idiomatic Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
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in a nutshell
A
en bref
2
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in favor of
A
en faveur de
3
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in hot water
A
en trouble
4
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in not time
A
prochainement
5
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in peronne
A
en personne
6
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in store
A
dans le futur
7
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in the dark
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ne sachant pas
8
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in the long run
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dans une longue période
9
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in the same boaat
A
dans la même situation
10
Q
iron out
A
résoudre le problème
11
Q
join the club
A
avoir le même problème
12
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keep an eye out
A
look for
13
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keep track of
A
savoir ou c’est
14
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kiil time
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know like the back of one’s hand
15
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lay off
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licencier
16
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learn the ropes
A
become familiar with
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leave out
A
not include
18
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let someone down
A
disapointeing
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let up
A
decline
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look out for
A
be careful
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look over
A
examine
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look up to
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respect
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make a fool of one self
A
act embarrasingly
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make a point of
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make a special effort
25
make ends meet
balance a budget
26
make up
invent
27
make up one's mind
invent
28
make way for
allow space for
29
music to one's ears
something to sound pleasant
30
a nervous wreck
someone who is very nervous
31
next to nothing
very little
32
odds and ends
small,
33
on edge
nervous
34
on end
consecutively
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on hand
easily available
36
out of one's mind
insane
37
over one's head
not understandable
38
pass up
accetp
39
pass with flying colors
do very well
40
pat oneself on the back
congratulate
41
pick up the tab(for)
pay for
42
a pretty penny
a lot of money
43
pull one's leg
joke with someone
44
push one's luck
to continue doing something too long
45
put aside
save for later
46
put away
return to is proper place
47
put off
delay
48
put on
begin to wear
49
put up with
tolerate
50
right away
now
51
ring a bell with
sound familiar to
52
rough it
experience somewhat very difficult
53
rule out
say something is difficult
54
run a temperature
run a fever
55
run into
meet unexpectedly
56
run of the mill
ordinary
57
run out of
exhaust the supply of
58
save one's breath
don't bother asking someone
59
search me
i don't know
60
see eye to eye
have the same opinion
61
see someone off
accompany
62
see to
take care of
63
serve one right
receive the proper punishment
64
short for
a nickname for
65
show around
orient
66
show off
try to attract
67
show up
arrive
68
show up
arrive
69
sin another tune
change one's opinion
70
size up
measure
71
sleep on it
pospone a decision until next day
72
snowed under
very busy
73
speak one's mind
say what one is thinking
74
speak up for
support verbally
75
spick and span
extremely clean
76
stack up against
compare with
77
stamp out eliminate
stand out be noticeable
78
stick with
not change
79
stock up on
get a large supply on something
80
a stone's throw from
not far away from
81
stop by
visit informally
82
straighten up
clean up
83
stuck with
have something one cannot get ride of
84
take a lot of of nerve
require a lot a of courage
85
take a lot ourt of
be hard on someone
86
take after
resemble
87
take a short cut
take a more direct
88
take over
assume control
89
take the plunge
finally take action
90
take time off
take vacation
91
take up
begin to study some topic
92
talk down to
speak as a child
93
talk into
persuade
94
talk out of
dissuade
95
talk over
discuss
96
tear oneself away from something
stop doing something interresting
97
tear up
rip into small pieces
98
tell appart
distinguish
99
throw the book at someone
give someone the maximum punishment
100
try on
test clothing before buying
101
try out
audition for
102
try out
audition for
103
turn down
reject an offer
104
turn in
return
105
turn into
change to
106
turn on
start the operation
107
turn out
result
108
turn up
increase
109
under the weather
slightly ill
110
use up
use completly
111
wait on
serve
112
walk on air
be very happy
113
war up(to)
become friendly with
114
watch out for
be alert
115
wear out
become no longer useful because of wear
116
what the doctorr ordered
exactly what was needed
117
wipe out
eliminate
118
without a hitch
without a problem
