Week 3 Idioms Flashcards

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What is an idiom?

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A common, cultural, non-literal saying; A figure of speech

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What is a Cliche?

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An overused phrase which has lost impact over time

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What does figurative mean?

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Figurative represents meaning metaphorically; not by literal difinitions

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What does Literal mean?

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Literal is a word or phrase used according to its strict definition

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Take for granted

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to understand to be true, to assume something will always be the way it is

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take exception to

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to find fault with; to speak against

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take in stride

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to accept good or bad luck and continue on

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take a back seat

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to accept a lower position; be second to something

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take off one’s hat to

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to praise or to respect someone

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take its toll

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to cause loss or damage

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take to the woods

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to run away and hide

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take the bull by the horns

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take action and not care about the risks

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take the words out of one’s mouth

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to say what someone else was just going to say

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take it easy

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to act or go carefully or slowly

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up the creek without a paddle

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having trouble or difficulty and being unable to do anything about it

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up for grabs

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available for anyone to try and get for the taking

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up one’s sleeve

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kept secretly ready for the right time when needed

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up front

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sincere; open; not hiding anything

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up to par

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up to the usual level or quality

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up in arms

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angry and ready to fight

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up in the air

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unsettled; undecided; uncertain

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up against

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blocked or threatened by

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upper crust

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the highest class; the most famous or rich

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upper hand

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advantage; controlling power

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pull out of a hat

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to invent; imagine; to get as if by magic

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pull rank

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to assert one’s authority on a person of lower rank

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pull one’s weight

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to do one’s part; to do one’s full share of work

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pull over

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to drive to the side of the road and come to a stop

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pull off

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to succeed or do

30
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pull strings

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to make use of friends or people in authority to gain one’s wishes

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pull the wool over one’s eyes

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to deceive

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pull the plug on

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to stop one’s support of something

33
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pull through

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to recover from an illness or misfortune

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pull the rug out from under

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to unexpectedly withdraw support from’ to spoil someone’s plans

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come a long way

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to make great progress

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come clean

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to confess to tell the whole story

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come full circle

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to change and develop. only to end up in the same place one started

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come to blows

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to begin to fight

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come to terms

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to reach an understanding or agreement

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come down with

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to catch or to become sick with

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come in handy

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to prove useful

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come into one’s own

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to receive the respect, recognition or prospretity one deserves

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come off it

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to stop being silly; stop pretending or kidding

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come on strong

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to insist extremely strongly