Month 1 Flashcards

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1
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About to

A

Ready to

On the verge of

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2
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After all

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Despite Everything, when everything has been considered;

The fact is

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3
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At least

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Anyway

The good thing is

No less than

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4
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To break the news

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The make something known

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5
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To cost an arm and leg

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To be very expensive

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6
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Dead-end job

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a job that won’t lead to anything else

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7
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(let’s) face it

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accept a difficult reality

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8
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to give one the creeps

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to create a feeling of disgust or horror

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9
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to go back to the drawing board

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to start the task over because the last try failed

To start again from the beginning

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10
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to go belly-up

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to go bankrupt

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11
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to give someone the ax

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to fire someone

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12
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to lose one’s temper

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to become very angry

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13
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to make up one’s mind

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to reach a decision, to decide

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14
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no pont in

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no reasion to

it’s not worth (doing something)

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15
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to put up with

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to endure without complaint

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16
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real flop or flop

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a failure

17
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to save the day

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to prevent a disaster or misfortune

18
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as sharp as a tack

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very intelligent

19
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to talk over

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to discuss

20
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top dollar

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the highest end of a proce range

a lot of money