Idioms 3 Flashcards

1
Q

when the police is able to prevent a crime or seize a criminal based on information they received

A

to act on a tip-off

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2
Q

an official investigation

A

an inquiry into

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3
Q

to steal and escape with something

A

to make off with something

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4
Q

to have dealings with the police for a minor crime

A

to have a brush with the law

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5
Q

to have a hidden number of something

A

a cache of

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6
Q

a judge announces in a court of law what sentence a criminal will receive

A

to hand down a sentence/to pass sentence

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7
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money paid to somebody who threatens to hurt or blackmail the other person

A

protection money

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8
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when an appeal or decision is rejected

A

to be quashed

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9
Q

something is now old and not in very good condition

A

it has seen better days

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10
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to stop a vehicle

A

to draw up

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11
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a sharp bend in the road, where the road turns back in opposite direction

A

hairpin bend

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12
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to brake quickly and suddenly

A

to hit/slam on the brakes

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13
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to pass through a traffic light that is red

A

to jump a red light

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14
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to go up on the pavement (sidewalk) while driving

A

to mount the pavement

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15
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to change into reverse gear

A

to put a car into reverse

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16
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to damage a car so badly that repairing it would cost more than buying a new one

A

to write a car off

17
Q

when somebody visits somebody’s home and eats all the food in the house

A

to eat somebody out of house and home

18
Q

to eat something very quickly, often because they are very hungry or in a hurry

A

to wolf something down

19
Q

to eat your food very slowly and without enthusiasm

A

to pick at your food

20
Q

to feel a little hungry

A

to be/feel peckish

21
Q

the cupboard in the kitchen where food is kept

A

the larder

22
Q

to do some kind of physical activity which makes you hungry

A

to work up an appetite

23
Q

to be extremely thirsty

A

to be gasping for a drink

24
Q

to do very well in an exam and get very good marks

A

to pass an exam with flying colours

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to miss school without permission
to play truant
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to pass an exam very easily, without effort
to sail through an exam
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to take an exam
to sit (for) an exam
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close together
cheek by jowl