orals 2 Flashcards

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1
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steal somebody’s thunder

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prevent someone from success

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2
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prevent someone’s success

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steal somebody’s thunder

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3
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head in the clouds

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daydreaming, not focused

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4
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daydreaming, not focused

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head in the clouds

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5
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tempest in a teapot

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not a big deal

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6
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not a big deal

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tempest in a teapot

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7
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bolt from the blue

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something unexpected

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8
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something unexpected

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bolt from the blue

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9
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chasing rainbows

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going after something impossible

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10
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going after something impossible

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chasing rainbows

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11
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on cloud nine

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to be extremely excited

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12
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to be extremely excited

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on cloud nine

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13
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silver lining

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benefits in awful situation

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14
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benefits in awful situation

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silver lining

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15
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snowed under

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having a lot of work

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16
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having a lot of work

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snowed under

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17
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calm before the storm

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a period of tranquility before a time of activity

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18
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a period of tranquility before a time of activity

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calm before the storm

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19
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under the weather

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a chance of getting sick

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20
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a chance of getting sick

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under the weather

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21
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fair-weather friends

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friends that cannot be relied on in times of difficulty

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22
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friends that cannot be relied on in the times of difficulty

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faiir-weather friends

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23
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come rain or come shine

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no matter what

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24
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no matter what

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come rain or come shine

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25
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reach for the moon

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to be ambitious

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26
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to be ambitious

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to reach for the moon

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27
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rain on someone’s parade

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spoil someone’s pleasure

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28
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spoil someone’s pleasure

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rain on someone’s parade

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29
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make a hay while the sun shines

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make the most of something

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30
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make the most of something

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make a hay while the sun shines

31
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in a fog

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confused, not paying attention

32
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confused, not paying attention

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in a fog

33
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quick as lightning

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quick

34
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quick

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quick as lightning

35
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it never rains but it pours

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when something bad happens, other bad things happen, too

36
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when something bad happens, something bad happen, too

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it never rains but it pours

37
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scallop

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sea shells

38
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to urge

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try to persuade

39
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breakwater

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sea wall, mole

40
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torrent

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strong course of water

41
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to engulf

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surround

42
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to huddle

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to heap together

43
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recede

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to move further away

44
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to venture

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risk going somewhere

45
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heap

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large amount of something

46
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rubble

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smashed rock

47
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double-decker

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bus with 2 floors

48
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to perch

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sit near the edge of something

49
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devastation

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destruction

50
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debris

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broken pieces

51
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downpour

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a lot of rain in short time

52
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drizzle

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light drops

53
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torrential rain

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heavy rain

54
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sleet

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partly melted falling snow

55
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blizzard

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snow storm with strong winds

56
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snowdrifts

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a large pile of snow

57
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hail

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hard balls from ice, fall like rain

58
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heat wave

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period of days during which the weather is hotter

59
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blazing sun

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very bright

60
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breeze

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light wind

61
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gale

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a very strong wind

62
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howl

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a wind blowing hard and making noise

63
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pelt down

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heavy rain

64
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pond

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an area of water smaller than a lake

65
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oblačno

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overcast

66
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veter mocno piha

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the wind is picking up

67
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žgoč dan

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scorcher

68
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not heavy rain

A

drizzling

69
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i hope the rain …………….. soon

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lets up

70
Q

dress warmly

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bundle up

71
Q

to become healthy

A

be as right as rain

72
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there is a torrential rain

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raining cats and dogs

73
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get over hard days

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to weather the storm

74
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unexpected success

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take the world by storm