Unit 22: Literature Flashcards

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an albatross around your neck

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a problem that it is difficult to be free of

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be like ships that pass in the night

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be like people who come into your life and leave again after a short time

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castles in the air

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plans that have very little chance of happening

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4
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go the whole hog

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do sth as completly as possible

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5
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an ivory tower

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a situation where you are separated from the ordinary and unpleasant things that happen in life

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