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Words &Idions Flashcards

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Milestone

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Hito

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Stalemate

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Impasse

Deadlock

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Stagger

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The drunk man staggered along the road

I was staggered / astonished to hear that he had died

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To jostle

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To shove, to push

In the concert, I was jostled by fans

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5
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Bored to death

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Bored out of my mind

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Out of hand

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Out of control

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To take sth on board

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Have you taken it on board?

To consider

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Get over

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Have you got over your flu?

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Get on with

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Come on, get on with it (job)

I get on well with my sistema

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Get down

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Let’s get down to the core- nitty gritty

We need to get down to bussiness

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Get down on your knees

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Arrodillarse

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Get unto

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John got into trouble

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Get along

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How are you getting along?
My friends and I get along very well
I get along very well with my sisters
We need to get along without luxuries

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14
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Get about

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In London you can get about by subway

My grandpa gets about as if he was twenty

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Get away

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It was very difficult to get away from Alcatraz

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Get ahead

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In order to get ahead in bussiness, you need to be assertive

(Adelantar) In the race, the german runner got ahead of the french one and won the competition

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To a tee

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Perfectly or completely

This suit fits you to a tee

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18
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Overcome

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Overcome a problem

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19
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Overawe

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Indimidar

I feel overawed by the situation

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Overshadow

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Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister

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Overwrought

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My teacher Helen was overwrought at the football match

She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears.

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Overpower

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The gunman was finally overpowered by three security guards.

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Undercover

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An undercover agent

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Underdog

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The underdog won the match

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Undercut

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Your argument is undercut by the lack of evidence

They claim to undercut their competitors by at least five percent.

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Underpin

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Many researches underpin the bad effects of sugar

He presented data to underpin his argument.

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Undermine

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Undermine his confidence

Undercut

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Undertake

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Undertake a bussiness

Undertake an internship

29
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Endevour

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Human endevour

Science is one of humanity's greatest endeavors.

Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching

30
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Time and again

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Over and over again

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Backdrop

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Telón de fondo, trasfondo

Their love affair began against a backdrop of war

The mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the little village.

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Outcome

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Outcomes of a research

33
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Toe the line

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Be obedient

Ministers who wouldn’t toe the party line were swiftly got rid of.

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Kudos

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He was looking for kudos rather than profit

Kudos to you!

35
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Venture capitalist

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Socio capitalista

Peter Thiel, a co-founder of online payments service PayPal, was one of the venture capitalists who invested early in Facebook.

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Restraint

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Contención

He showed admirable restraint, and refused to be provoked.

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Burgeon

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Florecer

Love burgeoned between them.

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Backlog

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Trabajo atrasado

I’ve got a huge backlog of work to do.

A barrage of compositions

39
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Barrage

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A barrage of questions, of complaints, of rules

40
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Flounder

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Dubitar, trabarse

He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.

During the exam, she was doing great, bit she started floundering and she finally failed

41
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Untenable

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There is an unteneable situation

42
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Beam

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Rayo de luz

Viga

43
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Make a fuss

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Montar el pollo

She made such a fuss when Richard spilled a drop of wine on her blouse

44
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Manejar una situación

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Tackle a situation

Handle a situation

Deal with a situation

45
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Un activo

Una ventaja

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An asset

46
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Tener un antojo

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I have a hankering

I am hanking for a hot dog

47
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Cría, cahorrito

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Pup

48
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Show off

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Brag

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A empujones

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Pushing and shoving

50
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Amusing

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Droll

51
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Disgusting, dirty

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Grimy. /graimi/

52
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Situation tensa

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Fraught situation

53
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Lugares alejados o poco turísticos

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Dar flung places / corners

Off the beaten tracks

54
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En el quinto pino

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Back of beyond

Out in the sticks

55
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Moaner

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Grumpy

56
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Cortarse las uñas

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Trim the nails

57
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If the train arrives late…

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Passengers are entitled to a refund

58
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Ban

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This club has a ban on minors

The governement banned some civil rights

59
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Sujeta velas

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Chaperon

60
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Mint in box

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Empacaje original

61
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Fungi and algae

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Fungai and alyi

62
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Decepcion

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Letdown

63
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Qué vergüenza de ti

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Shame on you

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