Synonym 26 Flashcards

1
Q

Turn a blind eye

A

Ignore something

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2
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Pull out all the stops

A

Make a huge effort to achieve something

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3
Q

Eat humble pie

A

Admit you were wrong and apologise

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4
Q

Burn the midnight oil

A

Work late into the night

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5
Q

Get the sack

A

To be fired from a job

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6
Q

Frizzy

A

Curly

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7
Q

Mainstream

A

Conventional

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8
Q

Jointly

A

Together

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9
Q

Rendezvous

A

Assignation

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10
Q

Dossier

A

Report

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11
Q

Cathartic

A

Cleansing

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12
Q

Lag

A

Dawdle

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13
Q

Trailblazers

A

Pioneers

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14
Q

Sobriety

A

Soberness

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15
Q

Dormant

A

Lazy

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16
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Repressive

A

Restraint

17
Q

Lax

A

Slack
Loose
Blunt

18
Q

Pretence

A

Architecture

19
Q

Nourishment

A

Grub

20
Q

Incorporate

A

Integrate
Include

21
Q

Equestrain

A

Rider

22
Q

Infiltrate

A

Invade

23
Q

Overturn

A

Abolish

24
Q

Sidelong

A

Indirect

25
Q

Harrowing

A

Distressing

26
Q

Gauche

A

Awkward

27
Q

Outshine

A

Upstage

28
Q

Overpowers

A

Defeats

29
Q

Conceited

A

Vain