Idioms Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Act up

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Misbehave

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All at once

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Suddenly , without warning

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3
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All night long

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Throughout the whole night

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4
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As a last resort

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If everything else fails

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As yet

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Until now , up to the present

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At ease

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To be relaxed and comfortable

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7
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At times

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Sometimes , occasionally

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By chance

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Without planning

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By heart

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By memorizing

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10
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By the book

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According to the rules

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For good

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Permanently

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In a way

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To a certain extent , a little , somewhat

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Kind of

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Somewhat , more or less , moderately

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Right away

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Immediately

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15
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So far

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Until now

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Take place

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To happen , to occur

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17
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Work out

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To end successfully

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Better off

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To be in a better situation than before

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Go with (something )

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To choose one thing rather than another

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Yucky

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Terrible ; distasteful ; very unpleasant

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Ace

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Make an “A” on a test, homework , assignment , project etc

22
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Broken

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Without money

23
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Catch some Zs

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Sleep for a while , take a nap

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Cut it out

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Stop doing something( that’s annoying )

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For ages
For a very long time
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Far-fetched
Difficult to accept ; difficult to believe .
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Get going
Leave
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Get real
Be realistic !/ don't be naive
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Go with the flow
Takes things as they come
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Hard feelings
Anger; animosity; bitter feelings .
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How come ?
Why ?
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In time
Not late
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Jump to conclusions
Decide something too quickly and without thinking about it or considering all the facts .
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Lousy
Terrible; very bad
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Not on your life
Absolutely not ( a strong "no")
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Nuts
Crazy
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On the dot
Exactly at a given time
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R and R
Rest and relaxation ( a vacation )
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A done deal
A done deal is an agreement or a decision that is final .
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In a fix
If you are in a fix , you are in trouble .
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Break in
Enter someone's place without any prior notice or permission .
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Drift off
fall asleep
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Focus on
To concentrate
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Sadder but wiser
To learn something from an unpleasant experience
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Senior citizen
An aged person
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Tire out
To be completely tired
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All the things come to he who waits
Have patience
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Flying high
Being extremely happy
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How so ?
Basically means "explain it to me "
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Sure thing
Inf: I certainly will .. N.something that is absolutely certain American informal. Something that you say in order to agree to someone's request .