Nature Flashcards

1
Q

The grass is always greener on the other side

A

A different situation may often seem better than one’s own

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2
Q

Across the pont

A

on the other side of the atlantic

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3
Q

Between a rock and a hard place

A

caught between two undesirable options

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4
Q

Living under a rock

A

ignorant of important events

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5
Q

Make a mountain out of a molehill.

A

to take something too seriously

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6
Q

Out in the sticks

A

in a remote location

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7
Q

Slippery slope

A

a series of undesirable effects that could result from a certain action

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8
Q

Over the hill

A

Past one’s prime

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9
Q

NIp (something) in the bud

A

deal with a problem before it becomes large

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10
Q

NIp (something) in the bud

A

deal with a problem before it becomes large

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11
Q

take a rain check

A

Decline an invitation but suggest that you’ll accept it at a later time

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12
Q

The coast is clear

A

we are unobserved

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13
Q

Tiip of the iceberg

A

a small and visible part of a much larger problem

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14
Q

Water under the bridge

A

something in the past that’s no longer worth worrying about.

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15
Q

Hear (something) through the grapevine

A

to learn something via gossip

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16
Q

the last straw

A

a problem that finally makes someone run out of patience