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Everyday idioms 2 Flashcards

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Tag along

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To go with another person who already has plans

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Jam-Packed

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Having no room for anything more

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Alone time

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Privacy

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Bum

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To borrow

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Bunch

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a lot, a group of

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Drop a bombshell

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Bill dropped a bombshell when he said he was quitting.

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Get word

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To hear information

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Would not miss something for the world

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To want to be somewhere more than anything

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Take up

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To discuss an issue or concern

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Not sit well

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To cause someone to feel uneasy

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Off to a rocky start

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Not starting well

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Snatch up

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To take it quickly, I snatched up windows site

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Stuck with

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To have to keep, We are, unfortunately, stuck with this huge, ugly building

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Get off lucky

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To be blessed with good fortune

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15
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Frosh

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First-year student

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16
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Go figure

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a remark used to show that you find something surprising annoying

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17
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No offence/ offense

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Do not take it personally

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18
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Go-to person

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A person who has the answer

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19
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Get ahead of oneself

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First issue before moving on

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20
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Barely even

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I barely even know you

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21
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Work something out

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To resolve an issue

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22
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Dry

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Less likely

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23
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Talk behind one’s back

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To talk about someone

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24
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Dough

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Money

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25
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Things are tight.

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Difficult to manage or deal with

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26
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Fit in

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I am fit in my job

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Whip into shape

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Bring into satisfactory condition or appearance

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28
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Get settled

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They were determined to settle the dispute/argument before going home for the day.

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29
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Hectic

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very busy

30
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Bubbly

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Very outgoing

31
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People person

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Loves to be around other person

32
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Lasting impression

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remain in mind so long

33
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rhyme off

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to say a large list of things

34
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In a pinch

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In difficult sitution

35
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flunk

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[transitive, intransitive] flunk (something) to fail an exam, a test or a course
I flunked math in second grade.

36
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ditch

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Noun: a long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water
The car left the road and ended up in a ditch.
Verb: give up or get ride of

37
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hustle

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[transitive] hustle somebody + adv./prep. to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way
He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room.
I was hustled into a waiting car.
She was hustled away by some police officers.

38
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hustle and bustle

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noise and activity:
I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.
I come from New York, so I’m used to hustle and bustle.
We wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
We all need a break from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives.
The park offers an escape from the hustle and bustle.

39
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Keep someone hopping

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To keep a person physically busy

40
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Bake-off

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a contest to see who can bake the best pie, cake, etc.

41
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runner-up

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a person who comes in second in a contest. I was the runner-up in the best pie category.

42
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sweet tooth

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a love of sweet such as candy and desserts

43
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hit

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to go to. we can hit the craft tables on our way there.

44
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get one’s head on straight

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to focus on what truly matters. my parents hoped I’d head on straight and go back to school

45
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Thrilled

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Very excited about something that will happen in the future.

46
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whatever happens, happens

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Any outcome will be okay. or it’s out of my control.

47
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folks

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slang for people sometimes refers to parents.

48
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So+pronoun+say(s)

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is a way of expressing a bit of doubt. is Kate really dating Jason? So she says.

49
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ace

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a person who is very good at doing something
in tennis ) a serve (= the first hit) that is so good that your opponent cannot reach the ball
He served 20 aces in the match.
(in golf) an occasion when a player hits the ball from the tee into the hole using only one shot

50
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Cram

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transitive, intransitive] to push or force somebody/something into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full
cram somebody/something into/onto something He crammed eight people into his car.
cram something in I could never cram in all that she does in a day.
cram something + adv./prep. I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.
cram something Supporters crammed the streets.
cram something full I bought a large basket and crammed it full of presents.
cram into/onto something We all managed to cram into his car.

51
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Blow up

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to start suddenly and with force
A storm was blowing up.
A crisis has blown up over the President’s latest speech.

52
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Blast

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[countable] an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion
a bomb blast
27 schoolchildren were injured in the blast.
The blast ripped through the building.

53
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Moral support

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the act of helping somebody by showing your approval and interest, rather than by giving financial or practical support

54
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head off

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to leave to go somewhere

55
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emotional roller coaster

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experiencing many different feelings such as happiness, sadness, loneliness, and excitement.

56
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ups and downs

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good and bad events or occurences

57
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drop out

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to no longer take part in or be part of something
He has dropped out of active politics.
a word that has dropped out of the language

58
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Sarcastic

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a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them
‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm (= she really thought it would not be useful at all).

59
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hitchhiking

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a way of travelling by asking for free rides in other people’s cars, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop

60
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deliberately

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done in a way that was planned, not by chance
SYNONYM intentionally, on purpose
She’s been deliberately ignoring him all day.
an ad campaign that deliberately targets children

61
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ivory

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[uncountable] a hard white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals
a ban on the ivory trade
an ivory chess set

62
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respiratory

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connected with breathing
the respiratory system
respiratory diseases
the respiratory rate

63
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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK

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almost everything that one can think of
everything imaginable
a very large number of things, whether needed or not
much more than the necessary number of things
just about everything
Source: theidioms.com

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frustrated

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feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
It’s very easy to get frustrated in this job.
His apathy just made her even more frustrated.

65
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fed up

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bored or unhappy, especially with a situation that has continued for too long
You look fed up. What’s the matter?
fed up with somebody/something People are fed up with all these traffic jams.
In the end, I just got fed up with his constant complaining.
I wish he’d get a job. I’m fed up with it (= with the situation).

66
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Talk me out of something

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To convince me Not to do something

67
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blow something out of proportion

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to act as if a situation is worse than it is

68
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slack off

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lasy

69
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be fed up with

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to be frustrated with something that is continuing to happen

70
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say it like it is

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to be honest and straight forward

71
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be wrapped up in

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72
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Juggle one’s time

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