Idioms Flashcards

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Lose face

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Be less respected or look stupid because of sth u have done

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Turn a blind eye (to sth)

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Pretend not to see or notice sth, usually sth bad

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3
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Out of the blue

A

Suddenly and unexpectedly

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4
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Without fail

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Always

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5
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If all else fails

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Used to say what sb can so if nothing else they have done is successful

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6
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Rings a bell

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Sounds familiar

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7
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Steer/stay clear of st/sb

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Take care to avoid sth or sb because it or they may cause problems

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Why/how/where/who etc on earth

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Used to emphasize a question when u are angry or surprised or cannot think of obvious answer

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9
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Be in/ get into a state

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Be or become anxious or upset

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10
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Make sense

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Be a practical and logical thing to do

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11
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Like mad

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Very fast, hard, much

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12
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Take advantage of sth

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Make good use of sth

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13
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Change your mind

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14
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Get nowhere

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Make no progress or have no success

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Be supposed to do sth

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Be meant to do something

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16
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In that case

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Used to say what will happen or what u will do as a result of a particular situation

17
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In charge of

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Responsible for

18
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A piece of cake

A

Very easy to do

19
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A stone’s throw

A

A short distance

20
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Famous last words

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Used when you think sb is speaking with too much confidence about sth that they think will happen

21
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Better late than never

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.

22
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Bright and early

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Early in the morning

23
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More or less

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Almost or approximately

24
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Get through (to sb)

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Make contact with sb by phone

25
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Laugh sth off

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Joke about sth to show you think it’s not serious or important

26
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Thanks heavens

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Used to say you are pleased and relieved about something