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

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in a very difficult situation

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3
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cry for the moon

A

ask for the imposible

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4
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cock and bull story

A

made up story that one should not believe

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5
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cat and dog life

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life full of quarrels

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6
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have a card up ones sleeve/ have an ace card

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ave a secret plan in reserve

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7
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to call a spade a spade

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to be frank and truthful

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8
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to break the ice

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to break the silence

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9
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smell a rat

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suspect something foul/ something fishy

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10
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read between the lines

A

understand the hidden meaning

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11
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rain cats and dogs

A

raining heavily

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12
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lock stock and barrel

A

completly

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13
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to plough a lonely furrow

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to work without help or support

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14
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a daredevil

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a person who does not care consequences

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15
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by leaps and bounds

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rapidly

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16
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a close shave

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a narrow escape

17
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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
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feeling blue

25
a shot in the arm
to get stimulus/ encouragement
26
to the bull by the hornes
to face a difficulty boldly
27
to hang up ones boot
to retire ,to stopplaying
28
to chew the cud
think deeply
29
save for the rainy day
save for adverse future
30
let the cat out of the bag
disclose a secret
31
chip off the old block
to be as good as your parents
32
paying through the nose
paying excessively
33
casting pearls before swine
to give reward to undeserving
34
at daggers dawn
to be bitterly hostile to one another
35
to flog a dead horse
waste of energy on a lost cause
36
take things lying down
offer no resistance
37
turn turtle
complete over turn of a situation