Idioms 4 Flashcards

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1
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Lose conciousness / faint

A

Pass out

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2
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Tolerate / bare or deal with patience

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Put up with

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3
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To meet by chance / accidently

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Run into / run across

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4
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Have no more / exhaust a supply

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Run out of

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5
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To hit by a vehicule / ride or drive over

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Run over

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6
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Be present / to arrive, appear

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Show up

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7
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To be like / have the same attitude / follow one’s example / resemble

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Take after

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8
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Leave quickly / rush away

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Take off

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9
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To answer without respect / rudely

A

Talk back to

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10
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Serve / supply the wants of

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Wait on

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11
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Understand / solve / discover / think about

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Figure out

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12
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To depend on / trust / rely

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Count on

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13
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To give attention to / near

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Listen to

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14
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Request / demand / inquire

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Ask for

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15
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Make an application / make a formal request

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Apply for

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16
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Enter or board a bus, train, plane

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Get on

17
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Enter or board a car

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Get in

18
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Finish - leave working / escape a punishement / exit / leave / descend from a bus, train, plane

A

Get off

19
Q

Exit / leave / descend from a car

A

Get out of

20
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To get news or informations

A

Hear from

21
Q

Return / recover

A

Get back

22
Q

Inflate with air / burst / explode

A

Blow up