Idioms Nd Phrses Flashcards

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Achilles heels

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A small but fatal wesknesss

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2
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Apple pie order

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In good condition

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3
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At daggers drawn

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To have bitter enimity

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4
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At sixs and sevebs

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In disorder

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5
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Bear the burnt of

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To bear something unpleasant

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6
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Beat hollow

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Deafeat someone easily

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7
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Beck and call

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Ready to obey order instantly

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8
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Beggar description

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Difficult to describle

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9
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Bell the cat

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First step at personal risk

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10
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Blind alley

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No further progress can be made

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11
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Blue book

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Government report

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12
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Bone of contention

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Subject of a dispute

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13
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Boson friend

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Fast friend

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14
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Break the ice

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To start a conversation

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15
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Broken reed

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A week unreliable person

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16
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Brown study

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A state of deep thought

17
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Bullet in the China shop

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Out of place in a delicate situation

18
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Bye fits and starts

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Irregularly

19
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Bye leaps and bounds

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At a rapid pace

20
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Bye the skin of one’s teeth

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Narrowly

21
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Carry the coal to nrwcastle

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Spending time in doing that is waste if energy