words 2.0 Flashcards

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1
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Cold Turkey

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to quite something

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2
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out in the sticks

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in the village

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3
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neck of the woods

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area

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4
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do a runner

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to escape

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5
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can’t get your head around

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don’t understand

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6
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get it out of my system

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do what you wish

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7
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give it a rest

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chill out

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8
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blew me away

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was fantastic

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9
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take it with a pinch of salt

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don’t believe it, but agree

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10
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put the nail in the coffin

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“the last drop “

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11
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to bear with

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be tolerant and patient

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12
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straightaway

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immediately

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13
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shoot off

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leave quickly

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14
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beleaguer

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cause problems for something/someone

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15
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belabour

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wary about something too much

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16
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wherewithal

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the money needed in order to do something

17
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conflate

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to merge two things

18
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reprehensible

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to act in a horrible way

19
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erudite

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to have knowledge

20
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innate

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something instinctive

21
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eloquent

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to describe/speak fluently