idoms Flashcards

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add insult to injury

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His father died yesterday, now that you gave him this many work you just added insult to injury.

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act like a bull in chine shop

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We told her it was a delicate situation, but she went into the room like a bull in a chine shop.

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be a mocking bird

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The girls act like a mocking bird around the boys.

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beat around the bush

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Please stop beating around the bush and tell me the full story.

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bite the bullet

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You know what, we should just bite the bullet and travel around the world.

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be/feel under the weather

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I was feeling under the weather last night, because I was drunk with my friends.

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get back to the drawing board

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The dressmaker went back to the drawing board to make a perfect dress.

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be one’s cup of tea

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I think watersports are my cup of tea.

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