Idioms (Part 4) Flashcards

1
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Cost an arm and a leg

A

be very expensive

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2
Q

Crocodile tears

A

false tears

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3
Q

Cross one’s mind

A

think of something

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4
Q

Cry over spilt milk

A

grieve over something that can’t be put right

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5
Q

Cut corners

A

be less thorough

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6
Q

Cut somebody dead

A

ignore somebody

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7
Q

Cut to the bone

A

reduce to the minimum

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8
Q

Don’t hold your breath

A

don’t wait for somebody/something anxiously

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9
Q

Down in the dumps

A

depressed/miserable

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10
Q

Down the drain

A

wasted; lost

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11
Q

Drive a hard bargain

A

be a tough businessman

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12
Q

Ease off

A

reduce in degree, speed or intensity

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13
Q

Eat ones hear out

A

feel jealous/sad about something

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14
Q

Face the music

A

be criticized or punished for something you have done

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15
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Fair and square

A

within the rules

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16
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Fall head over heels

A

fall in love quickly

17
Q

Fall into place

A

become clear

17
Q

Feel in one’s bones

A

feeling something instinctively

18
Q

Flog a dead horse

A

waste time doing something useless

19
Q

Fly off the handle

A

quickly become very angry