Idioms 5 R Flashcards

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1
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Ring-fencing

A

Separated usual judgement to guarantee protection, especially for fund
การเปลี่ยนแปลงหลักเกณฑ์การประกันความเสี่ยง โดยแยกกิจกรรมทางการเงิน

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2
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Scot- free

A

To escape and not have to pay or get panelty

หนีรอดจาก กม.

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3
Q

Sitting shotgun

A

Riding in the front passenger seat of a car

นั่งที่นั่งผู้โดยสารแถวหน้า

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4
Q

Skid Row

A

The Rundown area of a city where the homeless and drug users live
ถิ่นเสื่อมโทรม

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5
Q

Smell a rat

A

To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
จับคนทรยศได้
Suspicious

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6
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Southpaw

A

Someone who is left-handed

คนถนัดซ้าย

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7
Q

Spitting image

A

เหมือนเป๊ะ

She’s the spitting image of her mother

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8
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To steal someone’s Thunder

A

To take the credit for something someone else did

ขโมยความดีความชอบของคนอื่น

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9
Q

23 skidoo

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To be turned away

ถูกปฏิเสธ

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10
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Use your loaf

A

Use your head, think smart

ใช้หัวคิด

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11
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Water under the bridge

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Any thing from the past that is not significant or important anymore
สิ่งที่ผ่านไปแล้วและไม่สำคัญ

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12
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Wag the Dog

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หันเหความสนใจจากสิ่งสำคัญ

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13
Q

Your guess is as good as mine

A

I have no idea

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14
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Bite the bullet

A

To get something over with because it is inevitable

เผชิญหน้าสู้เพราะยังไงก็เลี่ยงไม่ได้

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15
Q

You can say that again

A

That’s true, I agree

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16
Q

Wrap your head around something

A

Understand something complicated

17
Q

To get bent out of shape

A

To get upset

18
Q

Bunch of a feather flock together

A

People who are alike are offen friends.
(Usually used negatively)
เป็นเพื่อนกันก็คงจะเหมือนกัน

19
Q

Ignorance is bliss

A

You’ re better off not knowing

ไม่รู้เสียยังดีกว่า

20
Q

It takes one to know one

A

You are just as bad as I am

คุณก็เลวเหมือนฉัน

21
Q

Saving for a rainy day

A

Saving money for later

เก็บเงินไว้ใช่วันหลัง

22
Q

There’s a method to his Madness

A

He seems crazy but actually he’s clever

เขาดูบ้าแต่จริงๆแล้วฉลาด

23
Q

Have your head in the clouds

A

Not be concentrating

ใจลอย

24
Q

He’s off his rocker

A

He’s crazy บ้า

25
Q

It’s always darkest before the dawn

A

Things are going to get better

มันจะดีขึ้น

26
Q

Jump on the bandwagon

A

Following a trend ตามเทรน

Do what everyone else is doing

27
Q

Shape up or ship out

A

work better or leave

ทำงานให้ดีขึ้น ไม่งั้นก็ออกไปเลย

28
Q

Be snowed under with something

A

Busy

29
Q

The pot calling the kettle black

A

To criticize someone for a fault you are also process. ว่าเขาอิเหนาเป็นเอง

30
Q

We see eye-to-eye

A

We agree

ตกลง

31
Q

Weather the storm

A

Go through something difficult

ฝ่าอุปสรรค

32
Q

You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar

A

You get what you want by being nice