Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Have a thing for somebody

A

To have a romantic infatuation with someone, especially unbeknownst to that person

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2
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Love at first sight

A

👀

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3
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Pop the question

A

Do you want to marry me?

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4
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Tie the knot

A

To be married

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5
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Fall ahead over heels in love

A

falldeeply inlovewith someone, especially suddenly

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6
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Be in the dog house

A

When your partner is angry with you

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7
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Cares about - take care

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It’s important to - cuidar

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8
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Every cloud has a silver lining

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means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days. Difficult times are like dark clouds that pass overhead and block the sun.

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9
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Stuck on a loop

A

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10
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Overnight sucess

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after one night you’re succesful

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11
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TGIF

A

Thank God is friday

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12
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Pull somebody weight

A

to do your fair share of work that a group of people is doing together

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13
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In their track

A

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14
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Bring to the table

A

o provide something that will be a benefit

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15
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On board

A

Could be with ideas too

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16
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Outside the box

A

Think differently

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17
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Stay on top

A

To stay well-informed

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18
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touch base

A

Briefly contact with someone

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19
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Learn the robes

A

Can you show me the ropes?

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20
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To be in loop

A

means to be completely aware of the available information

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21
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The floor is open for discusion

A

At the end of a session to share ideas

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22
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Wrap up

A

to conclude

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23
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A clash in personalities

A

ccurs when two (or more) people find themselves in conflict not over a particular issue or incident, but due to a fundamental incompatibility in their personalities, their approaches to things, or their style of life.

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24
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Whizzing around

A

moving quickly

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25
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Do away with something

A

to remove it completely or put an end to it.

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26
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Give something up

A

stop doing or consuming something.

“I’ve decided to give up drinking”

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27
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Sweeten the deal

A

to offer more

28
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Give it to me straight

A

Used when you want to hear the truth

29
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Running out of time

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implies that there is still a little bit of time left. ..we are coming to the end of your allotted time but there is still time if you hurry.

30
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Covers a lot of ground

A

Talk about many things

31
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Cut class

A

Illegitimate reason

32
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Hit the books

A

Study hard

33
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To learn one’s lesson

A

To suffer a bad experience

34
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Brush up on it

A

to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

35
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Pull an all-nighter

A

to stay up all night

36
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I run into someone

A

accidentally meeting, coincidence

37
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It’s time to head out

A

Time to leave

38
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Stand out

A

to be different from other people

39
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Have/get ants in his pants

A

Can’t stop moving

40
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Caused quite a stir

A

Cause people pay attention accidentally

41
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Hold your horses

A

Because you’re so excited

42
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one’s heart out

A

o put all of your effort, interest, and concentration in order to meet your goal or complete your task

43
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Run out of steam

A

without energy

44
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a gut feeling

A

strong intuition that can’t be explained

45
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an elephant in the room

A

everybody knows about it but none want to talk about that

46
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Apple on your eye

A

a person or thing that someone cherishes

47
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Hit it off

A

get along well with someone immediately

48
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Go dutch

A

spill the bill

49
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keep things smooth

A

to make problems, difficulties, or disagreements less serious or easier to solve, usually by talking to the people involved

50
Q

Something rings a bell

A

me suena

51
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past perfect

A

the action happened before another action in the past. If I had been born in the US I would have spoken English perfectly

52
Q

Ignorance is bliss

A

La ignoracia es felicidad

53
Q

Spit it up

A

sueltalo

54
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to get an edge

A

to get advantage

55
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live up to the expectations

A

fulfill the expectations

56
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Going out of his way

A

you’re not expected to do. You do an extra effort to impress

57
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beat around the bush

A

to speak evasively. Not getting the point

58
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blue-sky thinking

A

almost too positive, idealistic.

59
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blamestorming

A

find the culprit.

60
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breadcrumbing

A

little crumbs of attention

61
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balls in the air. full on the plate

A

have multiple things to do at the same time

62
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all-hands meeting

A

mandatory meeting for all employees

63
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amped up

A

amplifies. Electrified. Energized.

64
Q

Up the creek

A

In a predicament

65
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Keep an ear to the ground

A

To listen to information that can be useful