Learn Idioms #10 Flashcards

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struct a chill to heart

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produce feelings of fear in someone..direct

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within a stone’s throw

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Very close (to someone or something); only a short distance away

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bone to pick

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want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done.

mem: “we need to talk” talks

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dropping names

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To mention important people as if they are one’s friends or associates, usually in an attempt to receive preferential treatment

mem: My class amisha told that she was cousin of Madonna Sebastian

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blue-eyed boy

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a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor.

mem: he got blue eyes and hypnotized everyone—> they give special treatments

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run into

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collide with, reach

mem: i run into my frd at the supermarket

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blow over

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fade away without serious consequences.

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to take into account

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To consider or regard; to include

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spilling the beans

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Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely

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laying off

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layoff: a period when someone is not working or playing sport

laying off, the act of making people unemployed

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