Idioms Flashcards
(191 cards)
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Adams Ale
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Pure water
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After ones own heart
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Similar to you
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As fit as fiddle
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Strong and healthy
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Assume airs
A
Pretend superiority
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At large
A
Absconding
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At sea
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Confused
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At sea
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Confused
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At ones beck and call
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At service
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Bad egg
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Worthless person
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Bad egg
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Worthless person
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Bated breath
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Holding breath with anxiety
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Bear the palm
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To be victorious
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Bear the palm
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To be victorious
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Beat the air
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To make useless efforts
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Bee in ones bonnet
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Talking about unimportant
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Beside oneself
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Nervous worried
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Between scylla and charydis
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Between two dangers
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Blue stocking
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Educated lady
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Bring down the house
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Great applause
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Bring down the house
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Great applause
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Bring to book
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Punish
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Bring to book
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Punish
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Burn ones boat
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Point of no return
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By the rule of thumb
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Practical experience
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Cheek by jowl
Close together
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Clinch the issue
Clear controversy
27
Cloven hoof
Disgrace evil intention
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Cloven hoof
Disgrace evil intention
29
Cock a snook
To show impudent contempt
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Cock a snook
To show impudent contempt
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Come to pass
A difficult situation
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Come to pass
A difficult situation
33
Cool ones heels
To be kept waiting
34
Curry favour
Win flavour by flattery
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Dance attendance upon
Servile attitude
36
Die hard
Resistant to change
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Double edge sword
Harm both
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Down in the mouth
Sadness and despondency
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Down in the mouth
Sadness and despondency
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Draconian law
Severe law
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Draw long bow
Exaggerate
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Ducks and drakes
Waste money
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Ducks and drakes
Waste money
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Dutch courage
Bravery under alcohol
45
Dutch courage
Bravery under alcohol
46
Egg on
Urge to do wrong
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Face the music
Opposition
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Face the music
Opposition
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Fish in trouble waters
Advantage of others
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Fish in trouble waters
Advantage of others
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Fit to hold a candle to
Match for equal in quality
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Flash in the pan
Quickly successful not repeated
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Flash in the pan
Quickly successful not repeated
54
Flesh and blood
Human nature or physical existence
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Fly in the face off
To defy or to brave
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Fly in the face off
To defy or to brave
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Fly into passion
Enraged
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Fly into passion
Enraged
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Fools errands
Fruitless mission
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Fools errands
Fruitless mission
61
French leave
Leave without info
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French leave
Leave without info
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Get down to brass tacks
Basic facts or realities
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Get down to brass tacks
Basic facts or realities
65
Get into scrape
Find in difficult situation
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Get into scrape
Find in difficult situation
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Get the better off
Overcome
68
Gird up the loin
Well prepare for difficult task
69
Give cold shoulder
No attention
70
Give the devil his due
Credit
71
Give the devil his due
Credit
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Give up the ghost
To die
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Wool gathering
Daydreaming
74
Whole hog
Complete
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Whole hog
Complete
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Green horn
Inexperience
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Hang in balance
Two possible resutl
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Hang in balance
Two possible resutl
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Himalayan blunder
Serious mistake
80
Hold ones jaw
Stop talking
81
Hold water
Stand up for critical examination
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Hold water
Stand up for critical examination
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Hot water
Trouble
84
In a fix
Difficult mental state
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In a fix
Difficult mental state
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In tight corner
Difficult situation
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In tight corner
Difficult situation
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In doldrum
Depressed
89
Down in the dumps
Unhappy
90
In the family way
Pregnant
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In the lurch
Difficult position
92
In the red
In debt
93
In the red
In debt
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In the teeth of
Facing danger or threats
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In the teeth of
Facing danger or threats
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Keep abreast off
Not to fall behind
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Keep the pot boiling
Keep going on actively
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Keep the pot boiling
Keep going on actively
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Kick ones heels
Wait impatiently to be summoned
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Kick ones heels
Wait impatiently to be summoned
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Kick the bucket
To die
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Kick the bucket
To die
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Kill the fat calf for
Lavish reception
104
Kill the fat calf for
Lavish reception
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Kiss the dust
To be humiliated
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Get the better off
To overcome
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Gird up the loin
Well prepared for difficult task
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Give cold shoulder
Pay no attention
109
Knock against
Hit against
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Leave one In the lurch
Leave one in difficulties
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Leave one In the lurch
Leave one in difficulties
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Let bygones be bygones
Forget old things
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Let bygones be bygones
Forget old things
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Lick the dust
To get defeated
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Live in ivory tower
Remain away from realities
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Live in ivory tower
Remain away from realities
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Look down upon
Hatred
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Look down upon
Hatred
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Lose the day
To be defeated
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Lose the day
To be defeated
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Make after
To chase
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Make after
To chase
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Make amends
To compensate
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Make amends
To compensate
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Make head or tail of
To understand
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Make head or tail of
To understand
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Make up the leeway
Struggle out of a bad position
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Make a clean breast
To confess illegal
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Make a clean breast
To confess illegal
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Man in street
Common man
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Man in street
Common man
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Meet half way
To be prepared for compromise
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Meet half way
To be prepared for compromise
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Narrow circumstances
Poverty
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Narrow circumstances
Poverty
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Nook and corner
At every place
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Order of the day
Common things of time
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Order of the day
Common things of time
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Out of the woods
Out of difficulty
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Out of the woods
Out of difficulty
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Pick holes in
Find fault with
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Pick holes in
Find fault with
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Play fast and loose
To be unreliable
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Past master
Expert
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Pour oil on troubled waters
Pacify anger of others
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Pull the string
Exercise secret influen
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Pull the string
Exercise secret influen
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Pull to pieces
To criticize severely
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Put the saddle on the right horse
To blame the really guilty person
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Put the saddle on the right horse
To blame the really guilty person
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Put up with
Tolerate
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Put up with
Tolerate
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Rank and file
Lower middle class
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Rank and file
Lower middle class
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Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
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Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
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Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
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Rub shoulder with
Meet and spend time with
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Run down
Criticize
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See the light
To be born
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See the light
To be born
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Show a clean pair of heels
Run away
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Show a clean pair of heels
Run away
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Sow wild oats
Indulgence in youthful
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Storm in a tea cup
Much hue and cry on little
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Strain every nerve
To make every effort
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Strain every nerve
To make every effort
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Sword of democles
Imminent danger
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Take a leaf out of other man book
To imitate
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Take an exception too
To be offended
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Take into ones head
Suddenly decide
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Take into ones head
Suddenly decide
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Take the bull by horns
Face danger with courage
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Take the bull by horns
Face danger with courage
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Take to ones heel
Run away
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The Fourth Estate
Press
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The Fourth Estate
Press
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Sheet anchor
Person relied on emergency
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Tool in the hands of
Authority of another
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Tool in the hands of
Authority of another
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Turn ones coat
Change ones party
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Turn ones coat
Change ones party
183
Under a cloud
Suspicion
184
Under a cloud
Suspicion
185
Under the rose
Secretly
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Under the rose
Secretly
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Vexed question
Much debated and discuss
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Vexed question
Much debated and discuss
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Wash dirty linen in public
Expose private affairs
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Wash ones hands
To be free from
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Wild goose chase
Useless
