Idioms Flashcards

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What is idiom

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Idiom is a group of words which has special meaning that cannot be understood through the meanings of the individual words put together

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To bluff somebody into doing something

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To lead somebody to do something by deceiving him

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To bluff somebody into doing something

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To lead somebody to do something by deceiving him

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To say amen to something

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To agree very strongly on something

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To be alive to something

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To have basic knowledge of something.e.g bisi is alive to dancing…refers to thing

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To be alive with something..refers to living

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To be full of something

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To beared the lion in his den

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To attack or a face a person in his domain, preferably,in his house or office

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To have a bee in one’s bonnet

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To have an idea or plan that occupies one’s mind

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To have the best of both worlds

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To have advantage in each of the two choice available

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