idiom 10 Flashcards by Olivia dePeñaloza

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Tsunami

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Japanese

A giant destructive wave

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Under the weather

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Slightly sick not well

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Sink or swim

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Sucked or fail

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Chutzpah

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Yiddish

Bravery boldness

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Out in left field

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Unusual crazy

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Bazaar

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Persian

A small market place

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Kick the bucket

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To die or to stop working

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Status quo

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Latin
The norm
The way things are

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The pot calling the kettle black

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A hypocrite

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Incommunicado

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Spanish

Cut off from outside communication

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Q

Turn over a new leaf

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To correct ones behavior

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Tete a tete

A

French

A meeting or conversation between 2 people

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Walking on air

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To be happy

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Debacle

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French

A failure disaster or big mistake

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Take it to the hoop

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To accomplish a task with great success

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Passé

Study These Flashcards

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French

Something that is outdated