Week 3 Idioms Flashcards

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What is an idiom?

A

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
to invent; imagine; to get as if by magic
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pull rank
to assert one's authority on a person of lower rank
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pull one's weight
to do one's part; to do one's full share of work
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pull over
to drive to the side of the road and come to a stop
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pull off
to succeed or do
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pull strings
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
to deceive
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pull the plug on
to stop one's support of something
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pull through
to recover from an illness or misfortune
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pull the rug out from under
to unexpectedly withdraw support from' to spoil someone's plans
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come a long way
to make great progress
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come clean
to confess to tell the whole story
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come full circle
to change and develop. only to end up in the same place one started
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come to blows
to begin to fight
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come to terms
to reach an understanding or agreement
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come down with
to catch or to become sick with
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come in handy
to prove useful
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come into one's own
to receive the respect, recognition or prospretity one deserves
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come off it
to stop being silly; stop pretending or kidding
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come on strong
to insist extremely strongly