phraseology Flashcards
1
Q
Cost an arm and a leg
A
Something extremely expensive
2
Q
Dead Ringer
A
A person who looks just like another
3
Q
Pardon my French
A
Someone swears and apologizes for it.
4
Q
Turn a Blind Eye
A
To deliberately look over or ignore something
5
Q
Bury the Hatchet
A
Put aside differences and make peace
6
Q
A chip on your shoulder
A
The act of holding a grudge which provokes disputation
7
Q
Burning the candle at both ends
A
To exhaust one’s self by working too much
8
Q
Barking up the wrong tree
A
Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought
9
Q
Cats out of the bag
A
Revealing facts that were previously unknown
