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Phrasal Verbs & Idioms Flashcards

Becoming familiar with c1 level phrasal verbs and idioms for the exam

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To be at a loss to

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No saber que hacer para algo

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To be born with a silver spoon in somebody’s mouth

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To be rich/To have money

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3
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To be forbidden

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Under no circumstances

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To be fully on board

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To be completely agree with somebody/Subirse al tren

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To be in demand

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Que se requiere

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To be in one’s way

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De camino a…

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To be in somebody´s bad books

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Haber molestado a alguien

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To be in touch

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Estar en contacto con alguien

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To be in two minds

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No decidirse entre dos cosas/Dudar

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To be on the point

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Estar a punto/Preparado para algo

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To be on the road

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To be driving (no in the road)

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To be out of service/order

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Not working properly

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13
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To be turned around

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Change something for better or for worse

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14
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To be worth

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Be useful

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15
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To become exticnt

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To die out

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16
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To blow up

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Explode/get pissed off a lot

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17
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To call in sick for work

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Sick leave from work

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18
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To call on

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Using something to help someone/Visiting

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19
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To catch a sight of

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A quick look (at a glance)

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20
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To come around

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Regaining consciousness/Going to someone’s home

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21
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To drop somebody a line

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Write someone a message (Open via WhatsApp)

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22
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To come up with

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Being enlightened (metaphorically)

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23
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To comply with the requirements

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Meet the requirements/Suitability for

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24
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To cut down on

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Stop drinking/eat something (e.g. coffee)

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25
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To do away with

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Get rid of someone/Kill

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26
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To do nothing but… complain

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Quejarse mucho y no hacer nada

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27
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To do one´s utmost to

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To try has hard as one can

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28
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To do up

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Decorating something (someone’s house)

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29
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To draw a write

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Base your writing on something

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30
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To fall out (with)(over)

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Arguing with someone/getting into a shouting match with someone

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31
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To get on each other´s nerves

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Annoying someone a lot/Busting your balls

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32
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To get on like a house on fire

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Getting along very well with someone (From the beginning)

33
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To get over

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Overcoming someone-something traumatic/Managing to get an idea across

34
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To get used to

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Acostumbrarse a algo

35
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To give something a shot

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Try/Give a chance

36
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To go back to somebody

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Restarting a relationship (Love or friendship)

37
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To back up

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Ayudar/Hacer copia de seguridad

38
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To hit the road

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To drive

39
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To keep down

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Mantenerse abajo (Ya sea escondido o en otro aspecto)

40
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To keep/stay/be up to speed

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If you are up to speed with a subject or activity, you have all the latest information about it and are able to do it well/ Find out quickly

41
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To leave by the time

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To leave when something else is happens

42
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To live beyond one´s means

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Vivir por encima de sus posibilidades

43
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To live from hand to mouth

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Living on a shoestring, living on a tight budget

44
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To look up to

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Aspire to someone (Like aspiration)

45
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To look upon

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Consider something

46
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To make a fool of oneself

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to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid

47
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To make up one´s mind

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To make a decision

48
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To not sleep a wink

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No sleep at all/no sleep all night long

49
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To pick up

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Picking something up (from the ground)/Picking someone up by car

50
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To provide somebody with

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Giving instructions to someone

51
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To put aside

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Save/ignore an opinion

52
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To put forward

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Recommend

53
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To put together

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Assemble/Arm

54
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To put up with

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Tolerate

55
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To reduce somebody to tears

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Making someone cry

56
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To roll up one´s sleeve

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Preparing for a tough job/Stretching your sleeves

57
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To run on

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Continuing without stopping/Overthinking

58
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To run out of

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Quedarse sin algo (Dinero)

59
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To sort out

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Order/Resolve a problem

60
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To swtich off

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Stop paying attention

61
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To take back

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Regretting something you have said

62
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To take part in

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Participate/Participate in something

63
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To think about

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To take into account something

64
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To think of somebody

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Remembering someone

65
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To throw away

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Throwing something away because it is no longer worth anything

66
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To tight somebody’s belt

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to spend less money than you did before because you have less money

67
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To turn into

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To become

68
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To be off the beaten track

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Place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns

69
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To (verb) somebody´s own way

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To be resposible for

70
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To break-journey

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Used to refer to an occasion when you interrupt your journey for a period of time

71
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To wake up

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Realise something/Awaken to something

72
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To come into something

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If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation

73
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Do the best

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As hard as x could

74
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To make up your mind

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To decide

75
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By any/no stretch of the imagination

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Used to emphasize that something is not true, does not happen

76
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To cut in

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To interrupt what someone is saying

77
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To live out of a suitcase

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To be always on the road

78
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To look forward to

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to excited about something that is going to happen / pleased

79
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To give (someone) the cold shoulder

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to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person)

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