MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS Flashcards by max Barnard | Brainscape

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A blessing in disguise

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A good thing that seemed bad at first

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A dime a dozen

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Something common

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Beat around the bush

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Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable

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Better late than never

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Better to arrive late than not to come at all

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Call it a day

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Stop working on something

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Cut somebody some slack

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Don’t be so critical

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Cutting corners

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Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

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Easy does it

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Slow down

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Get out of hand

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Get out of control

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Get something out of your system

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Do the thing you’ve been wanting to do so you can move on

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Get your act (sh*t) together

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Work better or leave

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Give someone the benefit of the doubt

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Trust what someone says

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Go back to the drawing board

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Start over

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Hang in there

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Don’t give up

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Hit the sack

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Go to sleep

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It’s not rocket science

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It’s not complicated

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Let someone off the hook

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To not hold someone responsible for something

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Make a long story short

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Tell something briefly

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Miss the boat

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It’s too late

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No pain, no gain

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You have to work for what you want

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On the ball

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Doing a good job

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Pull someone’s leg

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To joke with someone

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Pull yourself together

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Calm down

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So far so good

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Things are going well so far

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Speak of the devil

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The person we were just talking about showed up!

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That’s the last straw

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My patience has run out

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The best of both worlds

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An ideal situation

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To get bent out of shape

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To get upset

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To make matters worse

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Make a problem worse

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Under the weather

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Sick/unwell

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We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

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Let’s not talk about that problem right now

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Wrap your head around something

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Understand something complicated

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You can say that again

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That’s true, I agree

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Your guess is as good as mine

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I have no idea