IDIOMS Flashcards

1
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at a snail’s pace

A

moving very slowly

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2
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be in a tight corner

A

in a very difficult situation

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3
Q

cry for the moon

A

ask for the imposible

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4
Q

cock and bull story

A

made up story that one should not believe

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5
Q

cat and dog life

A

life full of quarrels

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6
Q

have a card up ones sleeve/ have an ace card

A

ave a secret plan in reserve

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7
Q

to call a spade a spade

A

to be frank and truthful

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8
Q

to break the ice

A

to break the silence

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9
Q

smell a rat

A

suspect something foul/ something fishy

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10
Q

read between the lines

A

understand the hidden meaning

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11
Q

rain cats and dogs

A

raining heavily

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12
Q

lock stock and barrel

A

completly

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13
Q

to plough a lonely furrow

A

to work without help or support

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14
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a daredevil

A

a person who does not care consequences

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15
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by leaps and bounds

A

rapidly

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16
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a close shave

A

a narrow escape

17
Q

to build castles in air

A

to make imaginary schemes

18
Q

to turn the table

A

to reverse the situation

19
Q

a snake in the grass

A

a hidden enemy

20
Q

hit the nail on the head

A

do or say the exact thing

21
Q

put your best foot forward

A

give your best

22
Q

cost an arm and a leg

A

very expensive

23
Q

pull rabbit out of your had

A

do something surprising

24
Q

feeling blue

A

sad

25
Q

a shot in the arm

A

to get stimulus/ encouragement

26
Q

to the bull by the hornes

A

to face a difficulty boldly

27
Q

to hang up ones boot

A

to retire ,to stopplaying

28
Q

to chew the cud

A

think deeply

29
Q

save for the rainy day

A

save for adverse future

30
Q

let the cat out of the bag

A

disclose a secret

31
Q

chip off the old block

A

to be as good as your parents

32
Q

paying through the nose

A

paying excessively

33
Q

casting pearls before swine

A

to give reward to undeserving

34
Q

at daggers dawn

A

to be bitterly hostile to one another

35
Q

to flog a dead horse

A

waste of energy on a lost cause

36
Q

take things lying down

A

offer no resistance

37
Q

turn turtle

A

complete over turn of a situation