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IDIOMS AND PHRASES Flashcards

1
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Losse canon

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Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check

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Method to my madness

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Strange or crazy actions that appears meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason

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New York minute

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Very short time /a moment

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4
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Off the record

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Something said in confidence that one speaking doesn’t want to attribute to him or her

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Out on the town

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To enjoy yourself by going out

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Over the top

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Very excessive

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7
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Pedal to the metal

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To go full speed

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Pick up your ears

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To listen very carefully

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9
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Pig out

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To to eat alot and eat quickly

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Long in the tooth

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Old people (or horses)

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11
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Make no bones about

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Have no hesitation to state a fact no matter Kitna bhi awkward

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12
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Nest egg

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Saving set aside for future use

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13
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No dice

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To not agree

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14
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Not playing with a full deck

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Someone who lacks intelligent

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15
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Off the hook

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No longer have to deal with the tough situation

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16
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On pins and needles

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Anxious or nervous specially in anticipation of something

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17
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Out on a limb

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When someone put themselves in a risky situation in order to support another person

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18
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Pass the buck

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Avoid responsibility by given it to someone else

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19
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Pig in a poke

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Deal that is made without first examining it

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20
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Pipe down

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To shut up or be quiet

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21
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Pulling your leg

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Tricking someone as a joke

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22
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Queer the pitch

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Destroy or ruin a plan

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23
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Raining cats and dogs

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A heavy rainfall

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24
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A rule of thumb

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Rough estimate

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25
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Saved by the bell

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Saved at the last possible moment

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26
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Pull the plug

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To stop something or to bring something at an end

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27
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Put a shock in it

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To tell a noisy person or a group to be quite

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28
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Raincheck

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It offer or deal that is decline right now but willing to accept later

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29
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Ring fencing

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guarantee that (fundsallocatedfor a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else.

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30
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Rome was not built in one day

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If you want something to be completely properly then it’s going to take time

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31
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Run out of steam

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To be completely out of energy

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32
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Your guess is as good as mine

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I have no idea

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33
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X marks the spot

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If phrase that is said when someone finds the something he or she been looking for.

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34
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You are what you eat

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In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy food

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35
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You can’t take it with you

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should enjoy life today because you can’t take your money or possessions with you when you die.

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36
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Zero tolerance

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No crime or law breaking

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37
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Wag the dog

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38
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Water under the bridge

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Anything from past that isn’t significant or important anymore

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39
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Wear your heart on your sleeve

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To openly and freely express your emotion

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40
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When it rains IT pours

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Since it really rains when it does it will be used tomb

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41
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When pigs fly

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Something that will never ever

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42
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Wild and woolly

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Uncultured and without laws

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43
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Wine and dine

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When somebody is treated to an expensive meal

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44
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Without a doubt

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For certain

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45
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Skid row

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Run down area of a city where homeless or drug user live

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46
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Space goat

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A person who is blamed for something that someone else has done

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47
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Scottfree

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To escape and not have to pay

48
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Sick as a dog

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To be very sick ( with the flu or a cold)

49
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Sitting shotgun

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Sitting in the front passenger seat of a car with driver

50
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Smell a rat

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To detect someone in the group is betraying the other

51
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Smell something fishy

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Detecting that something isn’t right and their might be a reason for it

52
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Son of a gun

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Affection wave addressing someone

53
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Southpaw

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someone who is left handed

54
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Spitting image

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The exact double duplicate

55
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The best of both worlds

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There are two choices a new have them both

56
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The bigger they are the harder they fall

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Jo jitna Bada hota hai vah itni buri tarike se girta hai

57
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The ball is in your court

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It is your decision this time

58
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The last straw

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Yah aakhri musibat hai iske bad nahin jhel Sakta

59
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The whole 9 yards

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Everything. All of it

60
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Third times a charm

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After no success the first two times the third try is a lucky one

61
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Tie a note

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To get married

62
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Till the cow comes home

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A long time

63
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To make a long story short

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used when you are explaining what happened in a few words, without giving all the details

64
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To steal someone’s thunder

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To take credit for something someone else did it

65
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Turn a blind eye

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Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit

66
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Tongue and cheek

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Humour not to be taken seriously

67
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23 skidoo

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To be turned away or leave quickly

68
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Under the weather

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Feeling sick or ill

69
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Up blind alley

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Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome

70
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Use your loaf

A

Think smart.
Use your brain

71
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Van gogh’s year for music

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Tone deaf mtlb tone ki pahchan nahin hai unhen

72
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Variety is the spice of life

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The more experience is you try the more exciting life can be

73
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At one’s wit’s end

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Confused person

74
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At one’s fingertips

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Complete knowledge

75
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At the spur of the moment

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Without delay

76
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All in all

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Most important

77
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At close quarters

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Very close examination

78
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Apple pie order

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In perfect order

79
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Above board

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Honest and straight forward

80
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Above all

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Before everything else

81
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As fit as a fiddle

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Strong and healthy

82
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At random

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Aimlessly

83
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At a loose end

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Unoccupied idle

84
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At loggerheads

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About to fight (takrana)

85
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At odds

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In dispute

86
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An apple of discord

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Cause of quarrel (jhagda)

87
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At cross purpose

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88
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After one’s own heart

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One’s own liking

89
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At the bottom of

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Mainly responsible for

90
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At a loss

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Unable to decide

91
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At dagger’s drawn

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To have enimity

92
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At large

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Unchained, abscond

93
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At sea

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To be confused

94
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At sixes and sevens

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In disorder

95
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Assume airs

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Pretentious

96
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Argued eyed

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Careful and observant

97
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At a stone’s throw

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Very close

98
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By hook or by crook

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By one means or another

99
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Bear the brunt of

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Bear the main shock

100
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Bell the cat

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To take the first step at personal risk

101
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Bid defiance

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To ignore

102
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Blow one’s trumpet

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Praise oneself

103
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Above board

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Honest and straight forward

104
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Above all

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Before everything else

105
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As fit as fiddle

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Strong and healthy

106
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At random

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Random aimlessly

107
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At a loose end

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Unoccupied,idle

108
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At loggerheads

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To be strife at (takrana)

109
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At odds

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In dispute

110
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Apple pie order

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In perfect order
Anto( sixes and sevens)

111
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An apple of discord

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Cause of quarrel

112
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At cross purpose

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misunderstanding or having different aims from one another.

113
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After one’s own heart

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To one’s liking (apko psnd ho)

114
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At the bottom of

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To be mainly responsible for

115
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At a loss

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To be unable to decide

116
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At dagger’s drawn,
Dagger,(khanjar)

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To have bitter(rancour) enmity

117
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At large

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To keep unchained ( khulle mein chodh dena)

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