Idioms, Metaphor, Expressions. Amazing Every Day Expressions, Handy Flashcards

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Kick the habit

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You want to kick this eating habit but it’s kind of hard

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2
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Give me a hand

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To help me

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3
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Head for sth

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To move towards that goal

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4
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Big-headed

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Selfish

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5
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Shake hands and introduce (literal)

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Give hands ( metaphor)

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6
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To have a good head for sth

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Idiom
Pretty talented, good at

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7
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My hands full

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Idiom
Busy

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8
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Heart of gold

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Kind, generous

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9
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Heart to heart talk

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Face to face, friendly talk, honest

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10
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My heart is in sth
My heart isn’t in sth

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Idiom
I don’t enjoy it at all
Do not enjoy it at all
Is your heart in your carrier or major you’ve studied at university
Is your heart in your present major in high school
Is your heart in your business
Great news, you love what you do, it has the best feeling of the world so you are happy.

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11
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Kick

A

A football

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12
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Go up- clim

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A ladder

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13
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March

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Like a soldier

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14
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Whistle

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A tune

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15
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Hug

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Someone tight

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16
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Lick

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An icecream

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17
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Kneel

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Down to play

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18
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Scratch

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Your nails

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19
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Blow

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Up a balloon

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20
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Scratch

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As insect bite

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21
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Clap

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Your hands

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Point

23
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Stare

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Out of the window

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Hit

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A nail with a hammar

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Face the fact
Also we have; “ Face the music “ ; it means we need to just see that and face that or “ take in to consideration” or consider that.
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Putting a brave face
Putting a mask on your face and keep up appearances, this is another way to say that; keep up appearances: to put on the mask on your face and hide the sadness.
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On it’s last leg
It’s pretty old. It’s kind of old. It’s kind of done. The person has to buy the new one, change it to another one because it’s pretty old
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Pulling your leg
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Goes to their heads
When they believe themselves, whey they start to see themselves as kings
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A sharp tongue
You use your words to hurt the person, you use your words as your swords. Words can appears our hearts. The words are pretty more powerful it depends how you use them Don’t kill me with your sword but not with your words.; Hamlet
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Finding my feet
Learning on my feet; means: I’m just learning. You start doing sth, you start a new job sor for a first period. You should just find your feet. With your job that’s important to Learn on your feet
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Cat got your tongue
Can you speak,( cliche)
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Go the extra mile
Sth is unnecessarily and you go the extra mile to do it
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Live from hand to mouth
You have money not to die
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Split hairs
Argue over these usless details; that is split hairs It’s split hairs to argue over these little things, unimporarnt things
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Butterflies in my stomach
Check / I have a nervous
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In touch
In communicate
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Cost an arm and leg
Check/ expensive
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Cry your heart out
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Have a big mouth
Check/ Talkative,
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Keep your chin up
Check/ to stay cheerful and hopeful during difficult times
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Cry your eyes out
Check/ Cry very hard
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Cold feet
Check/ to frighten in a bad situation
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Turn a blind eye
Check/ ignoring the un desirable information
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Head over heels
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Sharp eyes
Check/ Keen eyes, tou can watch the things very well
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Eyes bigger than your stomach
Check/ they are stomach It means you take a lot of food more than you can bare or eat so bigger than your mouth More than you can chew
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Break a leg
Good luck
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Kick the teeth
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Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws