Week 7: idioms Flashcards

1
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Cause célèbre

A

A famous law case or controversy

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2
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For a song

A

Cheaply(as if the singing of a song was payment)

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3
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A bitter pill to swallow

A

A humiliating defeat

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4
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Ax to grind

A

Selfish motive

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5
Q

One swallow does not make a summer

A

Don’t jump to conclusions based on incomplete evidence

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