Idioms Flashcards

(65 cards)

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Have a thing for somebody

A

To have a romantic infatuation with someone, especially unbeknownst to that person

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2
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Love at first sight

A

👀

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3
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Pop the question

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Do you want to marry me?

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4
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Tie the knot

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To be married

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5
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Fall ahead over heels in love

A

falldeeply inlovewith someone, especially suddenly

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6
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Be in the dog house

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When your partner is angry with you

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7
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Cares about - take care

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It’s important to - cuidar

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8
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Every cloud has a silver lining

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means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days. Difficult times are like dark clouds that pass overhead and block the sun.

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9
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Stuck on a loop

A

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10
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Overnight sucess

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after one night you’re succesful

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11
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TGIF

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Thank God is friday

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12
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Pull somebody weight

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to do your fair share of work that a group of people is doing together

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13
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In their track

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14
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Bring to the table

A

o provide something that will be a benefit

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15
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On board

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Could be with ideas too

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16
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Outside the box

A

Think differently

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17
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Stay on top

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To stay well-informed

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18
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touch base

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Briefly contact with someone

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19
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Learn the robes

A

Can you show me the ropes?

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20
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To be in loop

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means to be completely aware of the available information

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21
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The floor is open for discusion

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At the end of a session to share ideas

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22
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Wrap up

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to conclude

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23
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A clash in personalities

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ccurs when two (or more) people find themselves in conflict not over a particular issue or incident, but due to a fundamental incompatibility in their personalities, their approaches to things, or their style of life.

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24
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Whizzing around

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moving quickly

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Do away with something
to remove it completely or put an end to it.
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Give something up
stop doing or consuming something. | "I've decided to give up drinking"
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Sweeten the deal
to offer more
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Give it to me straight
Used when you want to hear the truth
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Running out of time
implies that there is still a little bit of time left. ..we are coming to the end of your allotted time but there is still time if you hurry.
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Covers a lot of ground
Talk about many things
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Cut class
Illegitimate reason
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Hit the books
Study hard
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To learn one's lesson
To suffer a bad experience
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Brush up on it
to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten
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Pull an all-nighter
to stay up all night
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I run into someone
accidentally meeting, coincidence
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It's time to head out
Time to leave
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Stand out
to be different from other people
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Have/get ants in his pants
Can't stop moving
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Caused quite a stir
Cause people pay attention accidentally
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Hold your horses
Because you're so excited
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one's heart out
o put all of your effort, interest, and concentration in order to meet your goal or complete your task
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Run out of steam
without energy
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a gut feeling
strong intuition that can't be explained
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an elephant in the room
everybody knows about it but none want to talk about that
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Apple on your eye
a person or thing that someone cherishes
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Hit it off
get along well with someone immediately
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Go dutch
spill the bill
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keep things smooth
to make problems, difficulties, or disagreements less serious or easier to solve, usually by talking to the people involved
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Something rings a bell
me suena
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past perfect
the action happened before another action in the past. If I had been born in the US I would have spoken English perfectly
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Ignorance is bliss
La ignoracia es felicidad
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Spit it up
sueltalo
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to get an edge
to get advantage
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live up to the expectations
fulfill the expectations
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Going out of his way
you're not expected to do. You do an extra effort to impress
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beat around the bush
to speak evasively. Not getting the point
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blue-sky thinking
almost too positive, idealistic.
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blamestorming
find the culprit.
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breadcrumbing
little crumbs of attention
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balls in the air. full on the plate
have multiple things to do at the same time
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all-hands meeting
mandatory meeting for all employees
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amped up
amplifies. Electrified. Energized.
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Up the creek
In a predicament
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Keep an ear to the ground
To listen to information that can be useful