Unit 60 Flashcards

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** a woman after my own heart**

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having the same opinions or interests as me

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come into your own

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are very useful or successful in a particular situation

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as if she owns the place

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[in an
unpleasantly confident way

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pick-your-own

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(of fruit or vegetables) picked by the customer on the farm where they are grown

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be your own
person

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behaves as you want to without
being influenced by others

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**take matters
into your own
hands **

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deal with something ourselves
because others are failing to act

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**in your own
time **

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when you are ready

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save your own
skin

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protect yourself from danger or
difficulty, regardless of others

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10
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go their own
ways

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separate (verb)

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hold your own

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be as successful as anyone else

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dig your own grave|dig a grave for yourself

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do something that will have very harmful results for you

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of your own making

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(of a problem, difficulty, etc.) created by you rather than by somebody/something else

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play someone at their own game

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try to get an advantage over someone by using the same methods as they use

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get your own back (on someone)

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do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you

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