unit 2: Shakespeare and his words Flashcards

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1
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hobnob

A

a type of biscuit

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dauntless

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fearless, resolute and determined

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3
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besmirch

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damage, slander

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4
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lackluster

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monotonous, boring

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5
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your flesh and blood

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your relatives

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to eat out of house and home

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lit: to eat everything someone has n the house; fig: to ruin someone by eating so much

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good riddance

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to be happy that someone is gone

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8
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the green-eyed monster

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jealousy

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9
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to break the ice

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attempt to become friends, find a good way to initiate conversation with someone you don’t know

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dead as a doornail

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obviously dead, not active at all

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to get your money’s worth

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get good value for the amount you paid

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to be given short shrift

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to give (too) little attention to something or somebody

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13
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to lay it on with a trowel

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exaggerate or overstate something

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14
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to hoist with your own petard

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be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else

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15
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vanish into…

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thin air

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16
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to wear your heart…

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on your sleeve

17
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cruel to…

A

be kind

18
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catch a…

A

cold

19
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a heart of…

A

gold

20
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clothes make…

A

the man

21
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fair…

A

play

22
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the naked…

A

truth

23
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4 words by Shakespeare we still use frequently

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  • bloody
  • lonely
  • generous
  • sportive
24
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4 phrases by Shakespeare we still use frequently

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  • break the ice
  • catch a cold
  • heart of gold
  • green eyed monster
25
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to go on a wild goose chase

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to look for something without having succes, a waste of time

26
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a fool’s paradise

A

somebody who thinks he’s happy but isn’t