Mar1 Flashcards

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Bite the bullet

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Endure unavoidable difficulty

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Easy breezy

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Simple

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chew the fat (or rag)

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chat in a leisurely way, especially at length.
synonyms: chat, talk, converse, speak to each other, discuss things, have a talk, have a chat, have a tête-à-tête, have a conversation;

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tête-à-tête

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a private conversation between two people.

synonyms: conversation, chat, cozy chat, talk, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one

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con·de·scend (kŏn′dĭ-sĕnd′)

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To do something that one regards as beneath one’s social rank or dignity; lower oneself. See Synonyms at stoop1.
2. To behave in a patronizing or superior manner toward someone: Viewed as a popularizer more than a scholar, he was condescended to by his academic colleagues.

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6
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Chutzpah

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is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. It derives from the Hebrew word ḥutspâ, meaning “insolence”, “cheek” or “audacity”
kustahlik, curet

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