Beginning Flashcards

(49 cards)

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A bad egg

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Bad person

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Dark horse

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A person who keeps their ability, their skills a secret

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Go-getter

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Someone who is ambitious. They know what they want and they go after it

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4
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Mover and shaker

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An influential person

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5
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Party animal

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Someone who enjoys parties and they go to as many as they can

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Smart cookie

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Refers to someone who is really clever

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7
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24/7

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All the time, constantly

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8
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A blessing in disguise

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When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later

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A blessing in disguise

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When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later

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A blessing in disguise

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When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later

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A blessing in disguise

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When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later

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A blessing in disguise

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When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later

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A cheapskate, a tightarse

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Someone who is quite obsessive about avoiding to spend money

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A dime dozen

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Algo común, sin valor

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13
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A fuddy-duddy

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Someone who is old-fashioned

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14
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A goody-goody

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Someone who always appears to be perfect. They try very Hard to please people

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A know-it-all

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Someone who thinks they know everything and they go sround making sure that everyone knows that they are inteligent.

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16
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A needle in the haystack

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Something that is impossible to find

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17
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A night owl

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Someone who feels that they function better at night.

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Worrywart

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People who worry too much

19
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At the drop of a hat

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Immediately, without delay

20
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Be a happy camper

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To be pleasant andbin good spirits

21
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Be cheesed off

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To be angry or irritated

22
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Blimey!

23
Beats me
No sé
24
Break a leg
Good luck
25
Bring home the bacon
To make money to support your family.
26
Cat got your tongue
When someone is speechless or not talking
27
Come Rain or shine
No matter what
28
Cool off
Calmate
29
Crying wolf
To lie many times so no one believes you
30
Cut the mustard
Do a good job
31
Cut to the chase
Get to the point, get on with it.
32
Drive someone at the wall
To make someone irritated, angry or annoyed
33
Drop in
To visit
34
Easier said than done
Más fácil decir que hacer
35
Easy does it
Slow down
36
Elephant in the room
There's something important we have to discuss
37
Enough already
Ya basta
38
Fair enough
Okey, correcto
39
Fair share
Parte justa
40
Fill me in: give me the details
41
Fit as a fiddle
In good health
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Get up
Meet, date
43
Give it a shot
Intentarlo
44
Go extra mile
To make an extra effort
45
Good for nothing
Bueno para nada
46
Hang in there
Don't give up
47
Have the guts
Tener agallas