Phrasal Verbs And Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

To draw in front of other vehicle leaving too little space

A

Cut in

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2
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to take someone or something to a place, usually by car

A

Drop smb off

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3
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strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground.

A

Knock over

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4
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go faster; accelerate.

A

Pick up (speed)

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5
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Whe smn are in control in a situation.

A

To be in the driver’s seat

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6
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Be in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns

A

Be off the beaten track

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7
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a turn made by a car in order to go back in the direction from which it has come or change one’s opinion on directly opposite

A

Do a U-turn

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8
Q

In the future

A

Down the road

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9
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Advance, make progress; also, win acceptance

A

Gain ground

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10
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to begin/ to cause smth to operate or proceed in a successful way

A

Get (smth) off the ground

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11
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to gradually become worse

A

Go downhill

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12
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To leave a place or begin a trip

A

Hit the road

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13
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to refuse to be pushed backwards, or to continue in your beliefs in an argument

A

Stand/hold one’s ground

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14
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To wish one could have an escape or some instant relief from being mortified or extremely embarrassed.

A

Wish the ground will swallow one up

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15
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Solve the problem when it will come

A

To cross that bridge when one get to it

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16
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Life full of adventure and emotions

A

Life in the fast lane

17
Q

make it easier for something to occur or be developed

A

Prepare the ground for

18
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to be doing something in a way that will bring good/bad results; to be thinking in the right/wrong way

A

Be on the right/wrong track

19
Q

Return to the doing things that you used to do, but stopped some time before

A

Be/get back on a track

20
Q

To be far away from people

A

Get away

21
Q

Hit the journey in other words

A

Set off (on a journey)

22
Q

To drive a vehicle into a person or object, another vehicle by accident
Or
Unexpectedly meet smb

A

Run into