Idioms Flashcards by Zi Xin Zhou

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all ears

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meaning: to listen intently

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hit the road

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meaning: to leave

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over the moon

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meaning: delighted

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call it a day

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meaning: stop what you’re doing

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up in the air

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meaning: undecided

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see red

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meaning: angry

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down in the dumps

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meaning: to be sad

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on top of things

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meaning: to be in control of the situation

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come through

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meaning: to help

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burning the candle at both ends

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meaning: to stay up at night then wakw up early tp do things

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cracks up

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meaning: to make someone laugh

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down and out

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meaning: someone with no money/job/house

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off the wall

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meaning: strange, suspicious, unnatural

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up to my neck

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meaning: to be deeply involved in

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once in a blue moon

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meaning: to happen very rarely

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rub it in

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meaning: to emphasize on something unpleasant

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shaken up

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meaning: shocked and upset

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wet behind the ears

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meaning: naive and inexperienced