IDIOMS Flashcards

1
Q

when pigs fly

A

Something will never happen.

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2
Q

to go out on a limb

A

to do something very risk that may likely result in criticism

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3
Q

a piece of cake

A

easy

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4
Q

diamond in the rough

A

having high potential but lacking refinement

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5
Q

to pull one’s hair out

A

to be really stressed out

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6
Q

to go back to square one

A

to restart and try again

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7
Q

to put one’s foot in his/her mouth

A

to say something that one should not have said

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8
Q

under the weather

A

sick

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9
Q

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

A

Money must be earned.

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10
Q

to burn the candle at both ends

A

to do too much

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11
Q

to rock the boat

A

to cause trouble

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12
Q

a burning question

A

a question that really needs to be answered

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13
Q

to break a leg

A

to wish someone good luck

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14
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to be on cloud nine

A

to be really excited

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15
Q

in the bag

A

certain achievement

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16
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to fight tooth and nail

A

to work or try really, really hard

17
Q

to toot one’s own horn

A

to brag

18
Q

to kick the bucket

A

to die

19
Q

to run around like a chicken with its head cut off

A

to busily or crazily run around from place to place

20
Q

to go bananas

A

to go crazy

21
Q

to feel like a fish out of water

A

to feel very unfamiliar with one’s surroundings

22
Q

to surf the web

A

to find information on the internet

23
Q

fishy

A

suspicious