Live, life Flashcards

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1
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live and let live

A

show tolerance for those different from yourself

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2
Q

live up to

A

live or act in accordance with

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3
Q

get a life

A

stop being boring

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4
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the life and soul of the party

A

the most amusing and interesting person at the party

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5
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has a life of its own

A

when it seems to move by itself without a person touching it

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6
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life’s too short

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when you think that is not worth wasting time on something

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7
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not on your life

A

to refuse very firmly to do something

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8
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that’s life

A

when you are disappointed about something

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9
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frightened the life out of you

A

terrify

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10
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for the life of me

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when you try hard but still can’t do something

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11
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as the light of your life

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the person they love more than any other

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12
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a new lease of life

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when they recover from serious illness or injury

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13
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put your life on the line

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to risk death in order to try to achieve something

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14
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put your life at risk

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put your life in a situation where they could be in danger

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15
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her life is at stake

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her life is in danger of being lost

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16
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you live only once

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a term used by adolescents prior to, after, or while doing something morally unacceptable or blatantly idiotic