone or forget about something bad someone did

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