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Idioms - 2 Flashcards

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1
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Off and On

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Occasionally

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Took to heels

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Run away in fear

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To stave off

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Postpone an unwanted situation

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To give a piece of mind

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To reprimand

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Pay through nose

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Pay an extremely high price

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6
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Draw on fancy

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Use imagination

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7
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Go through fire and water

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Undergo any risk

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8
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Put up with

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Tolerate

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By fits and starts

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Irregularly

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Reading between the lines

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Understand the hidden thing

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11
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Pros and Cons

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Considering all the facts

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12
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By leaps and bounds

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Very quickly

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13
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At one’s wit’s end

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Puzzled/Confused

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14
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The green eyed monster

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Used as a way of talking about jealousy

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15
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Set the record straight

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Give a correct account

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16
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Laying off

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Dismissal from job

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17
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Spilling the beans

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Revealing the info indirectly

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18
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Carry out

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Execute

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19
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Ins and Outs

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Full details

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20
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In the good books

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In favour with

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21
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Shake in shoes

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Tremble with fear

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22
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Harbor’s choice

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No real choice at all

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23
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An axe to grind

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A private interest to serve

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24
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To blow one’s own trumphet

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To praise one’s own abilities and achievements

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25
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A sore point

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Something which hurts

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26
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Like a phoenix

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With a new life/rebirth

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27
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To keep under wraps

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Secret

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28
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Cut no ice

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Had no influence

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29
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Brought up

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Introduce for discussion

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30
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Can’t hold a candle to

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Cannot be compared with

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31
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Burn one’s boat

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Leaves no means of return

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32
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Make one’s flesh creep

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To horrify

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33
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To take into account

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To consider

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34
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Blue eyed boys

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Favourites

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35
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Dropping names

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Flaunting high connections

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36
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A red letter day

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An important day

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37
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At stone’s throw

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Very near

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38
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Turn up one’s nose at

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To reject

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39
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Turn one’s head up

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To feel proud

40
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High and Dry

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Neglected/Leave someone helpless

41
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Take for granted

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To accept readily

42
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The man in the street

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An ordinary man

43
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To catch up with

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To compete with

44
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Fight to the bitter end

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To fight a losing battle

45
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Throw down a glove

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To give a challenge

46
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Let the cat out of the bag

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To utter a secret by mistake

47
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To have too many iron in the fire

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To get engaged in multiple works at the same time

48
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Fall through

A

To fail

49
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To smell a rat

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To suspect a trick

50
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To steer clear of

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Avoid

51
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To get one’s own back

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To get one’s revenge

52
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To run across

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A meet by chance

53
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A dark horse

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An unforeseen competition

54
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A man of letters

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A literary person

55
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Keep the wolf away from the door

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To keep off starvation

56
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Out of sorts

A

Upset

57
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Gut feeling

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A strong instinct

58
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A close fisted man

A

Miser

59
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Play ducks and drakes

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Spend lavishly/To waste

60
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Be taken aback

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Shocked or surprised

61
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Lay it on thick

A

An exaggeration

62
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Bird’s eye view

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An overview

63
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To win laurels

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To earn great prestige

64
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In the soup

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To be in trouble

65
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Draw the line

A

To set limits

66
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A beehive

A

A busy place

67
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To cut the guardian knot

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To perform a difficult task

68
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Sit on the fence

A

To avoid being a part of deciding

69
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Fight tooth and nail

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To fight with all strength

70
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Cock and Bull story

A

A concerted or absurd story

71
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Under a cloud

A

Under suspicion

72
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To pull a long face

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Look sad

73
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Beat around the bush

A

To say everything except the main topic

74
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To add fuel to the fire

A

Making things worse

75
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To take to heart

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To be greatly affected

76
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All moon shine

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Far from reality

77
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At a snail’s pace

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Slowly

78
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Abide By

A

Respect or obey

79
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Close down

A

Stopped operating

80
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Figure out

A

Understand to find out the answer

81
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Get rid of

A

Remove/give away

82
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Hang up

A

End phone call

83
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Agree with

A

Say/Same opinion

84
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Keep on

A

Continuous

85
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Get off

A

Leave

86
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Make fun off

A

Laugh at someone

87
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Hurry up

A

Be quick

88
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Once in a blue moon

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Something that happens rarely

89
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Spin a yarn

A

Tell a long story

90
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Asleep at the wheels

A

Not paying attention

91
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No pain, no gain

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Suffering in order to achieve

92
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An ace up one’s sleeve

A

A secret advantage

93
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A piece of cake

A

Very easy

94
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Look into

A

To investigate

95
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Knock out

A

Hit someone very hard

96
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A brick short of a load; as thick as two short planks

A

Stupid or mad

97
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Wet behind the ears

A

Lacking experience, immature

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