Idioms 😍 Flashcards

1
Q

to let others see your uniqueness

A

LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY

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2
Q

when you lose control of things

A

GET OUT OF HAND

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3
Q

to understand something

A

GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT

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4
Q

to refuse to compromise or change your mind

A

DIG IN YOUR HEELS / STICK TO YOUR GUNS

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5
Q

to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible

A

PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT

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6
Q

to start performing better

A

STEP UP YOUR GAME

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7
Q

“to study,”

A

(To) Hit the books

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8
Q

to go to bed

A

to hit the sack

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9
Q

that someone has done a great job of convincing you to do something you might not have wanted to to do

A

To twist someone’s arm

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10
Q

things are uncertain or unsure

A

up in the air

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11
Q

to calm down and behave normally

A

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER

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12
Q

either start performing better or leave

A

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT

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13
Q

to give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely

A

CUT SOMEBODY SOME SLACK

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14
Q

you only just succeed/ nearly fail

A

BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH

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15
Q

when something rarely ever happens

A

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

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16
Q

to believe that someone has the same bad qualities as others in a group

A

TAR SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH

17
Q

wait and be patient

A

HANG IN THERE

18
Q

to speak directly

A

SHOOT FROM THE HIP

19
Q

to make a special effort/try very hard to achieve your goal

A

GO THE EXTRA MILE

20
Q

to continue to stay awake when feeling exhausted

A

RUNNING ON FUMES

21
Q

to do everything you can to achieve your goal

A

LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

22
Q

to do something youʼve wanted to do for a long time and donʼt want to postpone any longer

A

GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM

23
Q

to end or fail suddenly and spectacularly

A

GO DOWN IN FLAMES

24
Q

to snitch on someone, or let their secret out

A

SOLD ME OUT

25
Q

you convinced me of
something, because you were persuasive

A

YOU SOLD ME (ON SOMETHING)

26
Q

when something blows you away, youʼre
extremely impressed by it

A

BLEW ME AWAY

27
Q

to exaggerate or say things that arenʼt true to make you seem better/ more knowledgeable than in reality

A

BLOW SMOKE

28
Q

to call for help when you donʼt need it

A

CRY WOLF

29
Q

to be ill or unable to do regular activities

A

FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER